Reinaldo Jones

About Reinaldo Jones

My scientific and leadership experience stems from 20+ years of execution of research in drug discovery, process development, and manufacturing in a fast-paced industrial environment. I am a creative and passionate chemist focused on discovering new medicines that will improve the lives of patients, and I offer a proven track record of success:• Supported the chemical development of several clinical candidates (i.e, BLU-808, BLU-924, BLU-020, BLU-448, evobrutinib, enpatoran, M7823, M4112, M7583, M6748, M5857, M2698, M3913)• Inventor on 13 patent applications • International experience via rotational assignments in medicinal chemistry and process chemistry (Darmstadt, Germany). • Manager of U.S. Process and Scale-up Chemistry Laboratory• Manager of U.S. Analytical Chemistry Laboratory • Chemical Hygiene Officer• Lead teams of direct reports (PhD and MS level chemists) • Leader of Color and Diversity

Experience

1. Associate Director of Process Chemistry

   Blueprint Medicines

   Apr 2023 — Present · Cambridge, MA, US

   CMC - Drug Substance Development and Manufacturing

Education

• Northeastern University

  Organic Chemistry

  1999 — 2001

• University of Massachusetts Lowell

  BS, Magna Cum Laude, Chemistry, ACS Certified

  1994 — 1998

Skills

• High Throughput Screening
• Organic Chemistry
• Purification
• Drug Discovery
• Organic Synthesis
• Biotechnology
• Nmr
• Medicinal Chemistry
• Protein Chemistry
• Drug Design
• Hplc
• Therapeutic Areas
• Pharmacology
• Assay Development
• Ind
• Inflammation
• Lead Optimization
• Technology Transfer
• Biomarkers
• Drug Development
• Cancer
• Oncology
• Small Molecules
• Lc-Ms
• Cheminformatics
• Neurodegeneration
• Clinical Development
• Parallel Synthesis
• Chromatography
• Dmpk
• In Vivo
• In Vitro
• Drug Metabolism
• Adme
• Kinases
• Lead Change
• Glp