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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