• Managed key client relationships and led a cross-functional team to deliver clinical, pharmacological, genomics, microbiological, and regulatory solutions.• Spearheaded R&D operations for diagnostics and medical device clients, ensuring compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements.• Developed and executed innovative, tailor-made service packages that expanded the company's client base and improved customer satisfaction.• Led complex contract negotiations and ensured alignment between client expectations and service delivery. Collaborated with internal teams to implement creative problem-solving strategies, addressing client-specific challenges.• Analyze and optimize operating models, identifying opportunities for process improvements and technology integration to enhance business performance.• Collaborate closely with clients to understand their strategic goals and develop tailored solutions that drive digital transformation and patient-centric innovations.• Build and maintain strong client relationships, ensuring the delivery of high-quality services and long-term client satisfaction.• Take on project and team leadership roles, mentoring junior consultants and ensuring successful project delivery within scope, time, and budget.• Established the Pipeline for clinical and molecular diagnostic laboratory in Frankfurt with full automation and high throughput workflow.• Led a team of highly diverse origin of various sizes from six to eight researchers, shift managers, and laboratory technicians, overseeing multiple research projects in molecular clinical diagnostics.• Responsible for Team Management, Laboratory Information Management System, Laboratory Operations and Laboratory Maintenance, Responsible for QMS, CAPA, HACCP • Managed and Responsible for Laboratory Biosafety (HSE), Quality Control (QC/QA), Recruiting Fresh Talent, Coaching and Training of Laboratory Workflow.

• Contributed to life science projects focusing on specific area, e.g., Infectious diseases, research and development, pre-clinical development, or operations, applying analytical skills to optimize processes.• Assisted in the integration of new technologies into devlopmental pipeline and pre-clinical strategies, enhancing operational efficiency and aligning with industry best practices. Conducted research and data analysis to support decision-making and strategic planning.• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to implement change management initiatives and ensure seamless adoption of new processes and technologies.• Directed operations in clinical research, regulatory affairs, and genomics, focusing on improving efficiency. Fostered strong client relationships by providing exceptional service and timely delivery of critical R&D projects.• Conducted audits and risk assessments to ensure compliance with industry regulations, including EU and US standards. Understanding the pathways remodelling during cellular quiescence in Mycobacterium under host-mimicking conditions.• Development and Discovery of Biomarker for Latent Tuberculosis. Dissecting the persistence and phenotypic heterogeneity during DNA damage response in Mycobacterium. Developed and implemented innovative research strategies, leading to heterogeneity as road to persistence. Collaborated with cross-functional teams, including NGS team and UPMC, to drive research initiatives and ensure alignment with business goals. Played a pivotal role to understand bacterial pathogenicity and persistence.

Projects Participation • Purification and biochemical characterization of caseinolytic protease Mtb-ClpX from Mycobacterium • High resolution imaging of clpB deletion mutants in Mycobacterium under diverse stress conditions

Projects Managed and Completed• Manage two different projects, gain analytical expertise in the laboratory research, generated three collaborations in different research institutions and Clinical Hospitals.• Augmented the knowledge of caseinolytic protease ClpC function in Bacillus anthracis and Serine/threonine protein phosphatase PstP of Mycobacterium tuberculosis.• Deciphered the function of Ser Thr protein Kinase PrkC in the Cellular physiology of Bacillus anthracis. • Supervised and executed in-vivo studies in mouse in development of anthrax subunit vaccine and determination of lethal dose and survival assay.• Conducted complex experiments to evaluate immune responses to bacterial lethal infection and vaccination, contributing to the development of innovative subunit vaccine formulations.• Provided hands-on support and expertise in immunology and host-pathogen interactions, leading to the successful progression of multiple vaccine candidates through preclinical stages.

► CSIR-IGIB is one of the most prestigious research institutions in India with numerous pioneering projects in Genomics and Molecular medicine, Cardio-Respiratory Disease Biology, Informatics & Big Data Analysis, and Integrative Functional Biology. ► Gained multiple years of cutting-edge laboratory experience in molecular biology, infection biology earned through molecular cloning and characterization of stress/toxin genes in Bacillus anthracis with a goal of developing novel vaccine candidate against anthrax. ► Innovative researcher in molecular biology; developed and optimized PCR-based assay protocols, Real time PCR and optimised RNA extraction from Bacillus, learned gene cloning strategies, protein purification methods, imaging and microscopy methods. ► Effective team player; worked in an interdisciplinary team of molecular and computational biologists leading to the generation of bacterial overexpression systems for transgenic expression. worked with team of electron microscopy experts and live cell imaging specialists.► Strong oral communication skills; frequently participated in the scientific and technical communication of research data and primary scientific literature to a large body of specialists and participated in scientific discussions.► Mentorship and advising; trained over 8 short-term and undergraduate researchers for scientific methods and molecular biology techniques► Technical Skills – PCR, DNA sequencing, Gene Cloning, Real-time PCR, SDS-PAGE, 2-D Gel Electrophoresis, Protein Expression, Protein Purification, Affinity Chromatography, Mass Spectrometry Analysis, and Proteomics, Chromatography High-Performance Liquid Chromatography, Innovation, Spectroscopy, Mass Spectrometry LC-MS.► Professional Non-technical Skills – Independent research and problem solving, team management and leadership, excellent communication skills, project development, multitasking and time management.

► Science Educator and Teacher; Taught at Bachelor and Master level, class of 15-45 students Subject-matter expert in cell biology, molecular biology and microbiology with distinguished public speaking and mentorship skills.► Leadership and Mentorship; as an independent lecturer of molecular biology, genetics, cell biology and microbiology for 4 semesters, coordinated students' groups and trained them for both theoretical and practical aspects of experimentation following the scientific method.► Responsibility, Transparency and Working Ethics; Worked as Examiner for Internal annual examinations.