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RACHIT BAID 

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RESEARCH SCIENTIST-leveraging 6+ years of experience

Inquisitive research scientists mainly responsible for designing, undertaking, and analyzing information from controlled laboratory-based investigations, experiments, and trials. Experience in working in all science-related arenas including geoscience, medical research, meteorology, pharmacology, and many more. Potential to work in a specialized setting to conduct classified research aiming to contribute to the scientific developments and up gradation of the nation.   

PROFILE SUMMARY

• Serves as a key research scientist who is recognized as an authority on topics related to biotechnology.
• Post-doctoral experience focused on innovative research in immunology and biology with proven achievements in pharmaceutical, biotech, and academic environments
• Plans, designs and conducts highly specialized, technical and unusually complex research projects independently.
• Demonstrated proficiencies in gene discovery and biotechnology product development
• Exercises considerable latitude in determining research objectives and approaches.
• Contributes to the development of advanced concepts, techniques and standards
• Efficient in keeping up to date with relevant scientific and technical developments
• Adroit in supervising junior staff including technicians
• Ability to prepare technical reports and presentations that explain their research and findings

CORE COMPETENCIES

• Biotechnology
• Project Research & Supervision
• Research Chemistry
• Pharmacology
• Medical Technology Research
• Scientific Research & Development
• Academic Teaching
• Laboratory Work & Experimentation
• Immunology & Biology

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Baylor College of Medicine, Chennai | Feb. 2020 – Present

Research Associate

• Carry out the laboratory's work of conducting federally funded studies in the retina to understand the signaling mechanism of vision and pressure-related conditions, such as glaucoma and other pressure-caused visual damage
• Record retinal neurons in different conditions, generate animal models, perform morphological studies, and collaborate on other works
• Conduct routine laboratory tasks mainly including patch-clamp recording of individual retinal neurons, preparing solutions and reagents, making living retinal slices and whole mounts, single-cell labeling, confocal observation, animal handling, etc
• Contributed to experimental skills including patch-clamp recording in living slice preparations, retinal dissection and handling, immunofluorescence, confocal microscopy, etc
• Analyse compounds using a range of analytical techniques
• Demonstrate proficiency in interpreting basic data sets and providing summaries
• Undertake electronic searches for applicable methods and related procedures

Gilead Sciences, Chennai | Jan. 2015 – Jan 2020

Research Scientist

• Worked closely within inter-disciplinary project teams deployed in multiple therapeutic areas
• Proactively delivered structural and computational expertise to influence efforts in target and lead identification as well as lead optimization
• Contributed to directing and executing scientific research for the discovery and development of drug candidates or the research support of marketed drugs
• Investigated the feasibility of applying advanced principles and techniques of related scientific specialty to potential inventions, products, and problems
• Recommended the development of economical, state-of-the-art techniques toward the discovery of therapeutic products
• Planned, designed, implemented, and analyzed computational strategies to advance scientific knowledge of drug substances or techniques to identify such substances
• Provided direction to research associates or members of project teams in the initiation and execution of laboratory experimentation, considering economic and safety factors
• Worked on complex problems where analysis of situations or data required evaluation of intangible variables, requiring regular use of ingenuity and creativity
• Made contributions to scientific literature and conferences through the publication and presentation of research results
• Participated in the development of patent applications
• Acted as a resource and provided work direction for other research personnel
• Demonstrated the ability to recognize anomalous and inconsistent results and interpret experimental outcomes

Francis Martin Hospital, Chennai | Nov. 2011 – Nov. 2015

Research Scientist

• Initiated, interpreted, organized, executed, and coordinated research assignments critical to the department's mission
• Formulated and conducted research on problems of considerable scope and complexity
• Explored subject areas and defined scope and selection of problems for investigation through conceptually related studies or series of projects of lesser scope
• Made decisions and recommendations that have a major impact on extensive scientific research activities
• Developed new ideas that promote current research and ensured timely and accurate completion of research projects
• Exercised a high degree of creativity, foresight, and mature judgment in planning, organizing, and guiding extensive scientific research programs and activities of outstanding novelty and/or importance
• Managed the operations of a lab for the principal investigator by supervising post-docs and technicians
• Oversaw the maintenance and upkeep of all instruments and laboratory facilities
• Provided students with technical guidance and direction in the operation of various sample preparation techniques, extraction lines, and equipment as well as general laboratory practices and safety protocols
• Sought grant funding from external sources in support of their independent research projects with the consent of the concerned supervisor and the department chair
• Participated in writing grant proposals
• Looked after research/lab quality control and compliance and developed protocol for the collection and quality of research data and research techniques and methodologies
• Determined and established laboratory policies, procedures, and practices
• Maintained a thorough knowledge of the advances in specialized fields through attendance at scientific conferences
• Made significant contributions to scientific papers and functioned as resource/ author/ co-author for reports and presentations
• Recommended equipment purchases and redesign of lab space
• Coordinate the activity and experimental design between various labs, scientific staff, and collaborators
• Identified and resolved technical problems
• Served on internal committees to help further the goals of research projects and bring new expertise to the research program

Campbells, Chennai | Oct. 2008 – Oct. 2011

Research and Development Scientist

• Developed broth soup product design from concept to commercialization of base innovation, renovation, cost optimization, and quality initiatives
• Supervised design and executed identified projects and possessed a strong knowledge of technical principles, and product commercialization processes and applied that knowledge towards designing new products or reformulating existing products
• Worked with the technical and business teams to identify and define product concepts and establish project objectives
• Helped in the development and execution of project timelines, including contingency planning
• Leveraged vendor capabilities to expand formulation possibilities, research new ingredients, product technologies, and/or processes to develop unique and innovative products to increase speed to market
• Developed prototypes to support concept and ideation exploratory work
• Formulated products for scale-up and reformulating based on consumer direction
• Conducted trials in the manufacturing facilities to assess manufacturing capability and consumer acceptability
• Interfaced product design with various nutritional guidelines, and cost constraints
• Worked with process development and supply chain to identify internal or external manufacturing needs
• Demonstrated flexibility and agility to react rapidly to changes in project scope
• Determined the root cause problem and execute effective solutions
• Generated awareness of industry developments to pursue ingredient, product, or technology advances for application to new and innovative product initiatives   

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS 

• M.Sc. (Biotechnology) Vellore Institute of Technology Chennai | 2008
• B.Sc. (Biotechnology) Loyola College Chennai | 2005

PERSONAL DOSSIER

Languages Known: English & Tamil 

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