Swetha Kumar
Sr. Research Associate | Drug Discovery | Clinical Data Analysis | Pharmacovigilance | Biocuration | AI in Healthcare
- Role
- Senior Research Associate at Jubilant Biosys Limited
- Location
- Bengaluru, KA, IN
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Swetha Kumar
Seasoned Pharmacovigilance and Drug Discovery professional with 12+ years in life sciences and clinical research, including 8+ years in global PV operations across ICSRs, PSURs, literature surveillance, and regulatory compliance. Skilled in case processing, MedDRA coding, narrative writing, SOP drafting, audits, and signal detection (ARGUS). Experienced in clinical trial data analysis, biomarker and variant annotation, rare disease research, and target identification/validation. Co‑author of peer‑reviewed publications, with recent focus on applying AI in healthcare—integrating biomedical knowledge graphs, developing ML pipelines, and building interactive dashboards for translational drug discovery and safety. Recognized for strong technical expertise, scientific data mining, and collaborative leadership, committed to advancing pharmaceutical safety and innovation.
Experience
Senior Research Associate
Aug 2020 — Present · Bengaluru, IN
Pharmacovigilance, Process & Compliance• Pharmacovigilance experience (2-3 years) including triage, case processing, and quality review of safety data (ICSRs, PSURs).• Developed SOPs and job aids; ensured regulatory compliance during audits and inspections.• Supported clinical study setup, execution, and closure using REDCap.Drug Discovery & Research Contributions• Contributed to projects in ADMET profiling, drug repurposing, pharmacogenomics, and pathway curation.• Participated in workflow automation using KNIME and Python (debugging and scripting).AI & Knowledge Graph Projects (2022–2025)• Integrated biomedical knowledge graphs (Neo4j) for drug safety and translational research, including drug repurposing models.• Extracted and structured scientific data using translational embeddings for advanced analysis.• Designed negative sample generation strategies to enhance ML model robustness.• Built and executed MLP pipelines for inference and results analysis.• Developed interactive visualization tools including Streamlit dashboards and FastAPI frontends with MCP client integration.
Education
Bangalore University
MSc, Biochemistry
2008 — 2010
Vivekananda College of Arts Science and Commerce, Rajkumar Rd, Rajajinagar II stage, Bangalore-55
Bachelor of Science - BS, Biotechnology
2005 — 2008
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