Ruchi Patel

About Ruchi Patel

Over 14 years of experience as a Research Molecular Scientist in Pharmaceutical R&D supporting Illumina, Roche Next-Generation and Sanger Sequencing library preparation. I have gained hands on and troubleshooting experience with Illumina Miseq/HiseqTM 2500 ABI 3730, 3500 DNA Analyzer, Agilent 2100 Bioanalyzer, Tape Station 2200, Spectramax M2 (Picogreen/Ribogreen, Beckman Coulter Particle Counter, Covaris, Roche 454 Genome Analyzer, Biomek FX/NX, Janus, Hamilton Robotics, Tecan, ABI 7900 Taqman, QuantStudio 7k & 12k Flex, Promega Maxwell systems, NanoDrop, and Qubit. I acquired valuable experience with protocol generation, scheduling and executing. I have strong technical writing abilities and in depth knowledge of cGLPs. I believe and thrive to achieve right at first time and I have quality mindset and strong facilitating and presenting skills. I am proactive and self-motivated. I can work effectively with multi-level teams, individually and at faster pace.

Experience

1. Senior Scientist Ii

   Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine

   Oct 2025 — Present · US

   Sr. Scientist II, Translational Sciences Program Lead GI/IL-23 (Fulltime)Biomarker Strategy & Clinical Study Support• Serve as a subject matter expert for biomarker-related content across late-stage GI clinical studies, includingprotocol design, study start-up, trial execution, and data generation.• Lead interactions with external vendors for assay development and data generation to support translationalstrategies for GI clinical programs.• Provide comprehensive support for biomarker content in Master and Optional Clinical ICFs, including responsesto HA and IRB/EC queries.• Draft and review biomarker technical reports, publications, and regulatory submission documents, summarizingdata and key interpretations.• Translate translational science (TS) strategy into actionable clinical protocol language, detailing biomarkerobjectives, sample collection plans, and scientific rationale.• Drive biomarker data generation to support pathway analysis of disease mechanisms and clinical responseprofiles.• Represent and collaborate with internal partners (TSAL, TMPL) to propose biomarker strategies and novelreadouts for clinical trials.• Lead cross-functional study teams through scope changes for biomarker content, providing technical expertise,risk assessment, and budget planning.• Provide strategic leadership in data analysis, interpretation, and presentation to project teams, clinical teams,and Compound Development Teams (CDTs).• Monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) for study enrollment and timelines to align biomarker datageneration activities.• Continuously evaluate emerging technologies to enhance operational efficiency and biomarker strategyexecution.

Education

• Temple University

  Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Biology

  2007 — 2009

• Sardar Patel university, India

  Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Genetics

  2003 — 2006

Skills

• Rt-Pcr
• Dna
• Cell Culture
• Molecular Biology
• Pcr
• Gel Electrophoresis
• Qpcr
• Sequencing
• Cell
• Elisa
• Sds-Page
• Immunology
• Flow Cytometry
• Protein Chemistry
• Protein Purification
• Dna Extraction
• Assay Development
• Gene Expression Profiling
• Aseptic Technique
• Purification
• Tissue Culture
• Dna Sequencing
• Hplc
• Glp
• Western Blotting
• Microbiology
• Sop
• Lims
• Pharmaceutical Industry
• Gmp
• Validation
• Cell Biology