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Saravanan Sinniah

Senior Manager, Quality & Compliance

Summary

To maximally apply my skills and knowledge in a relevant position in the FMCG/Sciences industry and to add value to the organization by streamlining & optimizing the organization’s operations with a cost-effective & quality-compliant approach.

Overview

19
19
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Senior Manager, Quality & Compliance

CellResearch Corporation Pte Ltd
01.2015 - Current
  • Establishment of the organization’s Quality management system (QMS) in compliance & certification to ISO 9001:2015 for biomarker qualification of mesenchymal stem cells propagated from umbilical cord lining tissue
  • Management & leading a team to handle core quality activities, including:
  • Definition of Scopes for Certification; Evaluation of customer needs & feasibility
  • Verification & validation of technical/operational processes; acceptance criteria definition
  • Documents (Quality manual, SOPs, work instructions, record forms), process control
  • Facility (Clean Room) environmental monitoring & house-keeping
  • Equipment validation for intended purposes
  • Quality/Lab/Organisation risk assessment & management; implementation of risk controls
  • Internal audit & management review
  • Change control, corrective & preventive actions
  • Supplier qualification & evaluation
  • Customer complaint management & resolution
  • Evaluation of evolving business needs for continual alignment to respective ISO/technical standards

Research Officer

Translational Research Lab (A-STAR)
02.2014 - 02.2015
  • Development of PCR-based in-vitro diagnostic kits for infectious diseases & SNP detections leading towards ISO13485 medical device certification

Research Associate

Dx assays Pte Ltd
09.2011 - 06.2013
  • Validation and Verification studies of in-vitro diagnostics kits and sample extraction equipment, Technical Evaluation of in-vitro diagnostic kits in a ISO 13485-compliant environment
  • 2-month verification/validation study of high-throughput sample extraction machine (Qiasymphony; QIAGEN) in Hilden, Germany

Laboratory Officer

Signal Transduction Laboratory (IMCB)
01.2010 - 08.2011
  • Propagation of cells for isolation of proteins for analysis; Protein analysis and report-writing- for the study of up/down regulation of proteins involved in cancer pathways

Lab Biologist

Translation Research Facility (IMCB)
12.2005 - 08.2008
  • Development of in-vitro diagnostic kits for infectious diseases

Education

BSc. - Biomedical Science

University of Western Australia
09.2007 - 01.2011

Diploma - Molecular Biotechnology

Nanyang Polytechnic
07.2002 - 05.2005

Skills

  • Quality Management Processes

  • ISO 9001:2015

  • Experience with GMP Regulations

  • Regulatory Compliance Expertise

  • Vendor Relationship Management

  • Project Coordination

  • Academic Literature Review

  • Research materials design

  • Research Experimental Design

  • Quantitative Results Assessment

  • Data compilation

  • Technical Documentation

  • Technical Report Writing

  • Technical Troubleshooting

  • PCR Primer Design

  • Cell/Tissue Culture

Personal Information

Nationality: Singaporean

Skills Attributes

Proficiency in Quality Management systems in compliance to ISO 9001:2015 & applicable GMP standards; Knowledge and understanding of cosmetic regulatory affairs; Supply Chain Management; Spearheading assigned projects with management of various scopes such as literature review, experimental design, results analysis, data compilation & documentation ; 

Ability to effectively lead a team; Ability to multi-task and perform under pressure, Able to perform well as an individual and simultaneously function effectively in a team, Ability to evaluate and troubleshoot operational and technical issues and provide timely solutions; Perpetual openness to learning new skills and imbibing new knowledge; Ability to adapt rapidly to evolving organizational needs.

Publications

  • Sprouty-related Ena/VASP homology1-domain-containing protein (SPRED) 1, a SHP2 substrate in the Ras/ERK pathway, Martina Quintanar-Audelo, Saravanan Sinniah, Sumana Chandramouli, Permeen Yusoff, Graeme R. Guy, Journal of Biochemistry, 04/29/11


  • Structure of a novel phosphotyrosine-binding domain in Hakai that targets E-cadherin, Manjeet Mukherjee, Cherlyn Ng, Chow Soah Yee, Saravanan Sinniah, Rebecca A Jackson, Qingxiang Sun, Li Dan, Koh Woon Xiao, Nur Farehan M Asgar, Daniel Yim, Qian Jingru, Sze Siu Kwan, Permeen Yusoff, Graeme R Guy, J Sivaraman, The EMBO Journal, 01/17/12

Timeline

Senior Manager, Quality & Compliance

CellResearch Corporation Pte Ltd
01.2015 - Current

Research Officer

Translational Research Lab (A-STAR)
02.2014 - 02.2015

Research Associate

Dx assays Pte Ltd
09.2011 - 06.2013

Laboratory Officer

Signal Transduction Laboratory (IMCB)
01.2010 - 08.2011

BSc. - Biomedical Science

University of Western Australia
09.2007 - 01.2011

Lab Biologist

Translation Research Facility (IMCB)
12.2005 - 08.2008

Diploma - Molecular Biotechnology

Nanyang Polytechnic
07.2002 - 05.2005
Saravanan SinniahSenior Manager, Quality & Compliance