Experience

BiosanaPharma

• Netherlands
• Biotechnology Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Scientist USP

  • Sep 2020 - Present



Corning Life Sciences

• Singapore

• Sales Specialist Bioprocesses

  • Aug 2018 - Mar 2020



Novartis

• Switzerland
• Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior biotechnologist

  • Apr 2018 - Aug 2018

  o Took up production shift lead role for Seed lab operationso Manage resource to ensure smooth operations to meet production scheduleo Partake in daily operations for productiono Perform appraisals for biotechnologists under shifto Maintain and manage shop floor to be “audit ready” and ensure compliance with safetyo Conduct investigation to process deviations and implementation of CAPA.

• Biotechnologist

  • Sep 2015 - Apr 2018

  o Responsible for work floor readiness and setting up of seed lab, upstreamo Performed commissioning and qualifications of equipment for productiono Authored and revise SOP and batch records for plant readinesso Conducts On-The-Job-Training for new comerso Performed routine shop floor operations for Productiono Troubleshoot and investigate operational problems



Bioprocessing Technology Institue

• Singapore

• Research Officer

  • May 2012 - Sep 2015

  o Timely produced antibodies in bioreactors to support downstream research activities using CHO cells with adherence to schedule of 90% o Completed over 70 batches of reactors runs both batch and fed batch o Trained in operations of seed train scaled single-use bioreactors o Optimized Sartorius’s BIOSTAT RM single use reactor for production run o Maintained and passaged cell lines in small scale cell culture shake flasks o Generated cell lines producing different antibodies o Conducted expression engineering experiments to generate higher titer antibody generating cell lines o Performs media optimization and process development for cell lines o Trained and coached Interns on molecular experiments, cell culturing techniques and running of reactors Show less