Principal Consultant
CurrentOkapi Chemtech provides chemical development/CMC consulting services, sourcing of contract R&D and manufacturing services for active pharmaceutical ingredients and project management services, including:• Synthesis route assessment, process development, optimization and scale-up• Review of CMC readiness/gap analysis, taking into account the clinical development stage and timelines• Planning and executing phase appropriate chemical development, mitigating risks for drug substance being on the critical path• Developing a coherent plan for solid state development (salt/polymorph screening and selection) and crystallization development to ensure a robust manufacture of the drug substance and intellectual property coverage• Drafting/editing CMC section of regulatory filing dossiers, annual reports• Troubleshooting chemistry and crystallization scale-up issues during manufacture • Review/organization of technical packages; generation of RFI/RFP/RFQ as appropriate• Vendor engagement, review proposals and assist in selection of best sourcing option • Facilitate and execute tech transfer • Assist in defining project requirements (scope, timelines, milestones, etc)• review and edit reports as neededI work closely with your in-house drug development team and third party subject matter experts (formulation, regulatory, QA, engineering) to ensure that the chemical development activities are well aligned with the overall drug development plan.