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MARINA AZAM

Bradford

Summary

Organized, dependable and detail-oriented pharmaceutical/cannabis professional, successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals. Equipped with the skills, knowledge, and expertise necessary to excel and succeed.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Quality Assurance Associate

Aurora Cannabis
07.2021 - Current

• Approve finished product releases as a qualified individual on behalf of QAP
• Determine root cause of deviation and product non conformance and implement appropriate corrective and preventive measures
• Initiate Change Controls (CCR) and revise GMP documentation as driven by internal SOPs.
• Support customer complaint and other investigations by logging complaints, gathering relevant information, issue final investigation reports.
• Maintains complaints and investigations databases- Trend complaints and investigations and support issuance of trending reports
• Identify recurring non-conformances and ensure appropriate actions are taken.
• Provide support to CAPA and Non-Conformance Investigation programs as requested by Manager.
• Identifies and implements key process improvements to areas to enhance systems, gain site efficiencies and elevate GMP requirements.
• Works with other departments to proactively build quality into the processes and systems
• Administrative support to team as required.

Quality Control Technician

Aurora Cannabis
06.2019 - 07.2021
  • Ensure all labels and secondary packaging comply to current Cannabis Regulations and in-house specifications
    • Work closely with Quality Control to ensure all 3rd party lab results are reviewed and product potencies and packaged on dates are verified prior to approving labels
    • Initiate Master Label Approval form. Implement, manage, and provide project-related support to product development and manufacturing activities.
    • Work with cross-functional team to meet project objectives .
    • Identify and communicate key project issues/concerns cross-functionally and make recommendations to the portfolio manager.
    • Responsible to create and revise technical documents including specifications, SOPs, and job aids etc.

Senior Quality Analyst

Macter Private Limited
07.2013 - 05.2017
  • Established stability protocols and perform stability studies by following ICH guidelines and maintains all records of stability products.
    • Maintains stability databases- Trend stability results and support issuance of trending reports
    • Carry out routine analysis of production batches and perform calibration of all laboratory instruments.
    • Perform comparative analysis and post marketing surveillance of all different product aspects (physical aspects, chemical aspects, and packaging)
    • Hand on experience of working with laboratory instruments like HPLC, Dissolution apparatus, spectrophotometer etc.

Education

Diploma of Pharmaceutical Quality Assurance And Quality Control - Pharmaceutical Quality Assurance And Quality Control

Pharma Medical Science College
Markham, ON
05.2019

Bachelor in Pharmaceutical Sciences - Pharmaceutical Medicine

University of Karachi
Karachi-Pakistan
12.2012

Skills

  • Profound knowledge of pharmaceutical regulations including GMP, CGMP, ICH, GDP and GLP
  • Extensive experience of technical writing
  • Excellent communication
  • Training and development
  • Complex problem solving
  • Strategic Decision Making
  • Analytical Thinking
  • Continuous Improvement
  • Project Management
  • Proficient in MS Office, Excel, Power point, Inventory tracking System (Biotrack and SAP) and EQMS (Master Control and PMC)

Certification


PROJECT 1-(2020)

Designed an auto calculated analytical sheet representing the ratio of conformance verses nonconformance of final product inspection for dry flower. This excel sheet is characterized with graphical representation of result with the help of pie graph. The main features of this sheet include:

  • Quick and easy data population
  • One of the functions of this sheet is to auto adjust the calculation and graphs which provides the flexibility to go back in the time and make correction in data
  • This trending sheet proved to be an excellent tool to reduce the frequency of in-process check which eventually saved lot of time and labor.


PROJECT 2-(2021)

Specification alignment project at Aurora River-This project was based on creation of MSCM Template and 90% transition of existing specification in to MSCM template) The main control points of the project include:

  • Create a plan to align all specifications, and to present plan for approval.
  • Track and set regular touch points with Supervisor /Manager on progress.
  • Present overview of completed project using presentation approach to the team.


PROJECT 3-(2023)

Reduce the back log of customer complaints from 290 active complaints to 6 active complaints with in less than 6 months. The outline of this project includes but not limited to :

  • Requested internal audits related to product complaints to investigate the root cause of leaking and capping issues.
  • Determine low threshold of leaking and capping complaints which contributed in the quick resolution of packaging related complaints .
  • Working closely with operation team to determine any systemic defect which may leads to high volume of customer complaints.

Timeline

Quality Assurance Associate

Aurora Cannabis
07.2021 - Current

Quality Control Technician

Aurora Cannabis
06.2019 - 07.2021

Senior Quality Analyst

Macter Private Limited
07.2013 - 05.2017

Diploma of Pharmaceutical Quality Assurance And Quality Control - Pharmaceutical Quality Assurance And Quality Control

Pharma Medical Science College

Bachelor in Pharmaceutical Sciences - Pharmaceutical Medicine

University of Karachi
MARINA AZAM