Pharmaceutical Chemist Resume

SUMMARY:

Ambitious, conscientious professional with comprehensive laboratory and manufacturing experience at large and small, family - style organizations. Eager to learn new techniques, continuing my career in pharmaceuticals. Excellent project management skills, coordinating scientific studies independently and in collaboration with multi-disciplinary project teams, driving adherence to budgets and timelines. Adept in regulated environments. Articulate and engaging. Experience working with controlled substances.

EXPERTISE AREA:

Skilled researcher
Dedicated/agile
Problem solver

R&D/analytical
Product/method development
Observant/investigative

Practical ingenuity
Integrity/GLP/cGMP
Leader/collaborator
Innovative, quality-focused, and goal-oriented, demonstrating perseverance to achieve desired outcomes for customers.

LABORATORY SKILLS:

Polymorph screening (solid form screening), including stable form screening and hydrate/solvate determinations
Challenging crystallization, including single crystal growth for structure determination
Salt/cocrystal screening
Amorphous material generation
Solubility determination
Wet chemistry techniques, organic and inorganic, including titration, extraction, and pH adjustment
Rotary evaporation, distillation, lyophilization, and loss on drying
Formulation preparation and testing, including amorphous dispersions
Experience with small and large molecules, including controlled substances, teratogens, cytotoxics, and moisture or light-sensitive materials

INSTRUMENTATION SKILLS:

Atomic absorption | Optical microscopy, including hot stage | GC/MS | IR | Raman
Thermal analysis, including DSC and TGA | XRPD | Micro VanKel dissolution
USP VanKel dissolution, including initial instrument setup and automated testing using UV flow cell; paddle, basket, or intrinsic, including pellet pressing (Woods apparatus);
UV-VIS (spectrophotometer), pH meter.

SOFTWARE SKILLS:

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Pharmaceutical Chemist

Responsibilities:

Collected and interpreted analytical data for drug substance and drug product, readily making connections between the data about the nature of the materials tested.
Conducted independent research on novel cocrystals and ‘crystalline sponges’, for structure determination of hard-to-crystallize materials, including liquids
Discovered numerous new materials, resulting in enhanced stability or solubility of drug substance and IP protection for clients.
Planned and executed scale-up for generation of several materials, allowing for more complete characterization and providing crystalline seeds for clients to produce newly discovered materials.
Prepared crystals leading to structure determination which verified new crystalline phases.
Determined API chirality for enantiomers or diastereomers prepared from complex synthetic pathways.
Increased understanding of material properties, particularly solvent interactions.
Engaged in various forums for discussion of specific projects and methods as well as CMC and regulatory requirements.
Active collaboration with inter-departmental and cross-functional groups, completing multifaceted projects efficiently.
Advised and trained colleagues on specific techniques, increasing their efficiency in project completion.
Regular thorough, consistent review of colleagues’ documentation for cGMP compliance.
Created reports for clients to provide material understanding and sections for patents and FDA filings.
Dedicated to finding solutions for clients, focusing on identifying best solids for advancement and providing insight into process conditions, thereby reducing costly manufacturing issues.
Frequent customer interaction, leading conference calls.
Persuaded clients to expand/change project scope and/or to change process or target solid form of API, when appropriate, based upon my scientific judgement and team consensus.

Confidential

Pharmaceutical Chemist

Responsibilities:

Developed quantitative analysis method for percent crystallinity of drug substance through XRPD.
Planned and performed stability studies on drug powders in to their change in crystallinity or polymorphic form, as measured by DSC and XRPD.
Aided in salt and form selection for drug candidates.
Prepared and tested parenteral drug product formulations.

Confidential

Associate Engineer

Responsibilities:

Engaged in troubleshooting of manufacturing problems for prototypes as well as mass-produced current products.
Maintained various records, including repeatability studies, calibration records, and Safety Data Sheets.
Led discussions for the safety program.

Confidential

Laboratory Chemist

Responsibilities:

Statistical tracking of measurements for repeatability and accuracy.
Prioritized testing of samples according to hold time and testing efficiency.

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