Seema Muranjan

Director, Analytical Services @Xenotech, A Bioivt Company

Kansas city, KS, US

Manage and direct the analytical services group which is responsible for providing analytical support for contract research services and products characterization.Responsible for department project management including study design, budget and timeline development, scheduling, staffing and proposal/protocol draftingAct as a scientific liaison between business development teams and clients by providing technical education, presentations and client conference calls/visitsMentor, train and supervise members of the analytical services team on LC/MS and LC/MS/MS method development, sample preparation, trouble shooting, data interpretation and client deliverables.Conduct or supervise conduct of analytical in vitro and in vivo metabolite profiling and quantitation studies (preclinical and clinical) for drug development, including study design, protocol preparation and costing, timeline/schedule generation and report preparationPerform structural elucidation and data interpretation for metabolite characterization studies specializing in QToF, QTrap and QqQ LC-MS/MS method development and analysisProvide guidance on scientific growth, career development and perform annual reviews for all the team members.Responsible for efficiency, quality and regulatory compliance of the department.Write, revise and review Standard Operation Procedures (SOPs)Coordinate and provide guidance for internal R&D projects and assist in preparation of publications/ manuscripts for poster and/or oral presentations.

Tulane University

Master's degree