Saima Bajwa
Keyport,NJ
Summary
Driven senior operations associate with extensive experience at Legend Biotech, excelling in staff training and compliance with standard operating procedures. Proven ability to lead the team effectively while maintaining high-quality standards. Skilled in multitasking and documentation, ensuring operational excellence. Highly motivated and hard working with the desire to take on new challenges. Experienced aseptic operator working on CART cell therapy. Mastered operations of specialized equipments like LOVO and gatherex.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Operations Associate
Legend Biotech
Raritan, New Jersey
03.2024 - Current
- Trained new associates in the Raritan and the Ghent Site in Belgium on operations, policies, and standard operating procedures specific to the day 10 harvest and wash process.
- Conducted team huddles and supported operators with process related issues.
- Qualified on Train the trainer for the harvest and wash process. Provided guidance to junior staff members on best practices related to operational tasks and qualified the associates as on the process.
- Assisted in leading the room by opening up tickets, explaining and guiding the trouble shooting steps to the operators.
- Worked with technical support, QASF and QC operators to assist the teams to perform their tasks deliberately.
- Cross trained on day 3, 6 and 8 processes and grade b qualified. Processed commerical US, Non-US and clinical batches by using aseptic techniques.
- Performed Aseptic Process stimulations on paper batch records and electronic batch records.
- Cross trained on day 3, 6 and 8 processes and grade b qualified.
- Participated in APS for the expansion of the new manufacturing Phave 3 area.
Operation associate
Legend biotech
Raritan, New Jersey
02.2023 - 03.2024
- Completed daily operational tasks for the day 10 harvest and wash processes on MES
- Performed operating and verifying roles using aseptic and good documentation practices.
- Collaborated with different teams such as cell culture to process batches.
- Participated in team meetings and focused on identifying opportunities for process optimization
Medical Assistant
Medemerge
South Bound Brook, New Jersey
07.2021 - 01.2023
- Assisted healthcare providers with patient examinations and treatments.
- Managed patient scheduling and communicated with patients regarding their test results
- Assisted physicians with patient care by taking vital signs, patient histories and preparing patients for examinations and organized charts.
- Conducted EKGs, spirometry testing, audiograms and other diagnostic tests as requested by the physician ands educated them about medications..
- Assisted with sutures, and changed dressings on wounds to prevent infection and check for healing.
- Drew blood samples while maintaining hygienic techniques.
Laboratory Technician
Medemerge
South Bound Brook, New Jersey
07.2020 - 07.2022
- Conducted routine laboratory tests to analyze samples and prepared chemical solutions and reagents for various experiments and procedures.
- Assisted in documenting experimental data and maintaining accurate records and trained new staff on laboratory protocols and safety procedures effectively.
- Collected, labeled and stored lab samples according to laboratory specifications and prepared test samples and obtained and recorded test data in accordance with standards.
- Assisted and instructed other laboratory technicians.
- Prepared solutions of reagents for use in experiments according to standard procedures and for daily operations by stocking materials and equipment.
- Used time management and adaptability skills to prioritize and run multiple tests.
- Performed quality control checks on laboratory equipment and chemicals to maintain laboratory standards.
- Performed laboratory tests such as urinalysis, PCR testing, Covid Tests, flu tests.
- Stored blood samples by separating the plasma by centrifuging them.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Biological Sciences
Rutgers University
New Brunswick, NJ05-2022
Associate of Science - Mathematical Sciences
Brookdale Community College
Lincroft, NJ05-2019
Skills
- Staff training and qualifying trainees
- Problem solving and paying attention to detail
- Team leadership and support
- Effective verbal and written communication
- Organizational skills and decision-making
- Efficient multitasking and good documentation practice
Certification
- Certified Phlebotomist
- National Society of Leadership and Success.
Timeline
Senior Operations Associate
Legend Biotech
03.2024 - Current
Operation associate
Legend biotech
02.2023 - 03.2024
Medical Assistant
Medemerge
07.2021 - 01.2023
Laboratory Technician
Medemerge
07.2020 - 07.2022
Bachelor of Science - Biological Sciences
Rutgers University
Associate of Science - Mathematical Sciences
Brookdale Community College