Laura Anderson Phone: ***—***-**** (email: adwor6@r.postjobfree.com)
Work Experience September 2019-present Elanco (formerly KindredBio until August 2021) Elwood, KS
Process Development Scientist II
Develop processes to produce and purify Canine MAbs
Passage cells for maintenance and scale-up for experiments
Produce DOE runs testing process parameters to produce robust run conditions for USP and DSP applications
Scale processes from 1L shake flasks to 50L SUB
Assist with Production/Manufacturing SUB runs
July 2015-August 2019 Boehringer Ingelheim, Animal Health St. Joseph, MO
Scientist III Research Early Development/BioProcess Development Industrialization
Same general activities as for Scientist II, with more independence and input on project decisions
Establish vendor relationships to evaluate new instrumentation and use of current equipment to meet project needs
Serve on teambuilding/morale building committee since 2015; have led the group since 2017
Service as a Core Team Member on current projects representing the BioProcess Development Industrialization Team
April 2009-June 2015 Boehringer Ingelheim, Animal Health St. Joseph, MO
Scientist II BioProcess Formulation/Research Early Development
Bacterial culture from working seed preparation through 10L vessel
Mycoplasma culture from working seed preparation through 300L vessel
Viral propagation in suspension and adherent cell lines (flask, roller bottle, bioreactor) from WS production through 30L bioreactor scale
Suspension and adherent cell culture (flask, roller bottle, bioreactors)
U-24 micro scale reactor system, benchtop Bioreactor experience (up to 10L scale) and SIP vessel up to 300L scale
Down stream processing including clarification, concentration, and inactivation
Hemolysis assays; free formalin assays; LV assays; ELISA assays; various protein determination method; CCU50; FAID50; SDS-Page; Western Blots; metabolite analysis
Familiar with a wide-range of analytical equipment (ViCell, YSI, Plate reader, etc.)
Service as Core Team Member representing the BioProcess and Formulations Group to project core teams
oCollaboration with other departments
Designing scale-up parameters for vaccine development (using DOE – design of
Experiment, and Operations collaboration)
omedia selection/tailoring
ogrowth parameters including TOI, TOH, MOI
Process Optimization
oMedia selection
oIsolate selection
oYield Optimization
Authoring of transfer reports to Operations
Evaluate new instrumentation/techniques to introduce into processes (new products only)
Skilled in planning/scheduling activities
Responsible for keeping notebook/documentation in compliance with policy
Nov. 2001 – April 2009 Meridian Life Science Memphis, TN
Laboratory Manager
Responsible for scheduling/planning production activities for OEM viral antigens
Responsible for the production, and meeting due dates, of about 20 different viral antigen products
Responsible for creating, following, and auditing documentation
Have managed 10 employees
Cell culture; viral infection, propagation, harvest, purification; IFA staining, ELISA, BCA, spectrophotometry, plaque assays, PAGE, western blotting, viral clearance safety studies, viral clearance validation studies
Preparing orders for shipment
Intermediate Microsoft Word and Excel training
New product development and scale-up for manufacturing
Materials management
Following GMP/GLP, OSHA, and ISO guidelines
Member of the safety committee
Interface with marketing, QA/QC, and finance to insure product completion
Multi-tasking and pre-planning
Work under minimal supervision
Oct. 2001 – Nov. 2001 SGS Industries Memphis, TN
Quality Chemist
Responsible for performing testing on samples sent in for analysis (pesticides, mercury, salmonella)
June 1999 – June 2000 Cargill, Inc. Memphis, TN
Quality Chemist
Responsible for performing testing on in-process materials (proteins, TOC, moisture, fluidity)
Education 1997 – 2001 University of Memphis Memphis, TN
B.S. Biology
Cum Laude
References Available upon request