CHRISTOPHER SOMMERS

Hatfield PA, *****

215-***-****

adv3n9@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY: A process-oriented Data/Project Specialist with over 10 years of experience collecting, organizing and managing data/projects primarily within the chemical manufacturing, pharmaceutical and life-science industry. Recently worked in regulatory affairs and toxicology departments, however, flexible to work in other areas. Strongly adept at managing and coordinating multiple projects simultaneously and bringing them to completion in a timely manner.

TECHNICAL and CORE SKILLS:

Proficient with MS Excel, MS Word, MS SharePoint, MS Teams, MS Access, Adobe Acrobat.

Familiar with SAP-ERP, SQL-Oracle, and MS PowerPoint.

Knowledge of Safety Data Sheets, GHS classifications, GCP’s, GMP’s, GLP’s.

Strong problem-solving, analytical, organizational and time management skills.

Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Ability to work independently and in a cross functional team environment.

High technical aptitude to learn new programs and software as needed.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Safety Data Sheet Coordinator - Toxicology (Contractor) October 2020 – February 2023

Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc. – C&G Consulting Services, (Remote location)

Provided project management and data support for the Safety Data Sheet authoring team.

Reviewed incoming SDS requests and documents from global requesters for inconsistencies and detail each request through SharePoint.

Communicated on a daily basis with SDS requesters via e-mail to resolve SDS creation questions or issues.

Assisted in the creation of a new SharePoint site project to digitalize the SDS request process.

Created PowerPoint presentations for new SDS Request process.

Utilize internal J&J software to identify product formulas, hazard classifications, APR/Ship to Trade dates and raw material SDS’s.

Provided and created detailed SDS Project metrics utilizing MS Excel.

Reviewed chemicals from RMQ internal database to determine hazard classifications and downloaded results from Adobe Acrobat into MS Excel.

Set-up and conducted weekly MS Teams meetings with global requesters to resolve issues and questions.

Developed a great rapport with all global SDS requesters and provided a quick turnaround for all questions.

Data Specialist - Regulatory Affairs (Contractor) October 2017 – May 2020

ARKEMA Inc. – Radiant Systems Inc., King of Prussia, PA

Provided timely data management support for product safety and regulatory affairs department.

Responsible for the archiving and indexation of toxicology study reports into internal management software.

Reviewed toxicology study reports and determined critical data such as CAS#, keywords, species and hazard classifications for Toxicologists.

Generated SOP’s for indexation of toxicology study reports into internal software for standard compliance.

Reviewed Safety Data Sheets (SDS’s) from suppliers for new raw material spec creations and generated within a HES SAP system.

Loaded global inventory data for new list substances from SDS’s through Aerial software for TSCA compliance.

Reviewed regulatory documents, including CMC data registrations, for upload and integration into SharePoint databases.

Created product toxicity label guides by extracting product chemical compositions from SAP and generating the label guides within MS Access.

Quality Control Data Analyst February 2009 – February 2014

SDI Health acquired by IMS Health, Plymouth Meeting PA

Part of a client file processing team which validated practitioner credentials through proprietary software.

Loaded and processed client files through MS Access returning practitioner credentials.

Ran general SQL queries to assess, clean, validate and analyze large datasets for mis linked practitioner data.

Provided root cause analysis for practitioner data trends identification using Excel and Tableau.

Project Team Leader for an Affiliated Physician project that linked physicians to associated hospitals.

Responsible for the development of Standard Operating Procedures to ensure accuracy.

Worked directly with developers in implementing and testing of client data for EDS database maintenance.

Developed ad-hoc queries as needed on an ongoing basis.

Trained and mentored staff.

OTHER EXPERIENCE:

Project Coordinator (Contractor) April 2017 – July 2017

Olympus Corporation, Center Valley PA

Part of marketing intelligence team responsible for updating MS Excel spreadsheets with correct hospital data.

Use of IMS data tools and utilizing web searches to translate and verify prescriber and product data.

Data Specialist (Contractor) August 2016 – November 2016

Drug Dev, Wayne PA

Assist in managing EDC implementation for contracts with CRO’s clinical sites, clients and investigators.

Receive incoming raw enrollment data files and conduct data review through MS Excel along with SAP.

EDUCATION:

Bachelor of Science: Health and Life Sciences

Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana PA

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