Dr. N. Arun Prakash

BDS - Bachelor of Dental Surgery

PDCR – Professional Diploma in Clinical Research

Permanent Address : Old No 19, New No 53. KR, KOIL, STREET, WEST MAMBALM,

CHENNAI : 600033, TAMIL NADU.

Current Address : No 9, Nakshatra Apartment, 1st Main, 4th cross, Ashirwad Colony,Hormavu Main Road, Horamavu, Bangalore, Karnataka: 560043

E-mail:adcyh8@r.postjobfree.com

Mobile: Primary Contact Number : 984*******, Alternate Contact Number :+973*******

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Objective & Carrier Summary:

Seeking a challenging position in Pharmacovigilance industry to harness my skills and share my best practices and knowledge which I have learned in the last 12 plus years in the PV domain, which provides a good working environment and offers Professional growth, while being resourceful, innovative and flexible.

I am a dental professional with an overall experience of 19 years in healthcare. Worked as a lecturer in “Thai Moogambigai Dental College and Hospital” for 6 years and 11 months and an overall team managing experience of 12 years in Pharmacovigilance domain.

Expertise:

Strategic Planning and Delivery.

Manage a team of highly trained/qualified professionals.

Client Management experience.

Vendor Management experience.

BID defense experience.

Industry Leadership Experience:

19 years in healthcare.

13 years in Pharmacovigilance domain (worked with BPO/CRO/Pharma)companies.

Accenture: Apr-2007 till May-2011 Chennai India (4 years).Worked as Team Lead and Manager.

Quintiles: From Jun-2011 till Dec-2014 Bangalore India (3 years 7 months). Worked as Manager, Senior Manager and Associate Director.

Abbott: Manager PV Service Delivery Chennai India Dec-2014 till Mar-2016.In this role I was responsible for the performance and quality management on behalf of Abbott with an external service provider on day to day basis with regards to Individual Case Safety Report processing at the service provider’s site in India (Chennai).

Currenty working as an Associate Directorwith IQVIA formerly QUINTILES INDIA PVT LTD:From Apr-2016 till date in Bangalore India, managing a team of 200 plus associates in this current role.

Job Responsibilities in Abbott:

Verifying service provider’s performance to be in line with Service Level Agreements (SLA’s)

Oversee and monitor the service provider’s performance on daily basis..

Assist in communicating the Abbott quality expectations to the service provider.

Monitor the service provider quality and improve service provider performance and quality overall as well as quality of individual staff when required on regular basis.

Conduct trainings based on the requirement at the service provider’s site.

Support project related tasks when required.

Communicating the SLA’s and support them to improve the same when there are any fluctuations.

Job Responsibilities in Accenture:

Lead Safety Review team (group of 50 Drug Safety associates at various levels) and manage the team to ensure operational excellence as per agreed SLA.

Ensured that team functions are aligned to meet service level timelines and deliverables.

Ensuredthat the availability of resources within the team and develop strategies and plans to utilize resources effectively and efficiently.

Define or interpret day-to-day business objectives.

Evaluate team member’s adverse event case reports for performance improvement.

Served as a point of contact between the Accenture and the client.

Identify, support, and implement continuous improvement activities.

Responsible for Process related improvements within the team.

Significantly improve team productivity as per the client expectations.

Manage risks or threats to successful delivery of services.

Manage significant resourcing and scheduling issues.

Improve team and community spirit and engagement.Interacts with clients at all levels of the client's organization.Maintains an awareness of the client’s business, operational activities, and processes in areas pertaining to scope of responsibilities.

Conduct performance appraisals of process associates.

Job Responsibilities in IQVIA:

Build a positive, collaborative team environment with project team members; provide training and mentoring for project team members and department staff; assist management with allocating resources to projects.

Establish and maintain effective project communications by representing department at interdepartmental project team meetings, investigator meetings, and client meetings and by conducting productive internal department project team meetings; provide global coordination of departmental activities.

Participate in client and internal audits for assigned projects. Liaise with Quality Assurance staff and overall management in the compilation of CAPAs.

Provide comprehensive feedback on project team members for input into appraisals. Provide consistent and frequent feedback to department managers on staff quality and progression.

Provide regular reports to overall project manager and department management on project.

Provide regular updates on the project performance to BU heads and Global leads.

Assist senior leaders in managing department by identifying, developing and implementing new processes and systems designed to improve quality and efficiency, updating managers on new regulations, representing department at sales, marketing, bid defense and other extra-departmental meetings, creating and modifying SOPs and work instructions (WIs).

Has been part of Major Audit Preparations (getting the team inspection ready for the planned inspection across the year). Has been part of the Backroom during the inspections

Have been part of the six sigma quality/productivity projects within the deal.

Have been part of the management team in preparing the quality management system tool for the centre.

Currently the BCP (business continuity plan)head for the project.

Other Achievements:

Have received the Special Achievement Award 2 in the month of Apr-14.

Have received the Special Achievement Award 1 in the month of Jul-14.

Teaching and Practical Experience in Dental:

June-2000 till March-2007: Worked as a Lecturer in “Thai Moogambigai Dental College and Hospital”, Chennai, as Lecturer in the department of Prosthodontics, Crown and Bridge. Also worked in the Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology.

JOB CONTENT & RESPONSIBILITY:

Lectures on materials used in Dentistry.

Demonstration of Dental equipments.

Outpatient Disposal.

Lecture on Prosthodontics, Crown and Bridge.

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS:

Council Member THAI MOOGAMBIGAI DENTAL COLLEGE & HOSPITAL.

Attended the Orthodontic and Orthognathic Workshop in the year 1999.

Attended the Head and Neck Oncology Workshop in the year 1999.

Fellow Member of “The Council of Independent Practitioners”.

Have successfully conducted dental camps managing group of dental students.

Instrumental in preparing students to participate in state dental conferences.

Received the Dinamalar Award in the year-2006 for conducting the maximum number of dental camps and spreading dental awareness in the rural areas.

PERSONAL STRENGTHS:

Excellent Team Player.

Ability to grasp things quickly and good at problem solving.

Capacity to go the minute details.

Excellent communication skills.

EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES:

Playing Cricket – Held captaincy of the college Cricket team and have played several tournaments.

Attended the basic cricket umpire training and took the 1st level exams.

My hobbies include Watching Cricket and Listening to Music.

Participated in several cultural programs at Inter College level.

Held the post of Cultural & Sports Secretary.

PERSONAL DETAILS:

Father’s Nam : Dr. T. Natarajan

Date of Birth : 04-July-1977

Marital Status : Married

Languages Known: English, Tamil.

Passport Detail : Valid Indian Passport. Have travelled to US and Germany for Client meetings.

Dr N. ARUN PRAKASH

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