Rahul Bhagat

About Rahul Bhagat

Business Leader with proven skills to grow a mature company approx. 30% in 5 years with a solid EBITDA.Was successful in selling the division for 15.5 X EBITDA to Teleflex, a manufacturer of single use medical devices for diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. Development Leader with experience in Polymers and Plastics in Medical Devices (Ocular Drug Delivery Devices)Extensive experience in a fast paced environment for Drug / Device Combination Product development Process Development and Scale up for handling Micro ocular implants and biodegradable implantsOver 7 + years of experience in Primary and Secondary packaging for Pharmaceutical and Medical devices including Cold Chain Management. Responsible for managing multiple projects at various stages from new product feasibility, scale-up, technology transfer, and Clinical supplies to product launch.Direct Experience in Operations Management, and Technical Engineering ManagementSpecialties: Micro Extrusions for ocular implants, Ocular drug Delivery Devices, Proces Development and Scale-up for handling of Micro ocular implants, Design Control for Combination products, Primary and Secondary Packaging including Devices

Experience

1. Sr Consultant, Process Development & Manufacturing Implants & Devices

   Atheln, Inc

   Mar 2018 — Present

   Atheln helps clients create and execute integrated pharma and biotech product development and commercialization strategies. Their global team of over 100 highly specialized, industry-seasoned experts excel at risk identification and mitigation, while delivering phase appropriate and customized solutions that increase value and likelihood of success.

Education

• UCLA

  Cerificate, Business Management for Technical Personnel

  1990 — 1992

• University of Massachusetts Lowell

  Master's Degree, Plastics Engineering

  1981 — 1987

Skills

• Process Improvement
• Packaging Engineering
• Engineering
• Iso
• Pharmaceutical Industry
• Business Process Improvement
• Fda
• 21 Cfr Part 11
• Fmea
• Iso Standards
• Change Control
• Plastics
• Validation
• Drug Delivery
• Statistical Process Control (Spc)
• Quality System
• V&V
• Process Simulation
• Verification and Validation (V&V)
• Six Sigma
• Product Launch
• Biomedical Engineering
• U.s. Food and Drug Administration (Fda)
• Gmp
• Injection Molding
• R&D
• Biotechnology
• Research and Development (R&D)
• Design for Manufacturing
• Medical Devices
• Capa
• Polymers
• Commercialization
• Product Development
• Technology Transfer
• Spc
• Design Control
• Root Cause Analysis
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Biomaterials