Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Additional Contributions And Strengths
Certification
Timeline
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Deepa Kaladevi

Summary

Dynamic and performance-driven Senior Product Specialist with proven IT experience of around 8+ years in Pharma R&D, specializing in laboratory COTS products, scientific informatics platforms, and business analysis. Broad understanding of the pharma domain and skilled in GxP compliance, stakeholder engagement, and delivering scalable solutions that align with scientific and operational goals.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Senior Associate

Cognizant Technology Solutions
02.2017 - Current

Client – Amgen, Inc. (Healthcare): June 2020 to Present

Role: Business Analyst

Products used: Benchling, CoreLIMS.

  • Played a key role in the HTB-to-Benchling application upgrade, contributing to requirement analysis, enhancement planning, and coordinating migration activities to ensure alignment with client objectives, and successful delivery.
  • Conduct business analysis to identify opportunities and define solutions for enhancing functionalities in Benchling and CoreLIMS systems.
  • Collaborate with clients to optimize scientific workflows, and ensure alignment between business needs and system capabilities.
  • Translate client requirements into actionable tasks for implementation teams, supporting system upgrades, and new feature rollouts.
  • Lead and support functional and user acceptance testing (UAT) to validate enhancements, and ensure quality delivery.
  • Provide direction to development teams, and troubleshoot issues across the UI, database, and server logs to ensure smooth operations.

Client – Sanofi (Healthcare): January 2021 to June 2021.

Role: Techno-Functional Analyst

Products Used – IDBS ABase v8.0.2.

  • Developed custom templates in ABase v8.0.2 using Excel VBA for screening data management.
  • Managed administrative configurations, including user roles, groups, protocols, and dictionaries.
  • Coordinated with vendors to address bug fixes and implement configuration changes.

Client – Amgen, Inc. (Healthcare): April 2020 to January 2021.

Role: Techno-Functional Analyst

Products Used – IDBS ELN v10.3, v10.5, Perkin Elmer ELN v13.9, ServiceNow (ISM), JIRA Board, Confluence.

  • Led the IDBS E-Workbook upgrade from v10.3 to v10.5.1, including validation (IQ, OQ, PQ), ALM execution, and vendor coordination for issue resolution.
  • Administered and supported ELN platforms (IDBS and Perkin Elmer), ensuring system stability and compliance across GxP and non-GxP environments.
  • Provided L2/L3 support, performed incident management, and resolved production issues across UI, database, and infrastructure layers.
  • Directed change implementations, developed new functionalities, and collaborated with cross-functional teams for seamless delivery.
  • Mentored team members conducted training sessions and managed onboarding for new joiners.
  • Handled system administration tasks, including certificate renewals, user and folder management, and vocabulary updates.

Client – GlaxoSmithKline (Health Care): 10/2017 to 04/2020.

Role: Production Support Analyst.

Products Used – PerkinElmer ELN v13.1 and v13.9, IDBS e-Workbook v10.5, WatsonLIMS, BMC Remedy.

  • Delivered L2 support and development for ELN and R&D lab applications, ensuring compliance with GxP and non-GxP standards.
  • Led incident management, resolving time-critical infrastructure and application issues across production, test, and development environments.
  • Captured business requirements, coordinated with stakeholders, and supported on-site and offshore collaboration.
  • Conducted application monitoring, raised change and problem requests, and implemented new functionalities based on business needs.
  • Authored Knowledge Base Articles (KBAs), and performed root cause analysis to support continuous improvement.
  • Enhanced system performance through SQL query optimization, and managed daily support operations.
  • Recognized with a Global Employee Recognition Award for exceptional performance and commitment.

Education

Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Science and Engineering

LBS Institute of Technology For Women
Trivandrum, Kerala
01-2016

XII - Board Of Higher Secondary Examination, Kerala

Cotton Hill Govt. Girls Higher Secondary School
Trivandrum, Kerala
01-2012

X - Board Of Public Examination, Kerala

Holy Angels’ Convent Higher Secondary School
Trivandrum, Kerala
01-2010

Skills

Hardware / platforms: Benchling, IDBS ELN, Perkin Elmer ELN

Technology: NET and Java

Databases: MS SQL, SQL Server, Oracle 11g, MySQL

Scripting languages: HTML

Tools/IDEs: SQL Developer, Eclipse, Visual Studio, Application Lifecycle Management (ALM)

Additional Contributions And Strengths

  • Led Benchling training for over 100 participants and mentored associates as the lead SME for client implementations
  • Contributed to RFPs and RFIs, supporting solution design and proposal development for pharma clients
  • Initiated and developed GenAI use cases across Benchling and other platforms, driving innovation in scientific informatics
  • Demonstrated strong adaptability, stakeholder management, and problem-solving skills in dynamic, fast-paced environments
  • Recognized for excellent organizational, analytical, and interpersonal skills, with a collaborative and results-oriented approach

Certification

Training:

Benchling:

  • Benchling Fundamentals Training Program
  • Benchling Developers Platform Training Program
  • Benchling Lab Automation Certification Program

Certifications:

Benchling ELN (HealthCare):

  • Benchling Certified Foundational Administrator from Benchling
  • Benchling Certified Foundational Practitioner from Benchling

Scaled Agile, Inc.

  • Certified SAFe 5 Practitioner by Scaled Agile, Inc.
  • Certified SAFe 6 Scrum Master by Scaled Agile, Inc.

Timeline

Senior Associate

Cognizant Technology Solutions
02.2017 - Current

Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Science and Engineering

LBS Institute of Technology For Women

XII - Board Of Higher Secondary Examination, Kerala

Cotton Hill Govt. Girls Higher Secondary School

X - Board Of Public Examination, Kerala

Holy Angels’ Convent Higher Secondary School
Deepa Kaladevi