Summary
Over **+ years of industry experience in Medical writing & Quality Assurance
in clinical research
Experienced in researching, writing, reviewing and editing study protocols,
CSRs, ICFs, CRFs, safety narratives, CMEs, review articles, publication
articles, drug monographs, abstracts
Review of clinical trial data and medical coding (MedDRA and WHODD)
Project Management for CDM projects
Preparation and review of standard operating procedures, Operational
documents, process documents, flow charts and scheduling and conduct of
internal audits.
International exposure - Process Consultant at Stuttgart, Germany
Certified ISO internal auditor as per ISO 9001:2000
Academic Details
Year University / College Qualifications
1998-1999 Rajiv Gandhi University, Govt. Master of Pharmacy -
College of Pharmacy, Bangalore Pharmachemistry
1996 Mysore University, JSS College Bachelor of Pharmacy - Third
of Pharmacy, Mysore rank holder to the University
1996 All India Level competitive Qualified Graduate Aptitude Test
examination of Engineering (GATE)
Currently pursuing
2013 Alison courses Diploma in Project Management
2013 Inquill Medical communications Regulatory writing in US
Professional Experience
Organization, Responsibilities
Designation
Sprim Global Responsible for Medical writing projects especially
Investments Pvt. Ltd. publication writing assignments of APAC region
Impact factor analysis and suggestion of Journal for
01/01/2014 - publication for clients
15/03/2014 Responsible for writing clinical trial protocol, CSR,
Consultant - Medical ICF, CRF design, and other clinical trial documents.
writing operations
(APAC region)
Quartesian LLC Co-ordination of QA activities with functional heads of
Senior Manager - other locations (US/UK/Ukraine) and with external
Quality Assurance customer representatives.
Project Manager Responsible for planning and conduct of internal audits
14/09/2009 -
04/10/2013 Maintain and tracking of CAPA database
Involved in preparation of client proposals and
questionnaires/RFI from potential clients
Internal review of all deliverables - PK report, CSR,
Manuscript, publication articles, DMP, CCG, QCP,
Represent QA at client meetings and audits, liaison
with clients and third party auditors
Responsible for creation of SOPs and process documents
Develop and deliver training to staff to ensure
compliance with regulatory requirements, policies and
Standard Operating Procedure.
Additional project management responsibilities of:
Project kickoff
Creation of project plan based on QCD (Quality, cost
and delivery) objective
Technical problem resolution in consultation with Tech
Leads.
Freelance Medical Writing and reviewing of various medico marketing
Writer products like CMEs, review articles, monographs,
10/09/2009 - Till publication articles, slide kits, abstracts,
date publication articles to various clients in India,
UK and US.
CMP Medica Pvt. Ltd. Medical writing, reviewing and editing of diverse
Freelance Medical medico marketing products like CMEs, newsletters,
Writer review articles for journals, booklets, specialty
01/04/2009 - magazines, product monographs, drug reviews, patient
10/09/2009 education write ups, leave behind literature (LBLs),
visual aids, presentations and case reports.
Manipal AcuNova Ltd. Researching, preparing, reviewing and editing of CSRs,
(01/08/2005 - protocols, CSOs, ICFs, CRFs, safety narratives...
31/03/2009) Review of clinical trial data and raising DCFs
QA Associate, Process Responsible for Medical coding using MedDRA for adverse
consultant events and medical history; and WHODD for medications
(Stuttgart, Germany), and clinical data review.
Senior Medical Writer Single point contact for BA\BE facility of Manipal
AcuNova regarding medical writing and quality aspects.
Responsible for conduct of internal audits across all
functions of the company and providing inputs for
creation of SOPs, process documents, workflows,
policies...
Lotus Labs Pvt. Ltd., Preparation and review of Clinical trial protocols,
ICFs, Clinical Study Reports... and any other technical
Bangalore documents as required.
Head - Clinical Periodically to deliver the status report to the
writing and management and planning on the Medical writing
Pharmacokineticist deliverables.
01/08/2003 - Supervise; provide training and guidance to team
01/07/2005 members of clinical writing.
Representing the team in internal quality audits and
external regulatory audits.
Worked on WinNonlin (Windows based Non Linear System)
for pharmacokinetic and statistical analysis of BA\BE
studies.
Atmedica Pvt. Ltd. Writing, reviewing and editing of CME write-ups,
Bangalore patient education write ups, product monographs, drug
Scientific writer & reviews, visual aids, review articles, presentations
Editor and case reports.
01/08/2001 - Responsible for managing the news letter series of
01/07/2003 multiple specialties like Gynecology, Anesthesiology,
orthopedics scheduled monthly and the journal named
Oncology Progress (Monthly scheduled).
Worked on DBASE Program for CIMS - Current Index of
Medical Specialties.
Krupanidhi College of Lectured for B. Pharm and D. Pharm courses
Pharmacy Taught courses in Advanced Pharmaceutical chemistry,
Department of Medicinal chemistry and Modern Pharmaceutical Analysis.
Pharmachemistry,
Lecturer Conducted labs for courses in Biochemistry and
01/06/1999 - Medicinal chemistry.
01/09/2000
IT Skills
Conversant with: MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, WINNONLIN, TMS, MedDRA, WHODD
Publications, Training & Memberships
Publication in an international journal (JOURNAL OF MACROMOLECULAR SCIENCE
A PURE AND APPLIED CHEMISTRY) on Chitosan/HPMC Polymer Blends for
Developing Transdermal Drug Delivery Systems.
Research papers presented at IPC:
Rational prescribing practices in the management of asthma- an assessment.
Prescribing pattern of selected diseases - the role of community
pharmacist.
Demographics of selected diseases - the role of hospital pharmacist.
Mock dispensing lab exercises for pharmacy students.
Certified ISO 9001: 2000 internal auditor from CETE, Bangalore
Advanced ICHGCP training by Dr F.P. Crawley, Secretary General, European
Forum for GCP, Bangalore, 2005.
Workshop on Process Validation at Singapore, 2005.
Six Sigma Green belt training, Bangalore, 2005.
Completed a course of study on NT01: Free Clinical Operations GCP and ICH
Training Series: Corrective and Preventative Actions Procedures with a
score of 100% dated October 6, 2009 offered by Tamera Norton Smith, Ph.D.
of The Norton Training Institute for Clinical Research Excellence,
Lexington, SC 29072
Completed Quintiles GCP Module 1 to 6 - CME, 2010.
Completed FDA's training on "An introduction to the Improved FDA
Prescription Drug Labeling".