Vice President Operations
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Nov 2024 - Present
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Drug product and drug substance manufacturing site management, Lean Six Sigma, Product Life Cycle Management- pre and post US launch, and supply chain
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Drug product and drug substance manufacturing site management, Lean Six Sigma, Product Life Cycle Management- pre and post US launch, and supply chain
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Vernon Hills, Illinois, United States
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Vikas Soni is listed as Drug product and drug substance manufacturing site management, Lean Six Sigma, Product Life Cycle Management- pre and post US launch, and supply chain at A-S Medication Solutions, based in Vernon Hills, Illinois, United States. AeroLeads shows a matched LinkedIn profile for Vikas Soni.
Vikas Soni previously worked as Vice President Operations at A-S Medication Solutions and Associate Vice President, Site, CMO Management and Supply Chain at Wockhardt Usa. Vikas Soni holds Bachelor'S Degree, Chemical Engineering from Indian Institute Of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi.
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WHO I AM...I am a Pharmaceutical leader with a degree in Chemical Engineering, coupled with more than twenty years' of pharma operations & program leadership experience.WHAT I DO...As a pharmaceutical site leader ensuring site productivity and financials while managing engineering, safety, supply chain to align on achieving site goals. Developing new CMOs globally ensuring technology transfers, submissions, FDA approvals and launches are as planned. Manage risk & portfolio management, strategic sourcing, Product Lifecycle Management and Operational Excellence.I lead and influence global teams of company stakeholders. Face of the organization at the city/ village.WHERE I EXCEL...My skills encompasses site management, the entire product lifecycle from sourcing through to regulatory compliance, R&D, operations optimization and ongoing excellence in product delivery. Lead critical strategic projects across the organization.MY FUNCTIONAL EXPERTISE...Pharmaceutical site Operations: Head operations of Pharmaceutical plant and R&D pilot facility. Expert in cGMPs, scale-up, commissioning, equipment, process, and cleaning validation.Product Life Cycle Management (PLCM): Successfully created and implemented PLCM process to pre and post launch products through cross functional collaboration. Develop and create lifecycle strategies that became the backbone for source changes in the organization. Implemented the MS project enterprise reporting system for the initiative.Business and Strategy: Lead Global Leadership Teams while seeking consensus on various leadership decisions.Operational Excellence: Direct OPEX teams at sites, hubs and develop KPIs, Balance Score Card (BSC) and reporting to corporate leadership. Develop/deploy corporate operational plan and motivate subgroups to develop individual unit operational plans. Risk Management: Represent global group on risk management initiative and lead them to identify and implement risk mitigation activities at manufacturing sites, hubs, and vendors. MY TECHNICAL EXPERTISE...Proficient in SAP, MS Projects, MS Excel, Word, SharePoint, Delta V and Qlik applicationI can be reached at vikassoni29@yahoo.com or 847-366-1374 Thank you for visiting my LI profile.
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Associate Vice President, Site, Cmo Management And Supply Chain
CMO due diligence and selection.Technology Transfer to CMOCMO Project ManagementProject costing, MSA and QA AgreementForecasting, Planning, scheduling, supply chainUS LaunchesThird Party Logistics, establishing supply linesSerialization at CMOsDrive submission, approvals and launches in USProduct costing and product supply risk reduction
Aug 2022 - Oct 2023
Director Of Engineering And Operations
Manufacturing, Engineering, Supply Chain, Warehouse and Logistics.Morphing the site to safe and productive environment.Lead Six Sigma projects on cost/failure reduction. Implementing lean manufacturing and engineering concepts.Project and cost management.Goal setting, Right First Time, On Time In Full. Metrics development and site wide.
Dec 2021 - Aug 2022
Head Of Risk And Operational Excellence
- Reporting to the President of Global API, I led risk management initiatives encompassing centre of excellence, operational excellence, and delivery office. Effectively strengthened and matured global API supply chain.
- Designed risk mitigation strategies for >400 commercial products and took appropriate action to reinforce global supply chain and portfolio.
- Executed similar compliance across top launch and R&D products to ensure a healthy outlook, which minimized failure-to-supply penalties and back orders.
- Liaised with external stakeholders in divestment of three global manufacturing units and outsourcing to CDMO for increased profitability.
- Supported Global API leadership in deployment of corporate operational plans, ensuring implementation across operational plans of sites, functions and hubs in India, China and EU.
- Led development of KPI dashboards and balance score-card reporting for executive decision making, process improvements and maintenance of profitability.
Jan 2018 - Dec 2021
Manager, Global Api Sourcing And Vendor Qualification
- Led identification and validation of new API sources for commercial and R&D products across all global manufacturing hubs.
- Developed new source qualification process for commercial and launch products, creating and managing working groups.
- Created/organized product life cycle management (PLCM) process, ensuring all stakeholders were represented and aligned with SUPAC guidelines.
- Established guidelines for strategic sourcing incorporating business intelligence in supplier selection process.
Jun 2015 - Jan 2018
Project Manager, Api
- Spearheaded API source selection and liaison with R&D, suppliers and manufacturing sites on requirements and specifications to met bio study conditions for all products including NCE-1 and race to markets products.
- Led cross-functional teams on major specification changes for post launch products without repeating bio studies.
- Led project management initiative for API supply for R&D and launch.
Jun 2011 - Jun 2015
Production Manger
- Managed API manufacturing facility employing approximately 180 operations staff with annual sales of $ 100 million.
- Hired, coached and trained plant operational personnel, ensuring safety, production requirements, GMPs and financial targets are met. * Responsible for GMP audits by FDA, TGA, Health Canada or other regulatory bodies.
Jan 2008 - Jun 2011
Pilot Plant Manager
Responsible for liquid dose R&D pilot plant facility Formulation development, ensuring safety, GMP and operational complianceScaled up of liquid dosage forms formulations with trial and submission batch manufacture, ensured GMP compliance in operation and documentation for regulatory agenciesAssessed lab scale formulation and unit operations for ease of.
Jan 2005 - Dec 2007
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Indian Institute Of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi
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Vikas Soni works for A-S Medication Solutions.
What is Vikas Soni's role at A-S Medication Solutions?
Vikas Soni is listed as Drug product and drug substance manufacturing site management, Lean Six Sigma, Product Life Cycle Management- pre and post US launch, and supply chain at A-S Medication Solutions.
Where is Vikas Soni based?
Vikas Soni is based in Vernon Hills, Illinois, United States while working with A-S Medication Solutions.
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Vikas Soni has worked for A-S Medication Solutions, Wockhardt Usa, Apotex Inc., Apotex Pharmachem Inc., and Taro Pharmaceuticals.
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Vikas Soni holds Bachelor'S Degree, Chemical Engineering from Indian Institute Of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi.
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