Rituja Ghotekar — Product Engineer
Hello! and thank you for stopping by. I am an opportunity seeker propelled by unwavering quest and who believes that -"Curiosity fuels imagination, driving exploration that sparks up innovative thinking". A Formulation ADL Specialist with a varied background in Research and Development. As a Senior Executive in Integrated Product Development, R&D Formulations at Cipla, I utilized my inquisitiveness to develope and analyse methods for various drug formulations and markets.I have over 7 years of experience and have served over 25+ projects, rendering various responsibilities ultimately accelerating the pace of drug development. * My background includes a broad experience in diverse projects, spanning - Novel drug delivery systems (NDDS) - Antiretroviral drugs - Anticancer medications - Ophthalmic products - Vitamins - Vaccines - Respiratory products For the US, Europe, and Indian market. as per GLP, GMP & Pharmacopeial standards * Effectively deployed strategies for refining analytical methods, analyzed degradation products, related substances, identification of impurities, extractable and leachable studies for drug formulation for FDA filing. Conducted studies as per ICH guidelines and in-house protocols. * I've authored URS documents for the instruments and equipment in compliance with U.S Tittle 21CFR and EU regulations * Method development using flow through cell and rotating bottle. Performed studies like purity, photostablity and impurities using HPLC * Revamped ELN software along with engineering team by troubleshooting errors facilitating an increase in speed of output by 30% * Identified major flaw in swab analysis reports to optimise MACO calculations.Enhanced cleaning validation, resulting in 10% increase in productivity and quality at the plant by minimizing residue cross-contamination at Goa plant. * Collaborated and communicated with third party engineers to uphold and update over 100+ instruments, organised annual in-house/scheduled precision tuning visits for over 200+ instruments. * I was a part of the budget team where I created comprehensive budget reports for the ADL department considering expenses, and financial goals.Resulted in enhanced 10x budgetary decisions. Excited to seek opportunities to dive more in the Pharma world.Eager to leverage my expertise for impactful contributions to dynamic R&D initiatives. My goal is to contribute to the innovation and to enhance health and well-being of people around the world. If you wish to connect you can shoot an email at : ritughotekar31@gmail.com
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Pharmaceutical Research and Development expert with a focus on analytical methods and drug formulation.
Experience: 7 yrs 6 mos
Skills
- Analytical Research & Development
- Drug Development
- Quality Assurance
- Formulation
Career Highlights
- Over 7 years of experience in drug formulation development.
- Led 25+ projects in pharmaceutical research and development.
- Expert in optimizing analytical methods for drug formulations.
Work Experience
GLG
Expert Network Member (2 yrs 1 mo)
Cipla
Senior Executive- Integrated Product Development, R&D Formulations (6 yrs 1 mo)
Synergia Life Sciences
Research Analyst (5 mos)
Haffkine Bio-Pharmaceutical Corporation Ltd.
Research Assistant (1 yr)
Blue Cross Laboratories Ltd.
Internship Trainee (1 mo)
Indi Pharma Pvt Ltd
Student Trainee (0 mo)
Education
B.pharmacy at Shreemati Nathibai Damodar Thackersey Women's University
Higher secondary certificate at Gokhale Education Societys RNC Arts JDB commerce & NSC science