Knowledge Areas
US FDA regulations Regulatory ICH guidelines SOPs
IND submissions BLA
Drug development NDA ANDA GCP
process cGMP/GMP GLP CTD/ eCTD
Drug Master File Labeling Protocols Safety
Case processing Triage Safety databases
MS Word MS Excel reporting Adobe Acrobat
MS Power point
Education
Northeastern University
April 2013
Boston, MA, USA
Master of Science - Regulatory Affairs for Drugs, Biologics and
Medical Devices
University of Mumbai
June 2007
Maharashtra, India
Master of Science - Analytical Chemistry
University of Mumbai
June 2005
Maharashtra, India
Bachelor of Science - Chemistry
Continuing professional Education
WIPO Worldwide Academy
November 2008
Completion certificate in "General Course on Intellectual Property"
Professional Experience
Qtech Solutions Inc.
Somerset, NJ
Drug Safety Intern
April 2013- Sep 2013
. Received and processed ICSRs from clinical trials and spontaneous
reports
. Extracted relevant medical data from the medical information provided
. Assisted in Triage for seriousness, relatedness, and expectedness of
cases
. Data entry and case processing in compliance with SOPs and regulatory
requirements
. Reviewed cases for minimum criteria and determined clock start date and
type of case
. Generated well written, concise and accurate narratives for both
serious and non-serious cases
. Performed quality review of Med Watch form
. Reviewed the SAE report forms and determined discrepancies/queries
found
. Reviewed and identified SUSAR cases
Cipla Ltd
Mumbai, India
Analytical Chemist
June 2007 - June 2010
. Prepared, reviewed and edited departmental SOPs, Protocols and final
reports
. Assisted and resolved queries of Regulatory Affairs department in
reviewing the laboratory data for regulatory submissions
. Performed document reviews and quality assurance checks
. Assisted department during U.S. FDA audit, customer inspections and in-
house quality assurance audits
. Assisted Quality Assurance team in training junior staff and
maintained training records
. Worked collaboratively with Quality Assurance and R&D team for
analysis of in-process drug substances
Therapeutic Drug Monitoring Laboratory
Mumbai, India
Industrial Intern
May 2006
. Assisted in Bio-Equivalence and Bio-availability clinical studies of
drugs
. Assisted in quality control activities and documented reports of
studies
Reliable Analytical Laboratory
Mumbai, India
Industrial Intern
October 2005
. Laboratory testing of samples on various analytical instruments
Projects and presentations
. Developed regulatory approval pathway (NDA) for hypothetical drug
including CMC, preclinical studies, clinical studies, labeling, post
marketing surveillance and REMS
. Drafted a comprehensive BLA plan for an influenza vaccine along with
filling out the FDA 356h form
. Processed an hypothetical adverse event case by determining AE's/SAE's,
writing case narrative and manual filling of form Med Watch 3500A
. Presented a project on "An overview of Quality Management Systems: ISO,
cGMP and Q10"
. Prepared and presented a position paper on Bio-equivalence and Bio-
availability clinical studies of an antiviral drug