Zoltan Szabo, Ph.D.

Scientific Software Expert | Cheminformatics Consultant | Application Scientist | Medicinal Chemist | Researcher | Drug Designer | Small Molecule Inhibitors

Basel, Basel, Switzerland

About

Ph.D.-qualified chemist, bringing a wealth of experience from the pharmaceutical industry, with eagerness to contribute to cutting-edge Scientific IT in the field of pre-clinical research projects. I have a unique blend of technical proficiency (in scientific softwares) and interpersonal (customer-facing) skills positioning me as an ideal candidate to drive innovation and deliver results in a dynamic research environment.

Experience

  • Senior Consultant, Subject Matter Expert at wega
    Oct 2025 - Present · 9 mos

    • Playing a key role in the configuration and optimization of enterprise ELN platforms (Signals ELN), aligning scientific workflows with robust data and IT standards. • Implemented structured molecule validation approaches to improve chemical data integrity and downstream usability. • Harmonized experiment templates and structure standards to enable consistent digital representation and smooth system migration. • Bridging chemists’ domain practices with software capabilities, particularly in complex organometallic and organic chemistry structure representation.

  • Subject Matter Expert (Cheminformatics) at Merck Electronics (Wega Informatik)
    Mar 2025 - Sep 2025 · 7 mos

    • Leveraged expertise in cheminformatics to tailor an ELN/Inventory platform, enhancing user experience and data reliability. • Harmonized experiment templates, enabling seamless system migration and consistent chemical structure representation. • Addressed complex challenges in organometallic compound representation, bridging chemists' practices with software capabilities.

  • Scientific Researcher at University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland FHNW
    Nov 2024 - Mar 2025 · 5 mos

    Project work; Delving into peptide chemistry

  • Chemaxon (Hybrid)
    • Application Scientist (Basel region)
      Nov 2022 - Jun 2024 · 1 yr 8 mos

      Realising sales of cheminformatics tools (B2B and B2C) by supporting discussions from technical angle Demonstrating Chemaxon's software suite (from desktop to SaaS), showcasing solutions to meet client needs in research and IT collaborations. Blending drug discovery knowledge and experience with scientific softwares into a consultant role in pre-sales Ensuring customer satisfaction across Europe and focusing the Basel region.

    • Application Scientist
      Jun 2020 - Oct 2022 · 2 yrs 5 mos

      Realising sales of cheminformatics tools (B2B and B2C) by supporting discussions from technical angle Demonstrating Chemaxon's software suite (from desktop to SaaS), showcasing solutions to meet client needs in research and IT collaborations. Blending drug discovery knowledge and experience with scientific softwares into a consultant role in pre-sales Supporting scientific software development as an internal consultant and tester Ensuring customer satisfaction across Europe and focusing the Basel region.

  • Servier (On-site)
    • PhD Researcher and Team Leader at Servier
      Oct 2017 - Jun 2020 · 2 yrs 9 mos

      Leading a team of experts in synthetic chemistry domain to achieve preclinical candidate compound in an oncology project Showcasing strategic thinking and leadership in mentoring and continuously improving team members Facilitating project-centric communication with both internal and external stakeholders to align collaborative efforts.

    • Collaborator at Institute de Recherche Servier
      Jul 2019 - Oct 2019 · 4 mos

      Accomplished a dynamic team-leader information exchange program, enhancing laboratory research methodologies and streamlining management operations through innovative collaboration.

    • PHD Researcher
      Sep 2007 - Oct 2017 · 10 yrs 2 mos

      Contributed to groundbreaking research in oncology (2008-2013), resulting in a promising Preclinical Candidate Played a crucial role in advancing the oncology backup program (2013-2020) resulting in a subsequent Preclinical Candidate selection Gained higher level of expertise in synthetic laboratory techniques, while performing organic and medicinal chemistry oriented tasks serving the project Developed and implemented creative synthetic pathways to synthesize target molecules, demonstrating exceptional problem-solving abilities.