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Hopewell, New Jersey, United States

• Qualified ELISA test methods (Capsid Titer, HCP, etc.) for multiple product lines • Reviewed and trended contract lab data for shelf life extensions for bioanalytical assays• Validated analytical equipment (BSCs, SpectraMax, etc.) for the inaugural QC lab• Streamlined test methods through change controls for review and execution efficiency• Centralized outgoing sample data and shipment progress for contract labs • Primary department Subject Matter Expert (SME) on ELISA and DLS equipment and test methods

Plainsboro, New Jersey, United States

• Conduct and author Out-of-Specification (OOS) investigations, determining root cause analysis and escalating to Corrective and Preventative Action (CAPA) when needed • Compose executive change controls to bring in new instrumentation to comply with new 21CFR Part 11 compliance requirements and modernize testing• Train incoming chemists on GDLP, test methods, and data records• Briefed departments on project timelines and lab turnaround times to update project timelines• Improved safety initiatives within the lab, creating new safety protocols on chemical receipt and storage, and new programs on how to bring in new chemicals• Primary SME onsite for the Differential Scanning Calorimeter (DSC), UV, FTIR and TOC, maintaining them in working order

Somerset, New Jersey, United States

• Performed testing using brix refractometer, water activity meter and texture analyzer• Verified incoming raw materials and retain samples to approve incoming materials• Catalogued testing and calibrations for GMP/SQF standards

Annadale, New Jersey

• Updated and maintained chemical inventory and proper storage• Carried out physical characterization of catalyst for L/D and Vienkel strength • Modeled lab production to pilot plant test for metal bound catalyst

Hoboken, New Jersey, United States

• Created block copolymers from synthesized monomers to create self-assembling micelles• Characterized polymers and 3D Morphology • Evaluated micelles capability to release core load over different temperature cycles