About
Summary
Interdisciplinary scientist with 7+ years of experience in healthcare and biotechnology, combining scientific expertise with project management and consulting. Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams, optimize operations, and drive strategic initiatives across research and healthcare sectors.
Positions
Scientist B Jan 2022 -
AMTZ is a Govt. organisation that specialises in medical devices and biotechnology. It is the largest medical devices MedTech park in Asia and also is a WHO-Collaborating Center for Innovation (WHO-CC).
A project management role as a single point of contact (SPOC) between AMTZ and 5 partnering companies. Duties include corporate governance, legal, manufacturing/work unit set up and procurement.
1. Availed the future skills grant from EON Reality for establishing an XR (extended reality) laboratory.
2. Managing 5 partnering companies. Role includes legal, procurement, Govt. grants identification, proposal writing, vendor management and work unit set up duties.
3. Establishing a centralised facility for biological research.
Quality Assurance Officer Apr 2021 -
Yet to join due to the pandemic regulations and lockdowns.
Visiting Scientific Officer Mar 2020 -
Regional forensic science laboratory (RFSL), Govt. of Sikkim, India
Profile: Establishing the DNA Fingerprinting unit.
Key skills: Regulatory affairs, grant writing, project management, Govt. affairs.
1) Instrumental in setting up of the DNA fingerprinting unit at the Biology section of the RFSL.
2) Assisted in framing the grant proposal and availed funding for the DNA fingerprinting unit.
3) Procurement of the instruments and accessories for the unit.
Research Associate Mar 2016 - Sep 2018
Profile: Programme management.
Key skills: Project design, proposal writing, risk management, logistics, team management, KOLs liaisons, collaboration, data analysis, research supervision, regulatory affairs
1) Carried out 2 projects,
Project 1: Relationship between neurogenesis and Alzheimer's disease.
Project 2: Characterisation of the interneurons and receptors of the deep dorsal horn of the rat spinal cord involved in neuropathic pain processing.
2) Designed projects and standardised protocols (RT-PCR, qPCR, gene transfection, cell culture).
3) Data Analysis and supervision of junior scientists.
4) Managed laboratory budget, logistics of equipments and maintained liaisons with collaborative commercial stakeholders (Genentech, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Biorad, Promega).
Laboratory and Operations Manager Jan 2015 - May 2015
Profile: Operations management ( a mix of medical science liaisons, business development and regulatory roles).
Key skills: Medical science liaisons, KOLs liaisons, business development, quality assurance, supervision, regulatory affairs, strategy, marketing.
1) Managed laboratory equipment purchases, logistics and patient sample handling.
2) Framed grant proposals and availed funding from the Indian governmental organisation, Board of Research in Nuclear Sciences (BRNS).
3) Data analysis and supervision of the scientists and technicians.
4) Co-ordinated programmes and meetings with KOLs, personnel from medical institutions and medical practitioners.
5) Framing marketing strategy with medical marketing personnel.
6) Strategized awareness and education program regarding the current trends in genome research education amongst medical practitioners.
Research Assistant Jun 2012 - Dec 2014
Profile: Project on stem cell therapeutics in Parkinson's disease.
1) Laboratory management and training in molecular methods.
2) Patient (dementia) recruitment for interviews.
3) Relevant literature survey.
Education
Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning
Field of study: Drug and liver toxicity
Degree: M.Phil (Lifesciences)
Thesis on comparative cytotoxicity of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) on hepatocytes and human PBMCs: Co-crystallisation is a process of making changes to a drug by adding another molecule to the drug with the aim of increasing its efficacy in terms of solubility, toxicity, adsorption and other properties. Novel co-crystals were developed for drugs naproxen and diclofenac-sodium and their cytotoxicity in comparision to their commercial forms were carried out. Comparision to the immune reactions to these drugs were also made. The major techniques involved were rat dissection and perfusion method of hepatocytes extraction, PBMC culture, WST assay (a cytotoxicity assay).
Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning 2007 - 2009
Field of study: Biotechnology
Degree: M.Sc (Biotechnology)
Immunomodulatory effects of aloe vera on human PBMCs: The project aimed at finding the toxicity and proliferative properties of the gel of the aloe barbedensis miller on human PBMCs. The major techniques involved were PBMC culture, aloe vera gel extraction and cytotoxicity assay (XTT assay).
Skills
Project design, Good Clinical Practice (GCP), Grant proposal writing, Scientific communication, Data Analysis, Laboratory management, Conflict resolution, Project management, KOLs liaisons, Budget management, Research supervision, Alzheimer's disease, Pain mechanisms, Cell culture, qPCR, RT-PCR, native gel electrophoresis, SDS-PAGE, Spinal cord dissection, Hepatocytes extraction, Gene transfection (lipofectamine), Cytotoxicity assays (XTT, WST, CCK), IHC.
Professional interests
Medical science liaisons (MSL), Clinical research associate (CRA), Clinical trials, Operations manager, Scientist, R&D, Application scientist.