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Prerona Goon

Principal Scientist

Summary

Experienced professional with over 15 years of expertise in literature surveillance, quality oversight, and regulatory compliance with top-tier pharmaceutical environments. Proven ability to lead end-to-end literature surveillance process, develop and optimize search strategies and manage diverse product portfolios with a strong focus on data accuracy and inspection readiness. Adept at driving quality initiatives. Recognized for strategic problem solving, cross functional collaboration, and building team capability through training, mentoring and continuous process improvement. Awarded for process efficiency and change management excellence at GSK. Currently managing literature surveillance with a proactive, detail oriented and impact driven approach.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience

Work History

Principal Scientist

GSK
12.2018 - Current
  • Led oversight of global literature surveillance activities of 300 + products, ensuring end-to-end compliance, scientific rigor and timely delivery across search strategy design, evaluation, and quality control.
  • Drove strategic quality initiatives, identifying systemic gaps and enabling process improvements across high volume portfolios.
  • Developed and implemented a performance tracking QC dashboard incorporating individual matrices, trend analysis and root cause feedback to enhance accountability and evaluation quality.
  • Steered cross-functional alignment standardizing expectations through training material creation, evaluation and direct engagement with QC outcomes.
  • Resolved legacy risks by initiating a comprehensive review across products demonstrating proactive risk mitigation and system wide thinking.
  • Provided management level monitoring and led noise reduction initiatives through search optimizations.
  • Supported regulatory responses and contributed to ongoing operational excellence to Product list, triage algorithm and review documentation.
  • Championed a culture of continuous improvement, mentoring team members on evaluation accuracy, reinforcing quality ownership and promoting collaboration across surveillance, quality and operations functions.

Senior Literature Evaluation Scientist

GSK
04.2022 - 12.2023

Literature Review Specialist

GSK
12.2018 - 03.2022
  • Served as a subject matter expert on various projects, providing valuable input towards achieving project objectives in a timely manner.
  • Optimized resource allocation through effective workload distribution among review specialists.

Senior Operations Specialist

IQVIA
05.2014 - 12.2018

Oversaw and scheduled operational activities within Pharmacovigilance (PV) projects, ensuring timely and accurate delivery in compliance with regulatory and project specific requirements.


Served as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) to cross-functional teams offering guidance on case processing workflows, documentation standards and best practices.


Led the Training and mentoring of junior team members, enhancing team capability and ensuring consistent adherence to quality standards and SOPs.


Contributed to literature surveillance activities including literature screening, reconciliation and documentation in alignment with sponsor requirements. Supported reconciliation process to ensure clean handoffs and inspection readiness.




Senior Research Associate

Jubilant Biosys
07.2008 - 05.2014

Scientific and literature curation, screening , bibliographic indexing, analysis and interpretation of key scientific data from international publication, editorials, commentaries and clinical trial databases.


Abstract preparation and report writing of medical and clinical data.


Data validation.


Training and mentoring.

Education

Master of Science - Biochemistry

Bangalore University
Bengaluru
04.2001 -

Bachelor of Science - Biochemistry

NEHU
Shillong
04.2001 -

Skills

Literature Surveillance

Periodic Reports

Risk management

Search Strategy

Signal Detection

Case management

Timeline

Senior Literature Evaluation Scientist

GSK
04.2022 - 12.2023

Principal Scientist

GSK
12.2018 - Current

Literature Review Specialist

GSK
12.2018 - 03.2022

Senior Operations Specialist

IQVIA
05.2014 - 12.2018

Senior Research Associate

Jubilant Biosys
07.2008 - 05.2014

Master of Science - Biochemistry

Bangalore University
04.2001 -

Bachelor of Science - Biochemistry

NEHU
04.2001 -
Prerona GoonPrincipal Scientist