Senior Chemist / Group Leader
Teva Pharmaceutical
Responsible for quality control testing and auditing in regards to raw materials, finished products, stability, method transfer, process validation, cleaning validation and method evaluation.•Skilled in operation and troubleshooting HPLC, GC, FT-IR, UV, Polarimeter etc.•Analyzed APIs, excipients, stability, finished products, in-process and complaint samples for Assay, Dissolution, Impurities, Residual Solvents and Limit Test using HPLC, GC, UV-VIS, FT-IR, pH meter, Karl- Fischer, and wet chemistry techniques.•Qualified In-House reference standards for use in laboratory.•Good understanding of cGMP regulations, USP-NF, In house SOPs, and OSHA regulations•Promoted to Group Leader position in March 2008 for Finished Product, Process Validation and Stability.•As a Group Leader, trained and supervised chemists and auditors.•Responsible for getting finished product, stability and process validation samples tested for production and AR&D as per business needs.•Responsible for getting the method transfer.•Responsible for conducting and writing laboratory investigation, protocol, change control. •Implemented “Do it right, Do it once” strategy, Improving cycle time and operative effectiveness for the group, reducing lab related deviation/investigation.