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Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

-Managed a small operations team and the day-to-day support of laboratory activities while assisting team projects with ongoing operational needs-Ensured all analytical instruments/equipment (flow cytometers, plate readers) were functioning properly and periodically serviced/calibrated; arranged for repair as needed-Coordinated organization and maintenance of lab repositories and inventories (cell line bank, serum, culture reagents, assay kits). Oversaw the performance and commission testing as appropriate (mycoplasma testing)-Developed various budgets for the lab (CapEx, consumables, service contracts) and worked with finance to ensure the lab had the funding needed to operate properly-Point of contact for various facilities and operation issues that arose in the office including BMS admin control. Liaison for company with building management team for issues that arose-Ensured all lab equipment (biosafety cabinet, incubators, HVAC, refrigerators, freezers) were functioning properly and periodically serviced/calibrated; arranged for repairs as needed-Responsible for shipping sensitive and critical materials within and outside the country (dry ice, cryogenic, temperature control, shipments of high value, hazardous material shipments). Worked with various teams in the company to get samples expedited in a timely manner-Led the team in a lab relocation from a 4000 sq ft lab to an 8000 sq ft lab with only two weeks of downtime. Instrumental in the overall lab layout to ensure easier workflow environment for all lab staff-Maintained various certifications (RCRA, MassDOT, IATA, HAZWOPER) that ensured the team was up-to-date and well-informed-Worked with EHS to schedule safety and SOP training for new lab users and yearly retraining for lab users; maintained compliance records reflecting dates of training-Oversaw the lab expansion from 4 to 15 scientists, ensured lab users had been trained on the correct use of the lab equipment

Medford, Ma

-Develop, improve, and execute SOPs for implementing proprietary drug delivery technology to create laboratory & prototype-scale samples with a goal of creating larger scale systems.-Prepare samples and run multiple assays and long-term and short-term in vitro studies simultaneously.-Fabricated prototype sustained release biodegradable microrod formulations for long-acting glaucoma therapy. Resulted in follow-on federal and state funding of $1.4M.-Other samples include nucleic acid therapeutics for wound healing and antibiotic coated surgical meshes.-Collect and analyze data from studies and assays to present to clients and create new formulations.-Control the lab’s inventory of necessary polymers and lab disposables for current projects.-Point of contact for vendors that work with the company. -Manage and maintained laboratory equipment. Including troubleshooting software and repairing hardware.-Design parts and fixtures for creating samples using the LayerForm technology. -Manage shipping of samples to CROs and clients.-Serve as safety officer of the company and maintain all relevant documentation for the lab including SDS for all chemicals.-Directed company relocation from an incubator into our own lab space including coordinating the transfer of chemicals and samples and getting the lab up and running quickly.

Billerica, Ma

Designed and built a portable filtration system for cleaning various jet tubes after manufacturing.Designed a fixture and mounting device that will be used in validation testing.Cleaned and tested various using the filtration system and mounted fixture device.Performed force gauge tests on products experiencing problems in the field.Ran depyrogenation cycles for medical devices.

Bedford, Ma

Redesigned a data acquisition system for the validation lab.Provided support for validation engineers writing installation and operation protocols.Documented and improved testing stands.Assisted with acquiring and sorting through data from testing.