Analytical Chemist

OBJECTIVE: Seeking a position as within a pharmaceutical production environment where I can continue my career and contribute in a positive manner.

SUMMARY:

• Excellent analytical and problem solving skills

• Training in both organic and inorganic synthetic technique including characterization

• Hands on wet analysis methods

• Knowledge of drug discovery and design

• Familiarity with pharmaceutical compound screening using animal models

• Worked on analytical instruments like HPLC,Mass,IR,GC,UV-visible spectrometer

• Proficient in interpretation of results and identifying any deviation

• Knowledge of cGMP and GLP.

• Ability to function well within multidisciplinary teams

EDUCATION:

• Master of Science in Pharmaceutical Chemistry –G.P.A. 3.45 May-2010

Fairleigh Dickinson University, Teaneck –NJ

• Bachelor of Pharmacy June-2007

Amravati University, India

PROFESSIONAL MEMBER:

American Chemical Society since Dec-2009 till date

EXPERIENCE:

Pharmacy Technician, Leroy Pharmacy-II, Bronx, NY June 2010-till date

• Communicate with patients and gathered information on background, medical history and prescription history

• Review and fill prescriptions, provide customers with information and counseling prescription and other medication

Research Assistant, Jan-2010 to May-2010

Fairleigh Dickinson University, Teaneck, NJ

• Research Title-. Virtual High Throughput Screening of Choristmate Utilizing Enzyme-Entc for Non-Covalent Inhibitors

• Screening ligand libraries for possible use as non-covalent inhibitor for Enterobactin specific isochoristmate synthase

• Downloaded drug like molecules from various databases

• Performed high throughput screening of ligand libraries by the AUTODOCK software

• Analyzed the screened molecules and select the potential inhibitor for the analysis

• Determined the purity of selected compounds with help of HPLC

• Performed kinetic study on selected compounds using UV-visible spectrometer

Chemist, Quality Control Department, July-2007 to July-2008

Alembic Pharmaceutical Ltd, Gujarat, India

• Analyzed raw materials, packaging materials, finished products and in process samples to insure compliance with FDA and cGMP requirements according to approved written SOP and specification

• Prepared standard solutions, volumetric solutions, reagent test solutions, mobile phase solutions and samples

• Performed dissolution studies on finished products (Used dissolution apparatus-I & II)

• Determined impurity and percentage purity of study sample using HPLC, UV-visible spectrometer and titration method

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• Calibrated HPLC, analytical weight balance and pH meter

• Prepared certification of analysis for raw materials

• Wrote technical reports to documents analytical methods

• Developed and maintained SOPs pertaining to quality control tests

Intern Quality Control department, May-2006 to Aug-2006

Alembic Pharmaceutical Ltd, Gujarat, India

• Analyzed raw materials, packaging materials, finished products and in process samples to check quality of the product

• Prepared test solutions

• Worked on various analytical instruments like UV-visible spectrometer, HPLC,GC.

• Observed manufacturing and packaging of the tablets

Poster Presentation:

• Hudson-Bergen Chemical Society Research Symposium-“Virtual High Throughput Screening of Choristmate Utilizing Enzyme-Entc for Non-Covalent Inhibitors” Hardik Shah, Dr. Ish Kumar, Dr.Ze He. Fairleigh Dickinson University, Teaneck, NJ April 23th, 2010.

Also presented this title in SIGMA XI, the scientific research society at Fairleigh Dickinson University, May 5th 2010.

• Earth Day Celebration-“Microbial Dye Degradation” Hardik Shah, Dr.Ish Kumar, Fairleigh Dickinson University, Teaneck, NJ April 20th ,2010

Software: MS word, Excel, Outlook,Adobe, AUTODOCK, Chemdraw

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