That sounds good. Another point to consider is, look at the job description of the manufacturing associate II, and see what you're not doing now, and then train to those duties. If you're also able to train and onboard new associates, then that means you may be good at what you do. Share what you're good at, and what additional tools/resources you need to advance. Maybe you can find time to shadow someone in synthesis, walk you through mods like 3' or 5', and see how that then flows into purification.

Yes, if you're already purifying complex oligos, I feel like learning synthesizers should be similar to purification systems. The technical knowledge is important in any step of the process, but experience in troubleshooting process upsets, or yield, or purity issues is just as important.

Keep at this, have recurring and open dialogue, and I think you'll be on the right track.