Ritu Vadgama

Product Development Scientist at Nostrum Laboratories, Inc.
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Kansas City, Missouri, United States, US
Languages
  • Hindi Full professional proficiency
  • Marathi Full professional proficiency
  • Gujarati Native or bilingual proficiency

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Credentials

  • Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI program) - Working with Mice in Research settings
    Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
    Nov, 2016
    - Oct, 2024
  • Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI program) - Animal Biosafety
    Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
    Oct, 2016
    - Oct, 2024
  • Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI program) - Biosafety / Biosecurity
    Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
    Oct, 2016
    - Oct, 2024

Experience

  • Nostrum Laboratories, Inc.
    • Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Product Development Scientist
      • Nov 2018 - Present

      • Develop, manufacture, and troubleshoot generic oral solid drug products (immediate and controlled release dosage forms), including DEA-controlled substances for bench scale, pilot scale, and exhibit scale batches • Execute developmental batches, technology transfer, and scale-up of ANDA submission batches with cGMP regulations • Participate in wet granulation, blending, fluid bed drying, encapsulation, compression, and pan coating of drug products • Evaluate/modify/develop existing processes and scale-up manufacturing using QbD principles for process improvement • Assisted in 50+ standardization of written procedures, validation activities, and documentation • Participate in product development with technicians and multidisciplinary groups to achieve development results • Author/execute/review SOPs, Master Production Batch Records, hold time protocols, and Deviations • Write detailed and accurate Product Development Reports for experimental batches ANDA submissions Show less

  • Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
    • Higher Education
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Graduate Research Assistant
      • Dec 2016 - Aug 2018

      • Developed stable microemulsion formulations for topical delivery of prodrugs for the treatment of Psoriasis • Conducted pre-formulation studies to analyze physicochemical properties and compatibility of the prodrugs and excipients• Evaluated hydrolytic stability of the microemulsion formulations using HPLC techniques • Used physical characterization techniques to determine particle size and viscosity of formulations• Performed skin penetration assay on porcine skin with static Franz diffusion cell apparatus to determine the extent of drug penetration in the skin • Analysed and maintained data summarizing the procedures and results for record keeping and continuation of future research • Successfully defended a thesis summarizing the research and its results within 20 months to a committee of 3 professors and 15 current graduate students Show less

    • Graduate Teaching Assistant
      • Aug 2016 - Dec 2016

      • Collaborated with the professor to plan and prepare for the lectures of Pharmaceutics I & II for a class of 80 students• Tutored for 10 hours every week and an average of 4-5 students a month on the coursework • Drafted and graded approx. 20 tests, exams, and weekly assignments for the course

  • Enem Nostrum Remedies Pvt. Ltd.
    • India
    • Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Analytical Scientist
      • Jun 2015 - Jul 2016

      • Executed Method Development and Method Validation of oral solid drug products in a cGMP-compliant laboratory • Executed Dissolution tests and Assays with HPLC and UV-Vis spectrophotometry analysis of bulk drug products • Conducted IPQC tests like particle size, disintegration test, and water determination by Karl Fischer titration of several drug product samples • Performed calibration of Dissolution testers, Analytical balances, and UV-Vis spectrophotometer for accuracy and process standardization • Wrote detailed reports for experiments and analyses in notebooks for evaluation of current methods Show less

Education

  • Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
    Master's degree, Pharmaceutical Sciences
    2016 - 2018
  • University of Mumbai
    Bachelor of Pharmacy - BPharm, Pharmaceutical Sciences
    2012 - 2015
  • University of the Cumberlands
    Master of Business Administration - MBA, Business Administration and Management, General
    2021 - 2023

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