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Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

- Develop and validate HPLC assays to quantitate small molecules in various matrices and media used in stem cell research.- Collaborate with various RND teams to determine analytical needs and support new product development by setting up experiments that include determining content, monitoring stability, and assessing impact of exposure to stress.

- Drafted and executed validation protocols to determine analytical parameters of various point-of-care assays. Critically analyzed data using various statistical software including Analysis ToolPak and Analyse-it.- Set-up and carried out real-time stability studies, accelerated stability studies, and transport simulation studies to determine product shelf.

- Developed, validated, and wrote up analytical methods for assessing the identity and quality of newly synthesized compounds by HPLC and UPLC-MS/MS.- Identified and troubleshot technical and experimental problems and implements solutions using professional concepts and company procedures.- Successfully trained to carry out GLP and non-GLP compliant.

- Developed, validated, authored, and implemented analytical methods for testing of raw materials, production intermediates, and final drug/medical device products.- Operated a wide range of analytical instruments including HPLC, GC/MS, FT-IR spectrometer, FT-IR microscope, DSC, moisture analyzer, viscometer, osmometer, and particle size analyzer..

- Prepared standards and operated HPLC to analyze various drug-coated medical devices for total content and impurities analyses.- Characterized and qualified drugs for use as a secondary reference standards.- Drafted technical reports to summarize routine analyses and extensive long-term studies.

- Prepared and carried out routine analyses on water, soil, and tissue samples in a cost-effective and timely manner by hydride generation atomic absorption spectrometry and cold vapour atomic fluorescence spectrometry.- Operated, calibrated, and troubleshot laboratory instruments and equipments. - Carried out quality control procedures and kept detailed.