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Khushal Gite

Deputy Manager - Global Regulatory Affairs
Navi Mumbai

Summary

Accomplished Deputy Manager in Global Regulatory Affairs with extensive experience leading a team in managing post-approval activities across US, EU, Canada, GCC-MENA, and ROW markets. Demonstrates strong leadership and people development skills, with a proven track record in regulatory compliance and strategic decision-making. Expertise in CMC regulatory strategy, quality control procedures, and project management. Skilled in talent hiring and onboarding, ensuring a consistent experience for new employees. Career goal: to continue driving innovation and business benefits through effective regulatory strategies.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience

Work History

Deputy Manager - Global Regulatory Affairs,

Apotex Research Pvt Ltd
Mumbai
11.2017 - Current
  • Leading a team of eight people in all aspects of worldwide regulatory post-approval activity.
  • Offering strategic support in the development of regulatory submissions and the schedule for assigned projects or products, as well as team assistance when needed.
  • Review and verify that the data and documents included in the regulatory submission are accurate and of high quality.
  • Contribute to ROW INTS-renewal plans and regulatory submissions.
  • Create a plan for submitting those variations after reviewing Change Control evaluations for the US, EU, and CAN worldwide markets.
  • Drug substance assessment and DMF change control review to ensure that supplier-driven changes, excipient, and DS are correctly assessed.

Ensuring compliance throughout the life cycle:

  • Evaluate and review pre-CMC and supplier-driven change assessments for drug substances and excipient for all regulatory regions. Additionally, let procurement and stakeholders know how the proposed change will affect them.
  • Reviewing the post-approval submissions from Canada. such as SANDS and SNDS, and LIII notifications).
  • Responsible for timely EU variation submissions (post-approval submissions). (IAIN, IB, Type II, and Type IA). and variations in the USA. (CBE-0, CBE-30, PAS, )
  • Examining GCC-MENA applications for CPP, renewals, and post-approval submissions.
  • Managed projects and MA Transfer submissions for the ROW, GCC, and MENA regions.
  • Monitor the schedules of both planned and completed tasks, and identify any issues impeding the project's advancement.
  • Attend and proactively participate in regulatory, cross-functional team meetings which include a leader from different locations and departments.
  • Schedules, prioritizes, and assigns projects [i.e., PLCM submissions and deficiency responses. Review of change control record assessment (CCR), supplier-driven changes (SDC) & pre-CMC changes and other department-driven projects etc.] to Regulatory Affairs team members to ensure business timelines are met.
  • Supervises the work of direct reports, determining training requirements, performing regular performance reviews, and executing development plans in coordination with the Reporting Manager.
  • Regular interactions with stakeholders to discuss on expectations, deliverables/priorities and provide solutions to regulatory issues and/or problems.
  • Coaches, progressions, and provides guidance to other team members in the preparation of quality submissions and other functional tasks.
  • Maintained positive, professional working environment to optimize staff and customer satisfaction.
  • Collaborated with the HR department on recruitment, interviewing, and selecting new team members.
  • Led weekly team meetings to discuss targets, performance, and address any issues promptly.
  • Liaised with international partners to ensure alignment of regulatory strategies and submissions across markets.
  • Managed submission of regulatory documents to health authorities, adhering to strict timelines and guidelines.
  • Developed and maintained a comprehensive regulatory affairs database, tracking submission statuses and regulatory commitments.
  • Prepared detailed reports on regulatory strategies and submission plans for senior management review.
  • Facilitated training sessions for staff on compliance standards, regulations, and best practices.

Lead Consultant - Regulatory Affairs

Genpact India Pvt Ltd
Mumbai
12.2010 - 11.2017
  • CTD Module 2: Quality Overall Summary writing for global markets in eCTD format;
  • Modules 1, Preparation and review of Adminitrative documents (LOA, CPP, Cover letters, TOC)
  • Modules 3: CMC dossiers for solid oral dosage forms (tablets and capsules) were prepared and reviewed.
  • Prepare, review, and submit responses to inquiries from international regulatory bodies.
  • Coordination of documents needed for dossier and question response preparations with industry cross-functional teams.
  • Type IA, Type IB, and Type II Variation packages for EU PLCM were prepared and ready to be submitted.
  • Prepared and reviewed License Renewals Packages for LATAM, Europe Union, and South African markets. CTD Conversion (Reformatting information from old Part II dossier into new CTD format)
  • Quality Review for Dossier Collation and Preparation as per HA requirement (For US and EU region).
  • Review the BMR, stability study data, comparative dissolution profile data, COA, and test reports.
  • Gap analysis between registered documents and plant practices, and preparation of CMC review documents for the same.

Officer - Regulatory Affairs

Franco Indian Pharmaceuticals Pvt Ltd
Mumbai
08.2009 - 12.2010
  • The preparation of applications for state GMP, chemist approval, and COPP.
  • Reviewed MFR, BMR, change control, deviation, and other documents are prepared, reviewed, and • Examining the stability data, specifications, and protocol.
  • Examining the stability data, specs, and protocol
  • Assist the leader in evaluating and qualifying vendors for raw materials. Getting license applications ready to submit to the FDA at the local or state level.
  • Paying in-person visits to the CDSCO and State FDA offices to get clarification and resolve different issues.
  • To coordinate with FDA officials, DCGI, and statutory agencies, as well as with state-level drug authorities to handle concerns pertaining to quality.

Formulation/Production Officer

Ipca Laboratories Pvt. Ltd, India
Silvassa
12.2008 - 08.2009

Worked in Formulation-Granulation dept. for the formulation of batches for the Development of ANDA Products for the US Market & Technology Transfer Batches with Optimization, Qualification Batches for New Products along with documentation.
Worked with Production supervisors and completed production target as per GMP norms and production plans ·
Handling Granulation and compression area. Also, individually handling binding of products in granulation.
Active audit team member for various audits like WHO Audit, Local FDA Audit, USFDA AUDIT, and active member of the team of Total Quality Management (TQM) in IPCA Laboratories Ltd.

Facilitated communication between departments, ensuring smooth operations throughout the entire production cycle.

Education

M. Tech - Pharmaceutical Operations & Management

BITS Pilani
Hyderabad, India
06.2024 - Current

B. Pharmacy - Pharmaceutical Sciences

College of Pharmacy Faizpur
Faizpur
04.2001 -

Skills

  • Post Approval activities across US, EU, Canada, GCC-MENA, and ROW markets and 3 years MFG and QA experience

  • Leads and manages a Regulatory Affairs team based in Mumbai (8 Member team)

  • lead global CMC regulatory strategy with a focus on innovation, maximizing the business benefit balanced

  • Planning, and reviewing, coordination, submission for assigned projects/products

  • Identify the required documentation and quality and/or timelines issues for global PLCM submissions

  • Provides high quality regulatory evaluation/ Change control Assessment and strategic advice on time;

  • Conduct and records regular half yearly and annual performance reviews as well as personal/career discussions with all direct reports in line with the company's Performance management Process

  • Talent hiring in a comprehensive, discriminated, and consistent manner

  • Onboard new employees by providing a consistent experience

  • Performs as a CMC lead for the development of CMC regulatory submission strategies,

  • Having Strong team leadership and people development skills

Software

SAP, QMS Trackwise, QMS RIMS, Docubridge, EXTEDO submission manage,

Supply Chain Management, GDMS (Global Data Management System, Adobe Acrobat Pro, eCTD office, and DMS,

Laurenz eValidator, SharePoint Office Tools: Well-versed with MS Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook Operating System:Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10

Timeline

M. Tech - Pharmaceutical Operations & Management

BITS Pilani
06.2024 - Current

Deputy Manager - Global Regulatory Affairs,

Apotex Research Pvt Ltd
11.2017 - Current

Lead Consultant - Regulatory Affairs

Genpact India Pvt Ltd
12.2010 - 11.2017

Officer - Regulatory Affairs

Franco Indian Pharmaceuticals Pvt Ltd
08.2009 - 12.2010

Formulation/Production Officer

Ipca Laboratories Pvt. Ltd, India
12.2008 - 08.2009

B. Pharmacy - Pharmaceutical Sciences

College of Pharmacy Faizpur
04.2001 -
Khushal GiteDeputy Manager - Global Regulatory Affairs
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