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San Diego, California United States

• Directed the sourcing, purchasing, and procurement of laboratory supplies, testing kits supplies and reagents, and laboratory equipment service, metrology, and maintenance contracts with an annual purchasing budget of $2.8M.• Directed the strategic planning and acquisition of consumable material, supplies and capital equipment• Identified and sourced suppliers delivered agile responses to dynamic needs and ensured timely material movement.• Ensured the uninterrupted supply of supplies for processing over 8,000 urine samples daily and ensuring COVID testing supplies during supply chain management disruptions.• Provided results driven negotiations during COVID supply chain disruptions ensuring uninterrupted supply of goods.• Managed documentation including Purchase Orders and RFQ’s in in MATLAB and Great Plains environments.• Delivered timely and consistent integrated communications with stakeholders including vendors.• Achieved optimized vendor pricing through market analysis, competitive intelligence, anticipating market pressures and results-driven negotiations.• Monitored and managed the performance of vendors, ensured quality of materials, identified performance and quality deficiencies, and deployed processes and negotiated terms to mitigate risks.

San Diego, California, United States

• Supported daily operations of high-volume testing during changing supply chain conditions.• Managed and controlled laboratory supplies and consumables inventory and provided recommendations for improved supplies forecasting.• Performed administrative review of all purchase orders and approved purchasing.• Managed laboratory safety, quality assurance and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) training programs.• Ensured vendor fulfillment of contracted equipment service, maintenance, and metrology obligations.• Ensured personnel and complied with all safety, quality assurance and PPE policies and practices.• Performed ongoing monitoring and review of performances, policies, and practices.• Identified negative trends and proposed remedies to improve efficiencies, quality, safety, and compliance.

San Diego, California, United States

• Supported laboratory operations, managed divisional inventory, and ensured adequate supplies for R & D operations.• Monitored divisional performances and developed multiple improved processes and practices increasing efficiencies, safety, and quality.• Coordinated ongoing equipment and facilities inspections for accreditation review, and ensured compliance with all regulations, policies, and practices for accredited lab operations.• Directed equipment maintenance and metrology service contracts, • Other duties previously described.

San Diego, California, United States

• Ensured the smooth operations of two R&D laboratories.• Ensured proper staffing and personnel were trained for assignments.• Ensured supply of lab supplies and reagents for over 2K individual line items.• Managed key vendor relations and delivered agile responses to dynamic lab needs. • Supported laboratory operations, managed divisional inventory, and ensured adequate supplies for R & D operations.• Other duties previously described.

San Diego, California, United States

• Performed a broad range of laboratory practices, ensured compliance with study objective, and with all Good Laboratory Practices and prescribed scientific methods.• Performed instrument troubleshooting, quality control and minor instrumentation calibration activities.• Prepared mobile phases for LCMS and HPLC, processed oral fluid samples utilizing solid-phase extraction practices.• Provided complete action and results documentation.

San Diego, California, United States

• Performed ongoing review and calibration of centrifuge and, small instrumentation in five medium-sized labs.• Ensured the timely processing of oral fluid testing to identify efficacy of pain management drugs using Liquid Chromatography (LCMS) methodologies.• Documented patient dosage identified non-compliant study subjects including urine drug testing adulterations.• Identified drug concentration in subjects to identify compliance.• Ensured proper staffing and personnel were trained for assignments.

San Diego, California, United States

• Maintained LC-MS/MS instruments including Agilent and Thermo Fisher instrumentation.• Performed instrument troubleshooting and quality control.• Prepared Agilent and Thermo Fisher mobile phases while adhering to SOPs.• Monitored and maintained incubators ensuring consistent prescribed environments.• Upload PAIN, SRI, PSY, MIT, ETG, and CAN panel worklist consisting of patient information, and load respective panel test plates onto LCMS/MS instruments• Other duties previously described.

San Diego, California, United States

• Assisted in the research, development, and production of numerous research- intensive compound libraries for several large pharmaceutical companies. Synthetic, purification platform including column chromatography, HPLC, solid phase extractions. Worked with different analytical technique including NMR, LCMS.