Pranav Bhandarkar

Dynamic Senior Manager with a proven track record in building high-performing teams and driving cross-functional collaboration. Expertise in delivering innovative solutions to complex business challenges, resulting in sustainable growth and exceeding performance expectations. Demonstrated proficiency in operational strategy, financial management, and effective communication, ensuring team success and alignment with organizational goals. Strong background in budget administration, staff training, stakeholder negotiation, and business knowledge to optimize efficiency.

• Agilisium Consulting Pvt. Ltd., Lead Business Analyst and Regional Data Steward, 04/20, Working as Product Data Steward for Analytical Division for a large multinational pharmaceutical company, Deploying various methodologies to analyze processes, minimizing escalations and realizing operational efficiencies, Leading the transfer of processes from different vendors to Agilisium, Manual identification of New Molecules in the market and deciding the competitor and potential competitors for the client products in the market, Training technical resources on the business knowledge and processes followed in the Pharma industry to be able to understand customer requirements better
• M Result Services Pvt. Ltd., Senior Clinical Research Data Analyst, 08/14, Working as system & report owner for Analytical Division for a large multinational pharmaceutical company, Deploying various methodologies to analyze processes, minimizing escalations and realizing operational efficiencies, Implementing procedures to facilitate a high-quality client experience, while adhering to the SLA, Supporting team on productivity benefit and steering efforts in achieving productivity benefit of 40 hours per FTE per month, Implementing process improvement initiatives that enabled client to achieve the projection of data points for the upcoming quarters with greater accuracy, Ensuring even distribution of workload by facilitating efficient resource management, Evaluating multiple reports while improving visualizations as a part of the report, Conducting in depth analysis and mapping business requirements for enhancements to current systems, Managing vendor data and analyzing for quality and compliance metric reporting
• Synowledge PV Services Pvt. Ltd., Drug Safety Associate, 03/13, 08/14, Worked as Case Processor, managed data entry of individual case safety reports into the safety database; evaluated AE case information to determine required action based on and following internal policies and procedures., Worked as MedDRA Coder, undertook coding of all medical history, events, drugs/procedures/indications and laboratory tests according to the appropriate dictionary (e.g. MedDRA, Company Product Dictionary, WHO-DD), Managed case allocation and TAT analysis; allocated cases (serious and non-serious) daily and provided TAT status, Met timeline and supported global regulatory submissions, Revised cases and checked after case processing based on client conventions and sent to the next level for submission to client, Mapped clinically relevant missing information, followed up for collection of new & clinically significant data as well as medical confirmations as required, Analyzed entered cases as per quality review checklist in terms of quality, accuracy, and completeness against the source documents provided
• Triesta Life Sciences, Clinical Research Coordinator, 10/12, 03/13, Conducted patient screening, Liaised with Principal Investigator and school, department, and central administration to help ensure that clinical research and related activities are performed in accordance with Federal regulations and sponsoring agency policies, Assisted the PI in development of material to training individual in protocol requirements and research plan, Helped Principal Investigator; ensured all key personnel engaged in research project met the training requirement in line with Federal regulations and sponsoring agency policies and procedures, Facilitated auditing visit; notified appropriate institutional officials of external audits by FDA and sponsors, Coordinated with sponsoring agency compliance and monitoring efforts related to human research participant protection and report instances of noncompliance to the appropriate compliance office
• Alfa Business Services and SS Solutions, Head of Operations, 09/09, 05/10, Set up office, analyzed profiles for suitability for recruitment purposes, Identified strategies for building team effectiveness by promoting a spirit of cooperation between team members, Addressed escalations from team members for smooth functioning of process, Raised invoice for fortnight, billing process, Managed facilities and administration which included food, transport and material for customers
• AXA Business Services Pvt. Ltd., 11/05, 08/09, Associate, 11/05, 07/08, Process Leader, 07/08, 08/09

Karnataka State Pharmacy Council, Affiliated to Pharmacy Council of India

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• Committee Member, State Level Cultural Fest, PES College of Pharmacy, Conducted once a year

Research Associate, Jain Institute of Vocation & Advanced Studies Bangalore, 12/05-03/06, Developed new method for assay of Cloxacillin Sodium using HPLC

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