Ranjith Kumar Averineni

About Ranjith Kumar Averineni

Over 20 years of extensive expertise in the pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical…

Experience

1. Senior Manager & Team Lead, Global Drug Product Technologies

   Pfizer

   Jun 2022 — Present

   Offer technical support and guidance throughout product and process development activities. • Take responsibility for successfully transitioning new drug products from research and development to the manufacturing site for commercial launch. • Provide support for day-to-day deviations, technical troubleshooting, and investigations related to a diverse range of pharma and biopharma commercial products. These products include medical devices, sterile formulations (solutions, suspensions, freeze-dried), as well as non-sterile formulations (liquids, semisolids, solids). • Lead initiatives aimed at enhancing product and process efficiencies, optimizing yields, and ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements. • Hold accountability for designing launch excellence activities as part of the drug product strategy. • Assess and implement new technologies in drug product research and development as well as manufacturing operations. • Oversee regulatory filing activities and take charge of responding to queries from regulatory authorities. • Collaborate extensively with Contract Manufacturing Organizations (CMOs) to explore both in-source and out-source business opportunities. • Lead strategic initiatives for drug product life-cycle management.

Education

• Sikkim Manipal University, Gangtok

  Master of Business Administration (MBA)

  2006 — 2009

• Manipal Academy of Higher Education

  Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D), Pharmaceutical Sciences

  2005 — 2009

• Manipal Academy of Higher Education

  Bachelor of Pharmacy (B.Pharm), Pharmaceutical Sciences

  1997 — 2001

• Manipal Academy of Higher Education

  Master of Pharmacy (M. Pharm), Pharmaceutics

  2002 — 2004

Skills

• Gmp
• Nanotechnology
• In Vitro
• Good Laboratory Practice (Glp)
• Pharmacokinetics
• Science
• Protein Chemistry
• Elisa
• Pharmaceutical Research
• Purification
• Pharmacology
• Pharmaceutics
• Pharmaceutical Industry
• In Vivo
• High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (Hplc)
• Technology Transfer
• Medicinal Chemistry
• Western Blotting
• Formulation
• Regulatory Submissions
• Nmr
• Uv/Vis
• Nanoparticles
• Mass Spectrometry
• Uv/Vis Spectroscopy
• Regulatory Affairs
• Biochemistry
• Analytical Chemistry
• Chromatography
• Cell Culture
• Life Sciences
• Clinical Research
• Hplc
• Drug Discovery
• Drug Design
• Drug Delivery
• Clinical Development
• Lc-Ms
• Glp