Prasant Chandran, Pmp Email & Phone Number

Princeton, Nj, Us

Princeton , Nj, Us

North Chicago, Illinois, Us

- Provide Project Planning and decision support services using standardized project management tools and processes to aid in Drug Development Portfolio Management and other R&D functions with a focus on Project Management and Portfolio Operations.- Provide advanced project management support to complex drug development projects, including action item tracking, organization and communication of team materials (e.g. meeting minutes, SharePoint sites, etc.). Develop multiple project planning scenarios; identify, monitor and analyze business risks.-Establish and maintain strong networks both internally and with external clients.

North Chicago, Illinois, Us

Involved in the initiation and management of R&D contracts and leading process improvement initiatives. Provide Project management support for external collaborations.- Contract Management: Liaise between Discovery Research and Technology Licensing / Legal teams to create and negotiate agreements. Advise business partners on contractual terms and conditions in order to achieve mutual acceptance. Drive the contracting process from initial request through completion and actively manage contract-tracking database; includes managing change order processes as necessary.- Project Management: Provide Project Management and Coordination support for external research initiatives. Proficient in technology skills (e.g., MS Office, MS Project, Visio, SharePoint) and Project Management tools.- Develop interdependent partnerships with cross-functional groups, including Project and Portfolio Directors, Technology Licensing, Finance etc.- Develop study sourcing and general process improvement initiatives. Trained in Lean Six Sigma methodologies. Involved in implementing process improvement projects to reduce contract execution and payment cycle times. - Liaise with global contract research organizations (CRO’s) and academic project partners to supplement internal (AbbVie’s) drug discovery research programs

North Chicago, Illinois, Us

- Managed departmental budget for funding external studies by establishing, tracking and managing resources and payments. Managed and oversaw department’s capital, travel and other miscellaneous budget. - Managed multiple concurrent complex projects and establish and maintain internal and external stakeholder relationships.- Liaised with global contract research organizations to supplement internal research activities.- Evaluated, initiated and expanded Translational research activities in Brazil and China in collaboration with academic partners involving active management of collaborative information sharing. - Leveraged cutting-edge imaging tools to move novel pharmaceuticals to market.- Collaborate with both internal and external researchers from other scientific disciplines to facilitate transfer of technology and execution of scientific studies.- Developed award-winning, innovative device that improved work efficiency, implemented process improvements and devices that greatly increased researcher ability to assess disease progression in animal models of human disease. Introduced novel animal model to evaluate disease progression and effectiveness of therapeutic agents for immunology and neurological therapeutic programs using imaging modalities. Data from research were pivotal in moving novel investigational drugs through various milestones including FIH studies. Therapeutic areas of focus: Multiple sclerosis, schizophrenia and osteoarthritis.- Published peer reviewed manuscripts and presented research findings in Translational Imaging at national and international scientific conferences.

Abbott Park, Illinois, Us

- Created innovative pre-clinical osteoarthritis pain model (U.S. patent pending) that directly facilitated the discovery of a new drug currently undergoing clinical trials. Model being widely used across the industry.- President’s Award for significantly impacting the discovery of a new drug candidate.- Published peer reviewed manuscripts and presented research findings in Pain Research field at national and international scientific conferences.

Iowa City, Iowa, Us

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Global Business

Ma, Physical Therapy And Rehabilitation Sciences

Physical Therapy, Physical Therapy/Therapist