MIHIR B RAJPUT
Quality Control Chemist
Brampton,Canada
Summary
Resourceful Quality Control Chemist with 9 years of expertise in performing lab tests to maintain established quality standards. Accomplished in following safety measures while conducting tests and providing detailed reports based on findings. Highly adept in communicating quality issues and offering corrective actions.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
QUALITY CONTROL CHEMIST
Apotex Inc.
03.2017 - Current
- Perform laboratory tasks by following SOP and GLP guidelines
- Testing raw materials using techniques such as chromatography and spectroscopy and wet chemistry
- Perform Related Compounds (RC), Assay and Organic Volatile Impurities (OVI) tests proficiently
- Perform Cleaning Validation (CV) testing on swab samples using HPLC within effective deadlines
- Maintain laboratory and its equipment, trouble-shooting issues when necessary to ensure a safe and productive lab, reducing 98% of chemical-related threats
- Lead a team to work with physical, qualitative and quantitative tests and perform testing using HPLC, GC and UV-VIS spectroscopy
- Write reports and technical papers detailing processes, products, tests and facilities used during experiment
- Prepared compounds, reagents and test solutions in order to conduct laboratory tests
- Assist in Corrective and Preventive Action (CAPA) to reduce Human related errors in testing
- Assist in troubleshooting of OOS, OOT and lab assignable causes
- Maintain inventory of Ro-tap and Air-jet Sieves
- Purchased lab supplies when necessary
- Actively participated in Health Canada and US FDA Audits
Quality Control Chemist
Hain Celestial Canada
11.2015 - 02.2017
- Maintenance and Calibration of laboratory instruments
- Perform analysis of laboratory samples including raw material, in-process, finished products, purified water, cleaning validation and stability samples using analytical instruments and established analytical procedures under GLP Environment
- Testing of raw materials by FTIR spectroscopy
- To prepare test samples and set up and operate various laboratory instrumentation
- Residual solvent testing by using Gas Chromatography
- Troubleshooting of instrument and method problems with the manager's assistance
- Documentation of all observations and data obtained from testing as per established SOPs and Good Documentation Practices
- Investigate Out of Specs
- (OOS) results and under the direction of the manager complete lab investigations
- Promptly notifies manager of any observations or results, which may impact on the validity of data and or reflect variability in the manufacturing process where applicable
- Actively participated in Health Canada audit
Education
Chemical Laboratory Technician -
Seneca College
Toronto, ON10.2014
Bachelor of Pharmacy -
Gujarat Technological University
Gujarat, INDIA06.2012
Skills
- HPLC
- Gas chromatography (GC)
- UV Spectroscopy
- Laboratory management
- FT-IR Spectroscopy
- Karl-Fisher titration
- Thin Layer Chromatography (TLC)
- Cleaning Validation (CV)
- Physical testing
- Method transfer
- Instrument calibrations
- Good Laboratory Practices (GLP)
- OOS and OOT assessment
- Data integrity assessment
- Written communication
- Verbal communication
- MS Office
- Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP)
- Experienced in Empower & LIMS
- Mathematical calculations
- Team leadership
- Problem-solving
- Analyzing test results
- Raw materials testing
Languages
English
Full Professional
Hindi
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
QUALITY CONTROL CHEMIST
Apotex Inc.
03.2017 - Current
Quality Control Chemist
Hain Celestial Canada
11.2015 - 02.2017
Chemical Laboratory Technician -
Seneca College
Bachelor of Pharmacy -
Gujarat Technological University
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