Chemist

Chemist II — Lumina Biopharma Laboratories

Princeton, NJ | July 2023 – Present

• Developed and validated 8 high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) methods for new drug formulations, increasing sample processing throughput by 22% and reducing solvent waste by 14 liters per week.
• Led method transfer protocols for 3 product lines to contract manufacturing organizations (CMOs), cutting technical onboarding cycles by 18 days and resolving all testing discrepancies within 48 hours.
• Authored 14 standard operating procedures (SOPs) under strict GMP guidelines, resulting in zero major non-conformances during a multi-day FDA facility audit and reducing laboratory training time by 25%.
• Calibrated and maintained a fleet of 12 gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) systems, reducing unscheduled instrument downtime by 31% and preventing project timeline slippage on 4 active formulations.

Chemist I — Apex Materials Sciences

Edison, NJ | July 2021 – June 2023

• Executed routine quality control testing of 40+ raw material batches weekly using spectroscopy and wet chemistry techniques, improving turnaround times by 15% and ensuring 99.8% product validation accuracy.
• Investigated 18 Out-of-Specification (OOS) results, identifying root causes within a target 5-day window and implementing corrective and preventive actions (CAPA) that reduced repeat failures by 40%.
• Optimized lab inventory replenishment systems for 120+ reagents and chemical reference standards, lowering annual procurement costs by $12,500 and eliminating stockouts of critical materials.
• Collaborated with a team of 4 senior researchers to synthesize and characterize 32 novel organic compounds, facilitating the completion of a major polymer development phase 3 weeks ahead of schedule.

HPLC, GC-MS, wet chemistry, spectroscopy, method validation, SOP development, GMP compliance, GLP compliance, OSHA safety guidelines, LIMS, raw material testing, CAPA investigation, laboratory safety, chemical synthesis

HPLC Method Optimization Initiative

Role: Lead Chemist

Tools: Waters HPLC, Empower LIMS, Excel

Standardized chromatographic methods for 6 pharmaceutical compounds, reducing average sample run-times by 26% and lowering organic solvent consumption by 15%.

LIMS Integration & Transition

Role: Co-Project Leader

Tools: LabWare LIMS, SQL, PerkinElmer GC-MS

Led the migration of 4,000+ material logs to a new Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS), reducing transcription error rates to 0% and improving reporting efficiency by 34%.

• Certified Professional Chemist (CPC) (2023)
• Chemical Hygiene Officer (CHO) (2024)

• Languages: English (Native), French (Conversational)
• Professional Affiliations: Member, American Chemical Society (ACS)
• Safety Clearances: Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER) 24-Hour Certification