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Syed Rayan Ahmed

Pharmacovigilance Quality Assurance Professional
Bangalore,KA

Summary

A competent, motivated and enthusiastic professional with 5+ years of IT experience in Pharmacovigilance which includes roles such as Software Test Engineering, Reporting & Analysis, Cognos Administration, Cognos Scheduling etc. Experience in Manual testing, IBM Cognos, Cognos Administration Console, Cognos Scheduling. Good knowledge on testing methodologies. End to End knowledge about HP ALM Testing Tool Technical and functional knowledge on Oracle Argus. Good knowledge on Life Science R&D, Pharmacovigilance, Started with Cognos Report Development, SQL and Python.

Overview

4
4
years of post-secondary education
6
6
years of professional experience

Work History

Software Analyst

Accenture
Bangalore, Karnataka
03.2016 - 01.2019
  • Worked with Oracle Argus Tool as a UAT Test Engineer where developing test scripts, performing dry run and handing over to the client for their execution was the main task.
  • Strong hands-on experience in HP ALM Validation tool
  • Have knowledge on Adverse Event Reporting and Pharmacovigilance
  • Have sound knowledge on how the Oracle Argus system works and it's functionality
  • Have worked on Executing the Test cases and Identifying defects in the application.
  • Have worked with clients helping them with executing the test cases.

Systems Specialist

GlaxoSmithKline
Bangalore, Karnataka
01.2019 - Current
  • Working here as IBM Cognos Reports tester and Scheduling lead where complex reports are developed, tested and scheduled.
  • Writing Complex Test cases capable of testing the Cognos reports based on the functionality of the reports.
  • Writing Test cases which are capable of generating the exact same outputs with the help of a master report which have almost all the Argus Fields.
  • Well versed with HP ALM Validation tool - from creating the test cases in Excel, loading test cases into ALM Test Plan through ALM Excel Add-in, Test Approvals, Test Execution in Test Lab etc.
  • Restructuring test templates to comply with HP ALM standards when we moved from paper based testing to testing in a validated system(HP ALM) and modifying the test templates based on new introductions and changes.
  • Taking Entire ownership of Scheduling the Cognos Reports based on requirements provided by the clients.
  • Leading the Scheduling activities in the team, interacting with clients to understand their requirements and delivering accordingly.
  • Handling Tickets on scheduling new reports and modifications to existing reports
  • Sound Knowledge on Oracle Argus Functionality, Modifying Periodic Report Templates, Testing of periodic reports, working on the business specification of the periodic reports.
  • Started Developing Reports on IBM cognos by taking up activities like templating the reports, adding/ removing new column in an report or adding/removing a tab in a report

Education

Bachelor of Engineering - Medical Electronics

B.M.S College of Engineering
Bangalore
05.2011 - 06.2015

Skills

    Software Testing

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Timeline

Systems Specialist

GlaxoSmithKline
01.2019 - Current

Software Analyst

Accenture
03.2016 - 01.2019

Bachelor of Engineering - Medical Electronics

B.M.S College of Engineering
05.2011 - 06.2015

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