Lead multifunctional team in drug substance process development on batch and continuous manufacturing process for a small molecule active pharmaceutical ingredients (API).
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Design integrated continuous manufacturing process and equipment using process analytical technologies (PAT), automation, and innovative engineering solutions.
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Manage the design, procurement, installation, and commissioning of an integrated continuous drug substance pilot plant.
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Lead P&ID, equipment and instrument specification and control system design for end-to-end production of a small molecule API that include solvent/reagent feed tanks, raw material dissolution, continuous stirred tank and plug flow reactors, membrane separation, thin-film evaporation, mixed suspension–mixed product removal (MSMPR) crystallization, continuous filtration and drying.
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Design start-up, shutdown, cleaning strategies and procedures. Draft and review Technical Transfer Documents, Sequence of Operations and Engineering Protocols.
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Manage external equipment vendors, material suppliers and contractors.
Perform design of experiments (DOE) for process characterization, PAR setting. Build empirical models with traditional DOE analysis and Bayesian regression for robustness evaluation.
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Apply data science and artificial intelligence in process development including property prediction, analytical/reaction condition/reagent recommendation and reaction optimization.
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Utilize and evaluate Process Analytical Technology (PAT) tools for process understanding and build mechanistic models.