Pradnya Kedari
Editor | Project Management | R N D
Pune
Summary
- Self-motivated leader with multiple Project Management skills evidenced by successful completion of 2+ projects worth 800000 & 2400000 INR. Proficient in using various AI tools (Jasper, Chat GPT, Murf and other VO tools).
- As Program Manager, managed team of 12 members, was responsible for Project performance analysis, liaising with stakeholders, coordinating events & workshops, involved in hiring process.
- Editorial experience in scientific journals, responsible for managing the peer review process for life science, health science journals.
- Team player having excellent organization & communication skills evidenced by designing & conducting 2+ workshops, training 8+ M. Sc. & Ph. D, 2+ years of teaching experience for >1500 individuals.
- Presentation skills demonstrated by 5 international scientific publications, 6+ institutional progress presentations for stakeholders, exhibition of 11+ posters at international and national seminars, conferences & competitions.
Overview
2026
2026
years of professional experience
4
4
Certifications
Work History
Scientific Writer
Journal of Visualized Experiments, JoVE, Bangalore
01.2021 - Current
- Experience in post-production team, Script generation to produce scientifically accurate, informative, and engaging scientific videos, VO creation using AI tools and QC for scientific videos.
- Creating scripts using Artificial intelligence (AI) to visualize scientific concepts in an easy-to-understand manner.
- Communicating with authors and editorial and post-production teams.
- Generate documents using the guidelines to provide instructions to media professionals such as voice talent, video editors, and animators.
- Reviewing content and providing feedback based on my knowledge and expertise in biological sciences.
Program Manager
AYUSH CoE, SPPU, Pune
01.2020 - 01.2021
- Responsible for conducting multiple projects for successful deliverables, tracking progress, strategic planning for goal achievement, and progress presentations.
- Critically reviewing project-specific documents, preparing activity and progress reports for program directors, and maintaining protocol prototypes. Ensuring high-quality standards for scientific and technical documents of the multivalent preclinical projects.
- Worked as Overseeing Editor for the international journal - J-AIM (Elsevier)- Ensuring timely delivery of all assigned copyediting tasks, QC to maintain documents, timeliness & efficiency standards.
- Communicating with multiple collaborative organizations (Scientists, health care professionals). Creating surveys, analyzing data, and developing/planning activities.
Project Management/Research associate
Agharkar Research Institute, India
01.2017 - 01.2020
- Managing and executing end-to-end projects, strategy planning, coordination, execution & troubleshooting, tracking milestones for timely delivery of targeted products, and delivering progress reports & manuscripts.
- Scientific writing & analytical skill resulted in manuscript & project writing. Communication skills resulted in 2 interdisciplinary collaborations, designing, and writing research proposals> 8000000 INR.
- Liaising with stakeholders to present project strategies, problem-solving and analyzing information, and documentation. Managing client expectations throughout the lifecycle of the project.
- Communicating effectively within the team & with vendors, and stakeholders, designed & conducted workshops, and institutional progress reports.
Teaching and Freelance Writer
Modern College, Shivaji Nagar
2014 - 01.2017
- Communication skills resulted in designing and delivering training for 2 national workshops, 15+ hands on trainings, 2 years of teaching experience for graduate, UG, PG students (Modern college and Siddhivinayak Mahavidyalay).
- As a subject matter expert created 6 interactive audio-visual modules for the National Mission by Ministry of Human Resource Development (E-PG-Pathshala).
- Proficient in lead generation for content writing, editing, and translation of scientific documents, and medical SOPs, resulted in the completion of 30+ assignments.
- Liaising with clients, responsible for quality control (QC), proof reading to meet customer expectations.
Project Management/ Project Fellow
University of Pune, India
01.2008 - 01.2014
- Utilizing strong analytical skills & subject expertise for designing experiments, Market research and negotiation for procurement of instruments.
- Analyzing data, manuscript writing resulted in Peer reviewed journal publications as evidenced by 3 publications, 2 collaborations, 1 award for posted presented at national conference & 1 research fellowship.
- Strong communication & scientific writing skills resulted in project submission, progress report writing. Proficiency with strong experience in MS Office.
Education
Ph.D. - Botany
SPPU
Pune, India01.2014
M.Sc. - Cytogenetics & plant breeding
SPPU
Pune, India01.2007
B.Sc. - Botany with Voc. Biotech
SPPU
Pune, India01.2005
Skills
- Project coordination
- Proficient in decision-making
- Strategic problem resolution
- Effective team coordination
- Problem-solving skills
- Strategic decision-making
Certification
Project Management, University of California
Awards
- Research Fellowship for meritorious students, University of Pune
- Award for poster presentation at National Annual meet of PTC Association, 2017
Publications
Available on Request
Timeline
Scientific Writer
Journal of Visualized Experiments, JoVE, Bangalore
01.2021 - Current
Program Manager
AYUSH CoE, SPPU, Pune
01.2020 - 01.2021
Project Management/Research associate
Agharkar Research Institute, India
01.2017 - 01.2020
Project Management/ Project Fellow
University of Pune, India
01.2008 - 01.2014
Teaching and Freelance Writer
Modern College, Shivaji Nagar
2014 - 01.2017
Ph.D. - Botany
SPPU
M.Sc. - Cytogenetics & plant breeding
SPPU
B.Sc. - Botany with Voc. Biotech
SPPU