Sharath Kumar R.

Lab Manufacturing Supervisor @Vibrant Wellness

Managed a 10-member team of lab associates with focus on manufacturing and biochip immunoassay research. • Built a network of suppliers, ensured quality of raw materials to efficiently plan manufacturing and meet demand. • Interface with the management, manufacturing, assembly, R&D teams to work towards our goals. • Streamlined manufacturing processes and boosted inventory by 400% for the lab test kits. • Optimized assay reagent ingredients to improve shelf life and signal-to-noise ratio during biochip imaging. • Developed validation protocols for the test kits and reagents. • Wrote SOPs, training documents, and on-boarding manuals. Coordinated R&D for multiple projects. • Set up process control plans, manufacturing protocols, quality controls that adhered to ISO 13485 quality standards to ensure that non-conformity is minimized, and throughput is maximized. • Developed new process to extract proteins from food products for allergy testing. Vertically integrated the manufacturing process, utilized economies of scale to cut costs drastically. • Seamlessly transferred protocols from research to production, ensuring no loss in quality or knowledge. • Qualified homogenizers, centrifuges, pipettes, balances and other lab equipment before laboratory usage. • Optimized the workflow to transition between automated liquid handlers, microscopy for detection, data analysis. • Achieved sensitivity and specificity above 90% in diagnostic test kits with automated liquid handlers.