Jay Gandhi
Jersey city, New Jersey
***********@*****.***
Cell 201-***-****
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Objective: Seeking a Chemist position to reinforce the expertise, experience gained in the field of chemistry to meet the goals of the organization.
Education: Master of Science in Pharmaceutical Chemistry, December 2009 -- 3.52 GPA
Fairleigh Dickinson University, Teaneck, NJ
Bachelor of Pharmacy, December 2006 -- 3.71 GPA
Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Science, Karnataka, India
Honor: Colonel Fairleigh S. Dickinson Scholarship Jan 2008-Dec 2009
Major Courses: Pharmaceutical Analysis, Biopharmaceutics and pharmaceutical science, Chemical Analysis of
Pharmaceuticals, Medicinal Chemistry, Biochemistry, Drug Design and Discovery, Drug Delivery
System, Physical Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Industry: Structure and Government Regulations
Presentations: Presented research papers on,
• LC/MS and its application in pharmaceutical industries
• PMPC and effect of its various molecular weight on the stability of Papain-PMPC conjugate
Technical skills:
Computer: Advanced proficiency in MS Office, SAS, Operating systems: Windows /98/2000/XP
Instrumentation: Chromatography tests HPLC, TLC, GC and also IR, FT-IR, UV, Mass spectroscopy
Laboratory work: Wet chemistry techniques, Dissolution test, Disintegration test, Friability test,
Determination of the effects of Drugs on Animals and Plants, Microbiological assay
Experience: QC Chemist, San-Mar Laboratories, NY, USA June 2010- Present
• Qualitative and Quantitative analysis of Raw materials, Bulk products, Finished products, Retesting of Raw materials
• Titrations, Acid Value, Iodine Value determination, pH testing, Viscosity testing, Specific gravity,
Melting point, Moisture/solid content determination, Stability testing, calibrations
• Perform tests on UV, IR, FT-IR,HPLC, GC for quantitative and qualitative determination of raw materials
Pharmacy Technician, G&G Pharmacy, NJ, USA Feb 2010- May 2010
• To maintain inventory and stock maintenance for medications
• To receive prescriptions and to attend calls from patients to take refills
Chemist, Cadila Pharmaceuticals Ltd, India Jan 2007-Oct 2007
• HPLC, GC, TLC, IR, UV-Visible analysis of raw material and finished products
• Performed quantitative and qualitative analysis to ensure Quality of the compounds
• Method Development of the various raw material and finished products
• Good working knowledge of the GMPs and FDA cGMP guidelines
• Prepared laboratory scale batches of prototype product formulations and maintained the organized records for future reference
• Working knowledge of Formulation development, preparing standard solutions, volumetric solutions, regent test solutions, mobile phases and samples.
• Working experience of dissolution, disintegration, hardness and friability testing of drug products
Internship, Meridian Pharmaceuticals Ltd, India May 2005-July 2006
• Performed QC test such as Dissolution test, Disintegration test, Friability test, Hardness test of solid dosage forms
• Prepared test solutions, compounds, and reagents for laboratory personnel to conduct test
Skill & Activities:
• Multitasking, able to work under stress, strong ability to work in team and collobrations
• Former Member of the college committees such as: vigilance, cultural, stage decoration
• Also interested in sports such as cricket, snooker, bowling, soccer, chess