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Dr Sonali Solanki

Gurgaon

Summary

Performance-driven Vice President with 11 years of experience in medical affairs in IVD and medicine/pathology, aligning systems with business requirements, policies and regulatory requirements. Passionate about applying excellent organization and communication skills to manage and lead teams. Results-oriented individual well-versed in interfacing and consulting on business processes to drive results based on sound overall business judgment.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Vice President (Quality)

Healthians (Expedient Healthcare Marketing Private Limited)
10.2023 - Current
  • Assess the impact of any changes to worldwide regulations and/or processes on existing metrics and update as required in order to ensure continued suitability.
  • Handling compliance to the regulatory guidelines including due diligence and compliance to local, national guidelines.
  • Performing risk assessment and identifying high risk areas with meticulous planning and implementation of mitigation measures
  • Review feedback from Health Authorities or other external parties and prepare responses and integrate the feedback to organization standards as appropriate
  • Ensure compliance to good laboratory practices (GLP)
  • Ensure implementation of quality management system to the entire network of labs across the country in the preanalytical, analytical and post analytical lab workflow.
  • Manage assigned monitoring activities / metrics production and lead investigations in to any deficiencies identified, develop and implement corrective and preventative actions (CAPAs) and measuring their effectiveness
  • Established a culture of continuous improvement, fostering innovation and driving sustainable growth across the organization
  • Maintain medical laboratory equipment performance by establishing quality standards and ensuring the implementation of SOPs
  • Document Control
  • Implement new programs, tests, methods, instrumentation, and procedures including validation/ verification and apporvals
  • Subject matter expert during audits and inspections including CAP, NABL, ISO; lead the preparation of responses to findings and the development and implementation of CAPAs
  • Conduct Quality Audits for existing labs & partners conducting gap analysis activities including evaluation of clinical and medical processes
  • Resolve customer queries and escalations/concerns

Assistant Vice President and Head (Quality)

Healthians (Expedient Healthcare Marketing Private Limited)
07.2020 - 09.2023

Medical Affairs Manager

Becton Dickinson
12.2018 - 07.2020
  • Assessed competitive landscapes by conducting comprehensive market analyses, informing strategic planning efforts within the organization.
  • · Conducted Clinical Marketing Education Programs, Seminars, Promotional Events and In-service Programs in the respective region in order to improve BD value proposition amongst both clinical and economic buyers, by engaging KOLs towards business outcome and achieve regional business objectives.
  • Collaborated closely with marketing teams to develop evidence-based promotional materials that highlight product benefits and support sales efforts.
  • Ensured timely dissemination of critical safety updates to healthcare providers through proactive communication efforts and targeted outreach campaigns.
  • Served as a key liaison between internal stakeholders and external partners, fostering productive collaborations that advanced company goals.
  • Established a robust system for tracking and reporting adverse events, strengthening patient safety measures across the organization.
  • Played a pivotal role in product launches, working closely with commercial teams to ensure seamless integration of medical affairs activities into overall launch plans.
  • ·Support / assist sales organization with product evaluations, clinical audits in hospitals/labs, setting protocols and processes in hospitals & clinics critical to business technical challenges (including but not limited to troubleshooting and product applications) in order to attain high levels of product penetration, query resolution and trouble free product application.
  • Managed the review and approval process for medical communications materials, ensuring accuracy and alignment with company objectives.
  • Enhanced medical education initiatives by creating engaging training materials for healthcare professionals on new products and therapies.
  • Developed and maintained strong relationships with key opinion leaders to ensure access to the latest medical information and insights.
  • Liaised with other healthcare professionals to develop comprehensive patient care plans and provide highest quality of care.
  • Supported clinical research projects by providing expert guidance on study design, data analysis, and interpretation of results.
  • Exercised leadership capabilities by successfully motivating and inspiring others.
  • · Medical writing- prepared and vetted literature for internal/ external stakeholders and assisted in approvals at Veeva-vault to ensure compliance to worldwide regulatory/medical standards
  • Cross functional activities with various business segments and liasoning with Regulatory affairs and Quality Assurance

Senior Resident /Registrar – Lab Services

Artemis Hospital
07.2018 - 11.2018


  • Participated in quality assurance audits, identifying areas for improvement and implementing corrective actions to maintain high standards of care in the department.
  • Provided and managed direct patient care by conducting laboratory examinations, evaluations and assessments to determine diagnosis.
  • Handling Haematology, serology, clinical pathology, histopathology, cytopathology, immunology, biochemistry, clinical chemistry, flow cytometry, special tests.

Attending Consultant Pathologist

Vivekanand Medical Institute, A Unit of Jaypee Healthcare Limited
08.2017 - 06.2018
  • Managed the whole laboratory services, reported haematology, cytopathology, serology, biochemistry, clinical pathology

Demonstrator/ PG Resident

Adesh Institute of Medical Sciences & Research
04.2014 - 06.2017
  • Histopathology, Haematology, Emergency laboratory duty, Blood bank, Cytology, Immunohematology, Flow cytometry
  • I was involved in teaching undergraduates (MBBS, BDS), DMLT students, BPT students, nursing students.

Medical Officer

Intensive care Unit, Kidney Hospital
02.2013 - 09.2013
  • Facilitated seamless transitions of care for patients by coordinating with physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals across various departments.
  • Improved patient outcomes and delivery of care through improved clinical quality processes.
  • Assisted senior physicians and surgeons during assessments, examinations and surgical interventions.
  • Enhanced patient satisfaction with thorough assessments, diagnoses, and treatment plans.

MBBS Intern

Rajindra Hospital
01.2011 - 12.2011

House intern on roster basis in all specialties and disciplines at Rajindra Hospital, hospital attached to Government Medical College, Patiala

Education

M.D Pathology -

Adesh Institute of Medical Sciences & Research
Punjab, India
07.2017

M.B.B.S -

Government Medical College
Patiala, Punjab, India
12.2010

Skills

  • Diagnostics
  • Medical Affairs
  • Scientific Affairs
  • Quality Assurance
  • Customer Experience
  • Accreditations
  • Compliance
  • Training and Mentoring
  • Effective Communicator
  • Public Speaker

Research

Thesis on “A study of red blood cell indices and hemoglobin patterns in microcytic hypochromic anemia in children below five years”

Personal Information


  • Date of Birth: 02/23/88
  • Marital Status: Married
  • Languages: English, Hindi, Punjabi


Certification

  • GMP for medical devices & FDA 21 CFR part 820

Certificate ID : d475ecb5d18eb3bbcfe9f52824303b330ae51958

Training

  • QMS and IA as per ISO 15189-2012 for Clinical Labs, Health Education & Learning Protocols (360 HELP), 05/29/16 - 06/01/16
  • Molecular Pathology, MEU India, 07/01/20 - 06/30/21
  • QMS and IA as per ISO 15189-2022, MELAP, 09/01/23

Publications

  • Eccrine Spiradenoma- A rare case report, International Journal of Health and Scientific Research (IJHSR), Vol 6, issue 1, January 2016
  • Histopathological characteristics of head and neck neoplasms in a tertiary care centre in south west Punjab, Journal of Krishna institute of medical sciences (JKIMS), vol 5, issue no. July-Sep 2016
  • RDW- A discriminative index in differentiation of microcytic hypochromic anemia in children below five years, International Journal of Scientific Research (IJSR), June 2017

Presentations

  • Poster, Rarest of rare case report- Mucinous Cystic Neoplasm of mesentery in a male child, ICP National CME 2015, Govt. Medical College & Hospital, Chandigarh
  • Poster, Clinicopathological Spectrum and CD 10 Immunohistochemical expression in Urothelial Carcinoma of Urinary Bladder, Asian Clinical Oncology Society (ACOS) 2016, Delhi Medical Council and Indian Academy of Cancer Research, New Delhi
  • Paper, Serum tissue transglutaminase antibodies run parallel to Modified Marsh Grading in Celiac Disease patients before and after withdrawal of Gluten., SRL MEDTALK 2016 Clinico-pathological conference on Gastro-Hepatopathology Case Based Discussions, SRL limited & Fortis Escorts Heart Institute
  • Paper, Clinico-pathological Spectrum and CD 10 Immuno-histochemical expression in Urothelial Carcinoma of Urinary Bladder, Annual conference of Madhya Pradesh MP PATHCON 2016, IAPM Chapter, Mahatma Gandhi Memorial hospital, Indore
  • Delegate Presentation, Role of CCF DNA in liquid biopsies, IACR 2019, PGIMER, Chandigarh

Disclaimer

I hereby declare that the information I have provided is true to the best of my knowledge. I am keenly looking for an opportunity, which is in-tune to my expectations and calibre and puts me on the right platform to prove my credentials.

Timeline

Vice President (Quality)

Healthians (Expedient Healthcare Marketing Private Limited)
10.2023 - Current

Assistant Vice President and Head (Quality)

Healthians (Expedient Healthcare Marketing Private Limited)
07.2020 - 09.2023

Medical Affairs Manager

Becton Dickinson
12.2018 - 07.2020

Senior Resident /Registrar – Lab Services

Artemis Hospital
07.2018 - 11.2018

Attending Consultant Pathologist

Vivekanand Medical Institute, A Unit of Jaypee Healthcare Limited
08.2017 - 06.2018

Demonstrator/ PG Resident

Adesh Institute of Medical Sciences & Research
04.2014 - 06.2017

Medical Officer

Intensive care Unit, Kidney Hospital
02.2013 - 09.2013

MBBS Intern

Rajindra Hospital
01.2011 - 12.2011

M.D Pathology -

Adesh Institute of Medical Sciences & Research

M.B.B.S -

Government Medical College
  • GMP for medical devices & FDA 21 CFR part 820

Certificate ID : d475ecb5d18eb3bbcfe9f52824303b330ae51958

Dr Sonali Solanki