Romulo Romero

Romulo Romero Email and Phone Number

Analytical Scientist at AbbVie @ AbbVie
Romulo Romero's Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, United States
Romulo Romero's Contact Details
About Romulo Romero

I am fortunate in that I have been able to lead a rewarding and successful career in science, a field for which my natural curiosity and inquisitive drive makes me a natural fit. I have overcome challenges in organic chemistry, combinatorial chemistry, analytical chemistry (both in the discovery and drug development field), and manufacturing and customer relations. Some of these transitions were voluntary, such as during my tenure at Bayer, as I explored the different options available to me, and others were trust upon me due to reorganizations: however, I have excelled at every new opportunity. The key to my success has been to tackle changes as an opportunity to grow my skill set and also grow as a person: thus, every change has been an opportunity I have have gained from. My goal is to continue to grow and challenge myself both professionally and personally: improvement is a lifelong process and I am nowhere near done. I am passionate about discovery and driving projects forward.‘If you are working on something exciting that you really care about, you don’t have to be pushed, the vison pulls you in’. Steve Jobs Specialties: High Throughput Purification WorkflowsSmall molecule purificationsAnalytical,semi-prep and preparative HPLCHPLC method developmentMethod development for IPC, release and stability monitoringWorking as a team with CROsStability monitoring: writing protocols and reviewing dataAnalytical method validation for adherence to ICH guidelinesData review and attention to detailEquipment troubleshooting/repairsHigh speed synthesis

Romulo Romero's Current Company Details
AbbVie

Abbvie

View
Analytical Scientist at AbbVie
Romulo Romero Work Experience Details
  • Abbvie
    Analytical Scientist
    Abbvie Nov 2020 - Present
    North Chicago, Illinois, Us
    Analytical chemist specializing in purifying samples to support medicinal chemistry.
  • Astrazeneca
    Separations Scientist
    Astrazeneca Aug 2015 - Nov 2020
    Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, Gb
    Accomplishments:* Developed a workflow for purification of PROTACS compound libraries in a high throughput fashion* Deployed a high throughput method for the determination of exposed polar surface area (EPSA)* Increase the throughput of our chiral SFC screening capacity while reducing the overall screen time by about 30 % (as presented at ACS Fall 2016).
  • Pro Unlimited, Inc @ Novartis
    Purification Support Chemist
    Pro Unlimited, Inc @ Novartis Nov 2014 - Jul 2015
    Basel, Baselstadt, Ch
    This was a great opportunity. As a contractor, my role was well defined and I have made significant impacts during my tenure by reducing the sample processing time for chiral SFC separations. The skills I mastered at Novartis have been key to allow me to tackle many challenges in SFC.
  • Self Employed
    Analytical Chemist
    Self Employed Nov 2013 - Mar 2014
    Experienced analytical chemist transitioning into a new career opportunity.Successfully managed a career search and a transition into a new position to add my expertise to the team at SiO2 Medical Products and continue to grow my skill set.
  • Merck
    Research Chemist, Separations
    Merck Jul 2009 - Nov 2013
    Rahway, New Jersey, Us
    Selected accomplishments. • Collaborated in the creation and deployment of a high throughput purification workflow for small molecules• Collaborated with high speed synthesis (HSS) group in establishing an efficient workflow.• Performed chiral and non-chiral normal phase and reverse phase method development and preparative purifications of intermediates and final compounds meeting tight timelines.• Implemented at column dilution (ACD) protocol to help purify poorly soluble samples.• Provided equipment support and training on Unipoint and purifications to end-users.• Effectively managed sample workflow and duties of separations lab.• Responsible for a multiplatform laboratory: Gilson, Shimadzu, Agilent.• Performed troubleshooting, repairs and setup of new intrumentationI used my analytical chemistry expertise as a chromatographic purification expert where I helped drive the discovery process by performing challenging putifications by SFC and HPLC, in a high throughput, large scale, and case by case basis. One of my proudest achievements at Merck was being a key member of the team that manged to bring our library purification turnaround time from 7 to 4 days. This position also allowed me the opportunity to learn SFC from a great teacher, Lisa Nogle.
  • Merck
    Chapter Lead: Merck Hispanos Organization Employee Business Resource Group (Ebrg)
    Merck Jan 2013 - Oct 2013
    Rahway, New Jersey, Us
    As the chapter lead for Merck Hispanos Organization I participated and organized events to promote latin culture at Merck, reached out to the community with volunteering opportunities and promoted leadership courses at Merck,
  • Neurogen Corporation
    Research Scientist Iii
    Neurogen Corporation Feb 2007 - Jun 2009
    Us
    When I started this position our group was performing pharmaceutical sciences services for our company. Since I came from a different background, this was an excellent opportunity to learn the challenges in the development area of pharmaceuticals. My proudest achievement was developing and directing validation (at a CRO) of an analytical method capable of detecting a PGI at the 0.01 % level.This was also a great opportunity to learn about ICH guidelines and Drug Substance and Drug Product manufacture, release and stability testing, as well as interacting with CROs.Pharmaceutical Sciences Experience. Analytical development activities supporting projects in pre-clinical stages through early phase II.• Consistently demonstrated expertise in sample analysis with a variety of instruments (HPLC, DSC, TGA, Dissolution, XRPD, VTi, GC).• Acted as lead analytical chemist in number of dealings with CROs.• Co-authored CMC submissions.• Developed and collaborated in subsequent validation of an HPLC method capable of quantifying two genotoxic impurities at the 0.01 % level in API.• Developed HPLC methods for in-process control and release of API in GMP manufacturing runs.• Collaborated with CROs in method validation, Drug Substance and Drug Product release activities and stability testing
  • Bayer Healthcare
    Scientist- Separations Specialist
    Bayer Healthcare 2005 - 2007
    Leverkusen, North Rhine-Westphalia, De
    By this time my previous supervisor had left Bayer to pursue other opportunities. I became the main provider of analytical services (HPLC separations) to the medicinal chemistry department. My duties varied from troubleshooting user's HPLC's to developing methods for difficult separations and purifying multigram quantities of lead candidates and intermediates. About 50 % of my work load was Chiral separations via HPLC. This position involved prioritization of the workload to serve the needs of several projects in a timely fashion. I also interacted closely with the high speed synthesis group to help them meet their challenges by tweaking HPLC methods and working with them to design hardware to make their process more efficient. This was my final role at Bayer, where I led a very successful and fulfilling career, I contributed much to their discovery efforts and grew professionally.
  • Bayer Healthcare
    Sr. Associate Research Scientist Ii
    Bayer Healthcare 1999 - 2005
    Leverkusen, North Rhine-Westphalia, De
    After working in combinatorial chemistry for a couple of years, I had the opportunity to pursue my interests in analytical chemistry and laboratory automation and joined the separations group supporting the medicinal chemistry effort. This opportunity allowed me to further my expertise on separations by hands-on training and taking some short courses. Jon Brice was my mentor and I am luckly to have learned a great deal from him. I also learned how to perform Chiral separations. This opportunity also enabled me to begin using hardware solutions to automate sample handling challenges.
  • Bayer Healthcare
    Sr. Associate Research Scientist
    Bayer Healthcare 1997 - 1999
    Leverkusen, North Rhine-Westphalia, De
    After a couple of years, I developed an interest in combinatorial chemistry and joined the combi chem group at Bayer. This was a great opportunity to explore my interests in the use of robotics and automation to aid the drug discovery process while developing skills in solution phase automated synthesis.
  • Bayer Healthcare
    Associate Research Scientist
    Bayer Healthcare 1994 - 1997
    Leverkusen, North Rhine-Westphalia, De
    This was my first job outside of graduate school. I started as a synthetic chemist doing analoging. This was a great opportunity where I was able to use my training in an industrial environment and started to figure out what role I would like to play in the drug discovery process.

Romulo Romero Skills

Sfc Hplc Chromatography Analytical Chemistry Purification Drug Discovery Chemistry Medicinal Chemistry Organic Chemistry Organic Synthesis Method Development Pharmaceutical Industry Gas Chromatography Gmp Validation Dissolution Analytical Skills Laboratory Automation Synthetic Organic Chemistry

Romulo Romero Education Details

  • Florida State University
    Florida State University
    Organic Chemistry
  • Florida International University
    Florida International University
    Chemistry

Frequently Asked Questions about Romulo Romero

What company does Romulo Romero work for?

Romulo Romero works for Abbvie

What is Romulo Romero's role at the current company?

Romulo Romero's current role is Analytical Scientist at AbbVie.

What is Romulo Romero's email address?

Romulo Romero's email address is ro****@****rck.com

What is Romulo Romero's direct phone number?

Romulo Romero's direct phone number is +120235*****

What schools did Romulo Romero attend?

Romulo Romero attended Florida State University, Florida International University.

What are some of Romulo Romero's interests?

Romulo Romero has interest in Mathematics, Hot Peppers, Social Services, Children, Civil Rights And Social Action, Environment, Tabasco, Science And Technology, Running, Astronomy.

What skills is Romulo Romero known for?

Romulo Romero has skills like Sfc, Hplc, Chromatography, Analytical Chemistry, Purification, Drug Discovery, Chemistry, Medicinal Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Organic Synthesis, Method Development, Pharmaceutical Industry.

Free Chrome Extension

Find emails, phones & company data instantly

Find verified emails from LinkedIn profiles
Get direct phone numbers & mobile contacts
Access company data & employee information
Works directly on LinkedIn - no copy/paste needed
Get Chrome Extension - Free

Download 750 million emails and 100 million phone numbers

Access emails and phone numbers of over 750 million business users. Instantly download verified profiles using 20+ filters, including location, job title, company, function, and industry.