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Vidyasagar Aragonda

Hyderabad,India

Summary

9+ years in the pharmaceutical industry across contract manufacturing (SCM-PPIC), process engineering, and production. Proven track record scaling tech transfers, optimizing inventory and recoveries, strengthening vendor management, and driving cost and yield improvements. Six Sigma Green Belt and ISB Executive Education in Product Management; apply product thinking (prioritization, stakeholder alignment, data-driven reviews, risk management) to accelerate delivery and outcomes.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience
4027
4027
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification

Work history

Deputy Manager (SPOC)

M/s. Laurus Labs Limited
Hyderabad
10.2022 - 08.2025
  • Coordinate end-to-end with Contract Manufacturing Units (CMUs) to meet production plans; ensure raw-material availability, recoveries, and minimal fresh-material use.
  • Drive inventory optimization at CMUs against standard norms; institute regular reviews and stock reconciliations; align legacy vs. SAP consumption norms.
  • Own CMU legal and commercial readiness: CMAs/CDAs with Legal; PO creation/amendments, RFPs, vendor management, strategic sourcing.
  • Lead yield/productivity improvements and cost initiatives with CMUs; plan/execute tech transfers from Plant/R&D to CMUs.
  • Independently manage internal/external stakeholders; apply commercial understanding of GST/Incoterms, subcontract POs, product costing, overheads.
  • Prioritized CMU initiatives using MoSCoW/RICE to focus on highest-impact inventory, sourcing, and tech-transfer tasks.
  • Built lightweight roadmaps and facilitation rituals to align SCM-PPIC, Legal, R&D, and CMUs—accelerating CDA/CMA turnaround and smoother transfers.
  • Instituted data-driven reviews (yields, recoveries, inventory norms) and hypothesis-driven process experiments.

Process Engineering Scientist

M/s. Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Limited
Hyderabad
09.2019 - 06.2021
  • Led cross-functional forums (RA/QA/QC/Safety/Tech-Transfer/Engineering) to ensure smooth, safe commercial execution.
  • Drove lab-to-pilot-to-plant scale-up: DOE-based understanding, TT datasheet reviews, “what-if”/holding studies, scale-up calculations, pilot monitoring.
  • Reviewed BCTs, mass balances, impurity profiles; mapped equipment selection from lab learnings; prepared/approved Risk Assessments.
  • Authored & reviewed pre-validation/validation protocols and reports; maintained campaign suitability/comparison documentation.
  • Closely monitored critical operations; closed investigations with robust CAPA.

Deputy Manager

M/s. Sai Life Sciences Limited
Hyderabad
07.2017 - 08.2019
  • Completed validation program for Imepitoin (antiepileptic) API (Right-first-time recognition).
  • Drove Amidites (nucleosides/nucleotides) building-block scale-ups; completed one monomer, three in advanced scale-up.
  • Led capacity enhancement via new equipment/technologies (e.g., multi-cartridge filters); used DynoChem to derisk scale-up.
  • Authored BPRs, P&IDs, pre-validation/validation protocols & reports; executed campaign documentation and change comparisons.
  • Closed investigations with CAPA; compiled campaign reports; prepared RFPs/quotes for new processes.
  • Recognition: Appreciation award for right-first-time completion of Imepitoin validation.

Production Manager

M/s. Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Limited
07.2015 - 08.2016
  • Led capacity-enhancement and cost-improvement projects (washing nozzles, spray balls, static mixers); ran zero-based budgeting to cut utility gaps.
  • Executed key raw-material transfers for an anti-obesity drug (Tanuk Pharma → SPIL, Dewas): process flow, material balance, P&ID modifications, budget sanction, BPR finalization, batch execution.
  • Drove timely transfer/completion of Pentoxifylline exhibit batches (SPIL Panoli → SPIL Dewas) with tight CFT coordination (RA/QA/QC/Safety/TT/Engg).
  • Supported additional RM transfer (Lantech Pharma → SPIL).

Graduate Engineer Trainee

M/s. Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited
07.2014 - 07.2015
  • Hands-on exposure to commercial production, SOPs, and GMP compliance; contributed to day-to-day plant operations and documentation.

Education

M Tech - Chemical Engineering

Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
Kanpur, IN-UP
2014

B Tech - Chemical Engineering

National Institute of Technology Warangal
Warangal, TG
2012

Skills

  • Product roadmapping
  • OKRs
  • Agile
  • Scrum facilitation
  • Prioritization frameworks
  • RICE
  • MoSCoW
  • Cost–benefit analysis
  • Stakeholder mapping
  • Alignment
  • SCM-PPIC
  • Legal
  • R&D
  • CMUs
  • PRDs
  • Clear acceptance criteria
  • Definition of done
  • Data-driven decisions
  • KPI trees
  • Dashboards
  • Hypothesis testing
  • Contract Manufacturing
  • Tech Transfer
  • Production planning
  • Inventory optimization
  • Reconciliation in SAP
  • Yield improvement
  • Recovery improvement
  • Vendor management
  • Partner management
  • RFPs
  • POs
  • Negotiation
  • Incoterms
  • GST fluency

Certification

ISB Executive Education — Product Management, Nov' 2024 - Apr'2025 , Indian School of Business

Timeline

Deputy Manager (SPOC)

M/s. Laurus Labs Limited
10.2022 - 08.2025

Process Engineering Scientist

M/s. Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Limited
09.2019 - 06.2021

Deputy Manager

M/s. Sai Life Sciences Limited
07.2017 - 08.2019

Production Manager

M/s. Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Limited
07.2015 - 08.2016

Graduate Engineer Trainee

M/s. Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited
07.2014 - 07.2015

M Tech - Chemical Engineering

Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

B Tech - Chemical Engineering

National Institute of Technology Warangal

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