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KRITHIKA PREMKUMAR

Memphis,TN

Summary

Meticulous Clinical Informatics Analyst, passionate about clinical trials and genomics. Well-versed in Clinical database and statistical programming with expertise in building and validating clinical studies and all aspects of SAS programming applied in Phase I - IV with the ability to lead and execute projects, producing quality outcomes through leadership and team motivation in a pharmaceutical scientific informatics-based organization. Excited to partner with a goal-oriented organization and to take on added responsibilities to achieve the organization's goals.

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Clinical System Analyst

Zifo RnD Solutions
10.2020 - 06.2021
  • Managed over 25 complex clinical studies with tight deadlines and successfully delivered quality deliverables including electronic Case Report Forms and edit checks in different EDCs following CDASH standards
  • Proactively managed task and people allocation, scope changes in project, and risk mitigation and ensured that project budget is met
  • Performed issue resolution within team as well as with customers
  • Served as point of contact for numerous customers across globe
  • Supervised and ensured team's compliance with organization's policies
  • Performed the role of Gating reviewer in various studies in different EDCs, ensuring quality alignment of design and development with customer requirements
  • Approved various project plans and quality standards of deliverables
  • Performed migration of clinical data from one EDC to another LIVE EDC environment by creating mapping specifications, converted datasets and double QC of converted files
  • Coordinated training for freshers by creating training plans ensuring plan alignment
  • Provided technical mentoring to freshers on various EDCs enabling them in design and development along with an overview of internal processes
  • Initiated and coordinated conduction of process refreshers for team and tracked process-related action items to closure
  • Actively participated in different process-related initiatives and authored work instructions for test script writing
  • Identified issues, analyzed information and provided solutions to problems.

Clinical System Analyst

Zifo RnD Solutions
03.2019 - 10.2020
  • Extensively played the role of Developer/ Tester / Reviewer and delivered quality deliverables including eCRFs and edit checks in different EDCs like Medrio, Staicy Nodes, Rave and ClinCapture aligning with the project plan for around 50 studies
  • Generated highly complex custom Reports and standard Reports in Xclinical's Marvin using PostgreSQL for 50+ studies
  • Created efficient test scripts for edit check reviews
  • Designed an enhanced Report specification template
  • Reviewed revised versions of Report generation SOP
  • Drafted validation documentations for ePRO features in Medrio
  • Assisted validation department in creating sample SAS datasets to test their automation tool

Associate and Programmer Analyst

Zifo RnD Solutions
09.2017 - 02.2019
  • Performed all technical activities facilitating creation of FDA submissions with gained cognizance in CDISC standards and all applicable regulations of Phase I to IV
  • Programmed and generated development as well as QC datasets for nearly 15 projects following SDTM, ADaM and TFLs guidelines and good coding practices
  • Independently played the role of Designer/Developer/Tester /Reviewer to create quality and timely delivery of all FDA deliverables including Data extract datasets, Analysis datasets, Tables, Listings, Graphs, Define.xml and annotated CRFs following the company's SOPs
  • Actively participated in all technical initiatives, creation of SAS macros and shared ideas to automate development of FDA deliverables
  • Worked on initiatives including creation of library for data extract specification and primary programs
  • Have gained knowledge of how to handle clinical data, lifecycle of a clinical trial, roles and responsibilities involved, and information/ standards related to patient consent and safety
  • Assisting the Business Development team by gathering inter-departmental knowledge and sharing best-in-class content in Clinical Events taking place across the globe

Education

Master of Science - Genomics (Informatics)

University of Southampton
Southampton, United Kingdom
12.2022

Bachelor of Engineering - Biomedical Engineering

PSG COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY
Coimbatore, India
04.2017

Skills

  • DOMAIN SKILLS

Genomics-related skills:

  • Variant annotation
  • Filtering of potential variants and quality assessment
  • Bioinformatic pipeline creation in Galaxyorg
  • Using Machine learning in genomics Interpretation of genomic variants based on ACMG guidelines
  • Performing cell cultures for fibroblasts, RNA extraction, cDNA synthesis and real-time quantitative Polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR)
  • Gene expression analysis
  • Single-cell RNA sequencing analysis – using the Seurat package
  • Using Python and R for genomic data

Statistical programming skills:

  • Therapeutic area expertise includes Oncology, Vaccines, Liver disorders, Teeth implants, Eating and sleep disorders
  • SAS programming to create SDTM, ADaM datasets and creation of Tables, listings, and graphs
  • Proc SQL
  • Creating definexml
  • Annotating aCRF Creating clinical reports using PostgreSQL
  • Standards and other clinical domain knowledge: CDISC standards including CDASH, SDTM, ADaM, Tables and Listings
  • GDPR and ICH guidelines for Pharmaceutical Industry

Database programming skills:

  • PostgreSQL
  • Clinical data migration Design, develop and quality check clinical studies in EDC platforms including Staicy nodes, Medrio, ClinCapture, Rave, Marvin
  • Design, develop and quality check clinical reports in EDC platforms: Marvin and Rave

Other Programming/ Software/ Databases:

  • MySQL, JAVA, Arduino, Bash scripts
  • Signal processing and Image processing in MATLAB 71

Timeline

Senior Clinical System Analyst

Zifo RnD Solutions
10.2020 - 06.2021

Clinical System Analyst

Zifo RnD Solutions
03.2019 - 10.2020

Associate and Programmer Analyst

Zifo RnD Solutions
09.2017 - 02.2019

Master of Science - Genomics (Informatics)

University of Southampton

Bachelor of Engineering - Biomedical Engineering

PSG COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY
KRITHIKA PREMKUMAR