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Ravi Kumar Vendra

Ravi Kumar Vendra

Hyderabad

Summary

Results-driven quality control professional with a passion for ensuring product quality and regulatory compliance. With over 21 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry, I possess extensive expertise in Quality Control activities, with a strong focus on ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements. Proven expertise in analytical method validation, batch commercial release, CAPA processes, and team development. Skilled in overseeing tech transfers and ensuring FDA audit readiness. I'm a detail-oriented and organized individual with excellent leadership skills, seeking a challenging role that utilizes my skills and experience to drive quality and excellence.

Overview

21
21
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Head Quality Control

Renovocellbiologics private limited
Hyderabad
11.2024 - Current
  • Leading Quality control department
  • Responsible for Analytical tech transfer
  • Raw material and packing material release according to the plan.
  • Finished and commercial batches are released.
  • Responsible for stability studies.
  • Manpower recruitment.
  • Maintaining quality standards.
  • Responsible for investigations OOS, OOT, LIR and deviations.
  • Collaborating with regulatory teams to ensure quality control documentation for regulatory submissions, such as INDs, NDAs, and BLAs.
  • Annual budget for preparation and utilizing the funds in an effective manner.
  • Responsible for GLP practices in the lab.
  • Implementation of change control and CAPAs.
  • Responsible for making the laboratory inspection-ready for regulatory audits.

Head-Quality Control

Biological E.Limited
Paonta Sahib
09.2021 - 11.2024

Led quality control department, ensuring compliance with established standards.

Managed analytical tech transfer and release of raw and packing materials as per schedule.

  • Oversaw release of finished and commercial batches to meet production timelines.
  • Conducted stability studies to guarantee product integrity over time.
  • Supported regulatory affairs in preparation for ANDA submissions.
  • Executed manpower recruitment to build a skilled quality control team.
  • Maintained quality standards through rigorous investigations of OOS, OOT, LIR, and deviations.
  • Prepared annual budget, effectively utilizing funds for departmental needs.

Group Leader

Alembic pharmaceuticals Unit -III
Vadodara
12.2016 - 08.2021
  • Company Overview: (Sterile drug products)
  • Planning and execution of Method validations for multiple dosage projects are like Injectable, complex molecules, ophthalmic and Raw materials.
  • Responsible for Analytical method validation/ Verification and Method transfers in quality control department.
  • Performing method feasibility studies for new methods and troubleshooting methods.
  • Method development compliance.
  • Method validation /verification protocols &Reports review.
  • Cleaning method validations.
  • Performing method equivalency studies if any method is deviating from official compendia methods.
  • Conducting laboratory investigations.
  • Optimization of Diluents compatibility study methods.
  • Finalization of STP's for Drug products and Raw materials.
  • Review of specifications for Drug product, API &Excipients on the current requirements declarations.
  • Experience in recruitment of Analytical team
  • Closely working with Business development team for ongoing projects progress and new projects initiation Monitoring outsources (Third party labs) tests validation activities for E& L
  • (Sterile drug products)

Analyst II

Apotex Research Pvt LTD
Bengaluru
03.2101 - 11.2016
  • Headed analytical method transfer team.
  • Planning and execution of Tech Transfer activities from the global sites.
  • Hands on experience in stability studies.
  • Investigating OOS, LIR and VIC's.
  • Experience in Change Control (QMS)
  • Experience in Lab ware LIMS.
  • Having analytical experience in regulatory environment.
  • Having experience in successfully facing regulatory audits by USFDA MHRA UK, TGA.
  • Having certificate from waters as an 'Empower reviewer'.
  • Providing on the job training for newly joined analysts.
  • Experienced in the use of Ion Exchange Chromatography. (DIONEX)
  • Experienced in the use of High-Performance Liquid Chromatographs (HPLC&UPLC), UV, IR, GC and Dissolution.
  • Review of raw analytical data with respect to accuracy and adequacy.

Sr.Executive

Dr.Reddys Laboratories unit -I
Hyderabad
09.2007 - 12.2008
  • Analysis of Raw material, In-process Samples.
  • Experienced in the use of HPLC, UV, IR, GC, and wet Analysis.
  • Residual Solvents Analysis.
  • Calibration of laboratory equipment.
  • Preparation of Raw data work sheets.
  • Experienced in Sampling from the Stores as per cGMP guidelines.

Chemist

Aurobindo Pharma LTD
Hyderabad
12.2003 - 08.2007
  • Analysis of Raw materials, intermediates and finished products.
  • Analysis of API by HPLC and GC
  • Reaction monitoring by HPLC and GC.
  • Preparation of Volumetric solutions and standardizations.
  • Responsible for monitoring and maintaining reagents needed for testing requirements.
  • Handled the High-Performance Thin layer chromatography, UV.
  • Preparing SOP's and ROA.

Education

M.Sc - Chemistry

Nagarjuna College
Hyderabad
12.2006

B.Sc -

SCIM Degree college
Tanuku, Andhra Pradesh
04.2001

Intermediate -

KGRL Junior college
Bhimvaram, Andhra Pradesh
04.1998

Skills

  • Commercial batch release
  • Analytical method validation
  • Injectable formulations
  • Oral solid dosage (OSD)
  • Ophthalmic products
  • Complex generics development
  • Investigative analysis
  • Active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs)
  • FDA audit preparedness
  • Change control management
  • CAPA implementation strategies
  • Labware LIMS proficiency
  • Stability study execution
  • Audit readiness

Certification

Super reviewer in Empower software

Hobbies and Interests

  • FDA audit readiness
  • Reading books

Languages

  • English, Full Professional Proficiency
  • Kannada, Full Professional Proficiency
  • Hindi, Full Professional Proficiency
  • Telugu, Native or Bilingual Proficiency

Timeline

Analyst II

Apotex Research Pvt LTD
03.2101 - 11.2016

Head Quality Control

Renovocellbiologics private limited
11.2024 - Current

Head-Quality Control

Biological E.Limited
09.2021 - 11.2024

Group Leader

Alembic pharmaceuticals Unit -III
12.2016 - 08.2021

Sr.Executive

Dr.Reddys Laboratories unit -I
09.2007 - 12.2008

Chemist

Aurobindo Pharma LTD
12.2003 - 08.2007

M.Sc - Chemistry

Nagarjuna College

B.Sc -

SCIM Degree college

Intermediate -

KGRL Junior college
Ravi Kumar Vendra