Graham Ross
San Marcos,CA
Summary
Meticulous, collaborative, and creative analytical chemist proficient in the development, execution, and validation of analytical methods including assay/impurities, enzyme activity, cleaning verification, dissolution, residual solvents, solid-state characterization, identity confirmation, and much more. Efficiently collaborative with outside departments to best facilitate project completion. Specialized in analytical method development for amorphous solid dispersion, hot-melt extrusion, and small molecule formulations with adept experience in large molecule analysis. Advocate and practitioner of creative thinking. Endlessly passionate about science, integrity, and the ever-lasting pursuit of knowledge.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Scientist 2 - Method Development (Contract)
Illumina
02.2025 - Current
- Developed new, high-throughput methods for purity analysis of oligonucleotides using UHPLC
- Optimized existing LC-MS methods for analysis of synthetic oligonucleotides, including identity confirmation, impurity profiling, and purity assessment
- Developed and validated GC-MS methods for purity analysis, supporting raw material qualification
- Designed and ran enzyme activity assays using microplate readers
- Conducted material expiration date extensions by retesting various expired raw materials, enabling continued use and reducing material waste and cost by tens of thousands of dollars
- Authored technical documentation including development reports, qualification/validation protocols, & data summary sheets to support method development and validation
- Served as 6S lead for the method development lab, coordinating standardization efforts to improve lab efficiency and compliance
Associate Scientist 1 - 3, Analytical Development
Bioduro-Sundia
06.2022 - 02.2025
- Facilitated the development, validation, and successful transfer of analytical methods using HPLC, GC, and more
- Managed hundreds of non-GMP stability campaigns
- Adhered to strict cGMP guidelines while executing/validating analytical methods, documenting, and drafting quality documents
- Collaborated with formulators and technicians for on-time clinical and commercial manufacturing
- Authored analytical methods specializing in assay & impurity analysis, stability/validation protocols, laboratory notebooks and technical documents
- Compiled data, generated reports, and presented results/findings to clients during early/late-stage development
- Utilized chromatographic expertise for impurity troubleshooting identification, peak resolution, and improving peak shape
Supplemental Instructor, General Chemistry
Palomar College
06.2018 - 06.2022
- Prepared and administered general chemistry lectures to students in groups of 60+ simultaneously on a weekly basis
- Worked closely with the department chair to research, vigorously test, and author new experiments for the student laboratory manual, three of which are still used today
- Organized and led extra-curricular study sessions in preparation for student exams, where student discussion and participation were a primary focus and goal
- Analyzed and critiqued the analytical technique of students during laboratory classes
Education
Bachelor of Science - Chemistry
University of Wisconsin – Madison
Madison, WI06.2022
Some College (No Degree) - Chemistry
Palomar College
San Marcos, CASkills
- Software Empower 3, Chromeleon, OpenLab CDS, UNIFI, ChemStation Python, Microsoft 365, JMP
- Scientific HPLC, UHPLC, GC-FID, GC-MS, LC-MS, Dissolution Apparatus, UV-Vis, ELISA, SDS-PAGE, mDSC, PXRD, SEM, FT-IR
- Professional Method Development/Validation/Transfer, Experimental Design, Troubleshooting, GMP Documentation, SOP Drafting & Implementation, Analytical Technique, Drafting Protocols, Team Collaboration, Leadership
Timeline
Scientist 2 - Method Development (Contract)
Illumina
02.2025 - Current
Associate Scientist 1 - 3, Analytical Development
Bioduro-Sundia
06.2022 - 02.2025
Supplemental Instructor, General Chemistry
Palomar College
06.2018 - 06.2022
Bachelor of Science - Chemistry
University of Wisconsin – Madison
Some College (No Degree) - Chemistry
Palomar College