2016 OMB Summer Meeting

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P REMAL B HATT 18465 Crownsgate Circle Germantown, MD 20874  (205) 586-7079  premalbhatt@outlook.com

Scientific Liaison Accomplished, skilled professional offers extensive, progressive experience with leading food, pharmaceutical, chemical, and environmental organizations for a position in scientific relationship management, project coordination, and quality assurance.

Skill Set

 Experienced in working with protocols for: Food Chemical Codex (FCC), USP, ICH, EPA, ASTM, and QA/QC.  Represent organizations at scientific symposium, conferences, and forums.  Valued scientist and collaborator recognized for strong command of scientific concepts, impeccable work ethic, and high degree of integrity.  Excellent technical background complemented by recent experience.  Up-to-date on emerging technologies and recent scientific developments.  Solid team player and supervisor; routinely assist in troubleshooting departmental experiments, training staff, and overseeing departmental productivity.  Exceptional relationship-building skills and sound interpersonal abilities. Experience The US Pharmacopeia (USP), Rockville, MD. 2005-present Associate Scientific Liaison – Foods (2011-present) Promoted competitively to provide comprehensive support within Science-Foods department to establish documentary standards for foods safety and quality.  Develop new as well as review and revise existing monographs, general tests, and assays.  Maintain lines of communication among multiple departments during implementation of validation studies, method development, and creation of reference standards.  Adeptly establish, foster, and maintain partnerships with internal and external constituents, including lab associates, documentation standards staff, suppliers/vendors, trade associations, and advisory panels to support attainment of collective goals and objectives.  Conduct literature searches, evaluate relevant documents, and draft materials for review by staff and Expert Committee.  Respond in timely manner to internal and external inquiries related to FCC. Scientist II (2009-2011) Senior Chemist II (2005-2009) Leveraged technical expertise to determine optimal approaches to specific analytical requests and problems related to a broad variety of materials. Prepared, coordinated, and executed project test plans adapted to each situation; evaluated results to ensure the validity of adaptations and robust outcomes.  Proactively improved processes; tapped into scientific knowledge and provided sound recommendations to advance methods, procedures, and data acquisition. Elevated staff competencies; trained chemists in standard operating procedures (SOPs), analytical methods, safety, chemical hygiene, and laboratory techniques.  Utilized excellent communication skills to create clear, concise laboratory reports consisting of sample identification, data validation, and results.  Oversaw the appropriate disposal of chemicals and hazardous substances as laboratory waste officer; managed a $50K budget to support compliance activities.  Received Lightning Recognition award for excellent performance. Enzon Pharmaceutical Inc., Piscataway, NJ Research Associate III (2003-2005) Supported pharmaceutical development through the accurate and timely completion of drug photostability investigations, studies to support drug stability-indicating assay development, and evaluation of raw materials and injectable, I.V., and lyophilized formulations. Knowledgeable in ICH protocols for active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) and drug products.