Microsoft Project
ARUN PRASHANTH. K
Project Management
Bangalore,Karnataka
Summary
Experienced PMP and Six Sigma Green Belt certified professional adept at leading and managing programs and projects throughout their entire lifecycle, from initiation to closure. Demonstrated success in delivering key performance indicators within a global CRO (Contract Research Organization) environment. Skilled in coordinating cross-functional teams, ensuring seamless collaboration and alignment towards project goals. Proven ability to drive efficiency, streamline processes, and optimize resource utilization to achieve project milestones and deliverables.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
7
7
years of post-secondary education
4
4
Certifications
4
4
Languages
Work History
Senior Manager, Global Program Office
Syngene International Pvt. Ltd.
Bangalore
01.2021 - Current
- Core member of the Enabler’s Team in driving the collaboration requirement with Baxter for project delivery
- Managing 4 major programs of Baxter Global Research Centre, with dedicated client projects in an FTE-based business model
- Manage integrated projects involving multiple verticals across Syngene for discovery services in an FFS model.
- Managed a business volume of 5 million USD
- Manage computer system validation Projects for multiple pieces of equipment.
- Developing project baselines, monitoring & controlling projects with respect to cost, resource deployment, time overruns, and quality compliance to ensure satisfactory execution of projects
- Participating in project start-up meetings, tracking & evaluating project progress, and providing technical inputs to clients
- Evolving strategies & defining roadmaps for purchases, strict budget controls, and business continuity plans
- Formulating day-to-day strategies, defining budgets, and allocating resources for optimum output
- Managing resource planning, technical direction, effort estimation, tracking, scope, risk management & mentoring
- Steering the successful roll-out of projects with the task of defining scope, setting timelines, prioritizing tasks, and identifying dependencies as per preset budgets
- Mentored junior staff members for skill development and career progression within the organization.
Manager, Validation Project Management
Merck Lifescience Pvt. Ltd.
Bangalore
09.2012 - 01.2021
- Project Manager at BioReliance Validation Services, which is one out the six excellence centers of Merck across globe for the Aseptic Filter Validation Studies
- Responsible for delivering India AOP and also contributing to the Global AOP of BioReliance Validation services by delivering projects for Latin America, Europe, Middle East, ROW and APAC regions
- Directly handled 20 Key accounts in India, namely Pfizer, Baxter, DRL, APL, Serum institute, Lupin Biotech, Cipla etc
- Also had Global Key accounts for India delivery, like Takeda Vaccines, Biocon Malaysia, Eurofarma, Neo Qumica etc
- Driven many projects based towards customer engagement, process improvements and lean principles
- Managed a team of project coordinators up to 7 head counts
- Mentored team members for their IDP
Project Leader and Business Support
BIOBASE Databases India Pvt. Ltd.
Bangalore
08.2006 - 09.2012
- Company Overview: Subsidiary of BIOBASE GmbH (Germany)
- Project Leader for in house database project TRANSFAC and handled external customer projects, for Hindustan Unilever Limited involving pharmacogenomics, next generation sequencing, and molecular biology and disease information
- The work includes bioinformatics data curation and delivering projects on a quarterly release basis
- The project delivery involves working in tandem with IT team for testing off the data before release to the customer
- Served as a business support personnel for lead generation and client facing presentations for marketing events
- Subsidiary of BIOBASE GmbH (Germany)
Lecturer and Head-In Charge
Sathyabama University
Chennai
11.2004 - 07.2006
- Teaching undergraduate and post graduate students
- Administrative work as the Head In-charge of the Department of Bioinformatics
Research Student
Institute for Infocomm Research (I2R)
Singapore
01.2004 - 10.2004
- Research Student, coauthored 2 publications and a conference poster
Education
Master of Technology - Bioinformatics
Sathyabama University
05.2002 - 05.2004
Master of Science - Biochemistry
Bharathidasan University
Tamil Nadu 05.2000 - 05.2002
Bachelor of Science - Nutrition & Dietetics
Bharathidasan University
Tamil Nadu 05.1997 - 05.2000
Skills
Project Planning
Certification
Certification in Financial Management of Projects, KPMG, 2004
Personal Information
Date of Birth: 09/14/78
Scientificpublications
- KBERG: Knowledge Base for Estrogen Responsive Genes, Suisheng Tang, Zhuo Zhang, Sin Lam Tan, Man-Hung Eric Tang, Arun Prashanth Kumar, Suresh Kumar Ramadoss and Vladimir B. Bajic, Nucleic Acids Research, 2006, 35, Database Issue, D732-D736, 17090589
- Computational Method for Discovery of Estrogen Responsive Genes, S Tang, SL Tan, SK Ramadoss, AP Kumar, M-H.E Tang, VB Bajic, Nucleic Acids Research, 2004, 32, 21, 6212–6217, 15576347
- Computational Method for Discovery of Estrogen Responsive Genes, S Tang, SL Tan, SK Ramadoss, AP Kumar, MHE Tang, VB Bajic, 5th HUGO Pacific Meeting & 6th Asia-Pacific Conference on Human Genetics, Singapore, November 17-20, 2004, 66
Software
Microsoft SharePoint
Timeline
Senior Manager, Global Program Office
Syngene International Pvt. Ltd.
01.2021 - Current
Manager, Validation Project Management
Merck Lifescience Pvt. Ltd.
09.2012 - 01.2021
Project Leader and Business Support
BIOBASE Databases India Pvt. Ltd.
08.2006 - 09.2012
Lecturer and Head-In Charge
Sathyabama University
11.2004 - 07.2006
Research Student
Institute for Infocomm Research (I2R)
01.2004 - 10.2004
Master of Technology - Bioinformatics
Sathyabama University
05.2002 - 05.2004
Master of Science - Biochemistry
Bharathidasan University
05.2000 - 05.2002
Bachelor of Science - Nutrition & Dietetics
Bharathidasan University
05.1997 - 05.2000
Certification in Financial Management of Projects, KPMG, 2004
Project Management Professional (PMP), Project Management Institute, USA, 2011
Six Sigma, Green Belt, Benchmark Six Sigma, Bangalore, India
Growth Markets Management Program, Indian School of Business, 2017
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