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Bhagwati Prasad Semwal

Asst. General Manager, Quality Control
Rudrapur

Summary

Delivery-oriented and Quality-committed Asst. General Manager with 17 years of experience focused on building trust with stakeholders and regulatory authorities. Adaptive and deadline-oriented consistently executes and completes multiple projects in high-stress environments. Meticulous leader and strategic planner with comprehensive managerial acumen, offering vision and motivational acumen.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Languages

Work History

Asst. General Manager – Quality Control

Naari Pharma Pvt. Ltd.
Rudrapur
06.2017 - Current

(Overview of Naari Pharma: A group company of Strides Shashun Ltd having various regulatory approvals; USFDA, EUGMP, TGA, Health Canada and other semi-regulatory authorities)

  • Overall responsible for the Quality control activities at site for hormonal solid oral dosage forms.
  • Ensure all time readiness for compliance in the QC laboratory.
  • Administering continuous improvement in the quality system to improve the overall compliance in line with the GMP/GLP and Regulatory standards.
  • Controlling the workforce and schedule to ensure the provision of adequate resources in the quality control function within budget.
  • Supporting the regulatory filings, submission and annual product review for annual regulatory commitments and timelines.
  • Driving the timely release of IP, FP, RM and PM as per service level agreement.
  • Managing the stability studies of commercial and exhibit batches and releasing the stability samples within window.
  • Ensuring timely initiation and appropriate closure of OOS, OOT, CAPA, Change controls and deviations.
  • Conducting Root cause analysis and reviewing OOS/OOT reports.
  • Providing CAPA for regulatory audits and internal audits
  • Conducting internal audits and supporting external audits.
  • Organizing periodic review with all stakeholders.
  • Review and approval of SOP's, Equipment/Instrument qualification protocol and reports.
  • Monitoring the calibration (Internal/external) and supervising preventive maintenance as per schedule.
  • Review and approval of analytical method transfer and validation protocols.
  • Establishing comprehensive employee training programs to develop skills, improve productivity, and maintain compliance with industry regulations.

Research Scientist – Analytical Research Department

Wockhardt Research Centre
Aurangabad
09.2014 - 06.2017
  • Preparation of analytical method validation protocol for finished dosage forms including Tablets, Capsules, Injectables, Ophthalmic solution, Oral suspension etc.
  • Supervise subordinate team members in planning and execution of analytical method validation.
  • Review method validation data of subordinate team members.
  • Preparation of method validation report.
  • Provide technical input in troubleshooting during method validation activity.
  • Response to deficiency queries received from regulatory agencies.
  • Method transfer Assignments from R&D to Plant and outsourced organization.
  • Calibrations of HPLC instruments and Dissolution Apparatus.
  • Planning and execution of method equivalency between in-house and pharmacopeia method.
  • Preparation and review analytical method transfer protocol and reports.
  • Deftly solving the problem during method transfer and execution of method transfer activity.
  • Facing the internal audits and ensuring GLP compliance in Lab.
  • Method development and Validation for Particle size distribution using Malvern mastersizer

Research Scientist - Formulation Analytical Department

Jubilant Life Sciences Ltd.
10.2008 - 08.2014
  • Project planning, execution, method development and validation of projects according to set standards as USP general chapters, guidelines, SOPs and protocols.
  • Development of analytical methods of various dosage forms (tablets, capsules, suspension, injectable and ophthalmic) using HPLC/UV-VIS Spectrophotometer techniques to support the formulations development.
  • Validation of analytical methods of various dosage forms (tablets, capsules, suspension, injectable and ophthalmic) using HPLC techniques.
  • Preparation of Validation protocol and validation report.
  • Method transfer activities for solid dosage formulations from R&D to Plant (Total 25 methods transferred successfully)
  • Review method transfer protocol and its report.
  • Deft at facing internal audit & QA audit.
  • Standardization of working standard.
  • Spearheading the task such Validation and Routine Analysis (assay, related substances and dissolution) & training the new comers efficiently.
  • Efficient at resolving the query received from any regulatory agency.
  • Analysis of In house Prototype formulations and Innovator Products of IR and NDDS Formulations for EU and US market.

Project Trainee – Analytical Research Laboratory

Glenmark Research Centre
Mumbai
03.2007 - 08.2007
  • Development of analytical methods of API using HPLC/UV-VIS Spectrophotometer techniques.
  • Validation of analytical methods of API using HPLC/UV-VIS Spectrophotometer techniques.
  • Perform the Assay and Related substances of API and Dosage form (tablets & capsules) by HPLC.

Education

M.Pharm. - Pharma.Chemistry

Dibrugarh University
Dibrugarh, Assam
07.2005 - 07.2007

B.Pharm. -

Shri Guru Ram Rai Institute of Technology And Science
Dehradun, Uttarakhand
07.2000 - 06.2004

Skills

Operational efficiency management

Collaborative team management

Quality management

Staff training and development

Accomplishments

  • Headed two USFDA Inspections, a EU GMP inspection and several semi-regulatory inspections without any observations from quality control department.
  • Qualified GATE 2005 with 95.03 percentile.
  • Accredited with the ‘Star of the month’ Award for the quarter Jan’10 - Mar’10 for contribution towards successfully completion of two controlled release product.
  • Awarded with the ‘Outstanding Team Award’ for the quarter Jul’11 - Sep’11 for contribution towards successfully completion of a delayed release product.
  • Awarded with the ‘Outstanding Team Award’ for the quarter Oct’11 - Dec’11 for contribution towards successfully completion of a controlled release product.
  • Awarded with the ‘Outstanding Team Award’ for the quarter Apr’13 - Jun’13 for support for all products targeted for filing in Dec 13.
  • SPOT ON award for completion of query of regulatory agency in very short period of time.

Disclaimer

I hereby declare that all the facts mentioned above are true to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Personal Information

  • Father's Name: Mr. M.P. Semwal
  • Mother's Name: Mrs. Laxmi Semwal
  • Date of Birth: 08/26/80
  • Gender: Male
  • Nationality: Indian
  • Marital Status: married
  • Religion: Hinduism

Timeline

Asst. General Manager – Quality Control

Naari Pharma Pvt. Ltd.
06.2017 - Current

Research Scientist – Analytical Research Department

Wockhardt Research Centre
09.2014 - 06.2017

Research Scientist - Formulation Analytical Department

Jubilant Life Sciences Ltd.
10.2008 - 08.2014

Project Trainee – Analytical Research Laboratory

Glenmark Research Centre
03.2007 - 08.2007

M.Pharm. - Pharma.Chemistry

Dibrugarh University
07.2005 - 07.2007

B.Pharm. -

Shri Guru Ram Rai Institute of Technology And Science
07.2000 - 06.2004
Bhagwati Prasad SemwalAsst. General Manager, Quality Control