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Dhamodaram .K

Dhamodaram .K

Summary

Organizational Skills: Managing Analytical R&D team for projects in development of drug substance and drug product and successful filing of ANDA. Motivating the team to achieve quality ANDA filings and writing response
to IR and CR letters from the FDA.
Method Development: Impurity method development for solid, semi-solid and liquid oral dosage forms. Assay method development for solid and liquid oral dosage forms. Performed forced degradation studies for drug substance and drug product. Method development for cleaning (swab) samples. Preparation of Method development Summary report. Isolation and determination of unspecified impurities from drug product.
Method Validation: Preparation of Method Validation protocols. Method validation for Impurities, Assay, Cleaning method as per cGMP.
Stability Study: Stability study of drug product as per cGMP.
Documentation Skill: Preparation of Raw material, finished product, In-process and Stability specifications. Preparation of Standard Operating
procedure for instruments and equipment. Preparation Stability Protocols.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Manager - Analytical R & D

Veritas Research Incorporation
08.2018 - Current

Managing Analytical R&D team for projects in development of drug substance and drug product.
Managing impurity profiling for drug products.
Responding to IR and CR letters received from FDA for ANDA approval of drug product.
Successfully transfer analytical method from the Originating Lab to the receiving Lab (other Akorn Locations and CMO'S).
Trouble shooting for methods transferred to the receiving Lab.
Method Validation for drug substance and drug product as per cGMP.

Cleaning Validation for Drug Products.

Senior Research Scientist - Analytical R & D

Apotex Research Private Limited
04.2016 - 08.2018

Organize work of teammates involved in method development and validation of analytical methods .
Development of new analytical methods for Drug Product.

Cleaning Validation for Drug Products.
Stability studies for drug product.

Calibration and upkeep of analytical instruments.
Perform installation qualification, operational & performance qualification for new instrumentation.

Troubleshoot & perform maintenance on analytical Instrumentation.

Senior Executive - Development Quality Assurance

Biocon Limited
11.2014 - 04.2016

Review and approval of Specifications, Standard test procedures, General testing procedures and Analytical raw data sheets (work sheets) through CITRIX LIMS (Caliber & Labware) and e-SPEC-ODS Management system (Bizapp software).

Review and approval of analytical documents like Analytical Method validation, method transfer protocols and reports.

Review and approval of Stability protocols, reports, summaries, and trends through Novatek stability program version 3.1.

Review of Analytical reports along with raw data (Batch release, In-process and Stability).

Handling and reviewing of Change controls, deviations, and OOS.

Conducting internal audits and GLP rounds in QC and Analytical development departments and preparing audit reports.

Senior Executive - Development QA

Kemwell Biopharma Pvt. Ltd
04.2014 - 11.2014

Review and approval of analytical documents like Analytical Method validation, method transfer protocols and reports, Specifications, Methods, COAs, Stability summaries of ANDA application submission products.

Review and approval of Specifications, Standard test procedures, General testing procedures and Analytical raw data sheets (work sheets).

Conducting internal audits and GLP rounds in Analytical development departments and preparing audit reports.

Senior Executive - Development QA

Himalaya Drug Company
11.2012 - 03.2014

Review and approval of Specifications, Standard test procedures, General testing procedures and Analytical raw data sheets (work sheets).

Review and approval of Stability protocols, reports, summaries, and trends through LIMS.

Review and approval of analytical documents like Analytical Method validation, method transfer protocols and reports.

Senior Executive - Analytical R & D

AET Laboratories Pvt. Ltd
11.2007 - 10.2012

Development and validation of Analytical methods for
formulated pharmaceutical products.
Perform analytical testing using established in-house and USP analytical methods.
Evaluation of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients for second sourcing.

Analysis of R&D samples and forced degradation studies.
Preparation and maintenance of Reference standards and working standards as per IP/BP/EP/USP and non-pharmacopoeia molecules.
Monitor calibration and maintenance of instruments and equipment.

Troubleshoot and perform maintenance on Analytical instrumentation.
Preparation of Instrument Operating Procedures for all instruments and equipment.

Executive - Analytical R & D

On Top Pharmaceuticals Pvt. Ltd
03.2007 - 11.2007

Analysis of Raw Material and Finished products as per Pharmacopoeia and In-house standards.
Hands on experience on instruments like HPLC, GC, IR, UV-VIS Spectrophotometer.
Analysis on Dissolution tester, Karl-Fischer apparatus, etc.
Media preparation, microbial limit test as per IP/BP/USP and other microbiological analysis.

Analyst - Quality Control

Medopharm Pharmaceuticals Pvt. Ltd
08.2004 - 03.2007

Analysis of Raw Material, Finished product and Stability product.

Preparation and maintenance of Reference standards and working standards as per IP/BP/EP/USP and non-pharmacopoeia molecules.
Maintenance of stability records and monitoring stability studies.

Media preparation, microbial limit test as per IP/BP/USP and other microbiological analysis.

Education

Master of Science - Chemistry

Kuvempu University
Bengaluru, India
2007

Bachelor of Science - Microbiology, Biochemistry And Chemistry

S.V. University
Tirupati, India
2004

Skills

    Leadership


    Project management


    Excellent people skill


    SOP'S and CAPA


    Instrumentations


    Team building and training


    Method transfer


    Motivating the team successfully


    Incidents/Deviations

Timeline

Senior Manager - Analytical R & D

Veritas Research Incorporation
08.2018 - Current

Senior Research Scientist - Analytical R & D

Apotex Research Private Limited
04.2016 - 08.2018

Senior Executive - Development Quality Assurance

Biocon Limited
11.2014 - 04.2016

Senior Executive - Development QA

Kemwell Biopharma Pvt. Ltd
04.2014 - 11.2014

Senior Executive - Development QA

Himalaya Drug Company
11.2012 - 03.2014

Senior Executive - Analytical R & D

AET Laboratories Pvt. Ltd
11.2007 - 10.2012

Executive - Analytical R & D

On Top Pharmaceuticals Pvt. Ltd
03.2007 - 11.2007

Analyst - Quality Control

Medopharm Pharmaceuticals Pvt. Ltd
08.2004 - 03.2007

Master of Science - Chemistry

Kuvempu University

Bachelor of Science - Microbiology, Biochemistry And Chemistry

S.V. University
Dhamodaram .K