Ciaran Flynn
Cork
Summary
A dedicated and results driven Biopharmaceutical scientist holding a MSc in Molecular Cell Biology with Bio-innovation and a BSc in Biotechnology from UCC. Offers a diverse skill set cultivated through extensive scientific study and years' hands on industry experience in various roles such as R&D, QA and QC. A positive and supportive team player with showcased competence in operating within a GMP regulated environment. Dedicated to fostering a strong quality culture and exploring opportunity for continuous improvement. Seeking a new opportunity in the Biopharmaceutical sector.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
Analytical Development Associate Scientist Intern
Janssen Sciences
Ringaskiddy
04.2023 - 09.2023
- Member of Stability team in the research department (Bio-TD) responsible for routine testing of late-stage clinical trial drugs for clinical and release
- Performed routine HPLC testing & analysis on Agilent systems using Empower3
- HPLC operations & maintenance (washing, changing lines, lamps & columns)
- Empower activities including generation of instrument methods, method sets & processing methods
- Participation in cross functional projects, new method implementation, quality investigations, CAPA and continuous improvement initiatives
- Research dissertation on the Separation’s techniques (HPLC, CE-SDS and C-IEF) used to assess protein stability.
Microbiologist
PrecisionBiotics
Fermoy
05.2021 - 11.2021
- Working on the R&D team to Support new product development pipeline program's for novel microbiome-based probiotic cultures to produce commercially valuable products.
- Operation of Lab scale fermentors for probiotic strain development activities including scale up, process optimization and stability testing.
- Conducting interaction assays with ingredients using pour plate cell culture assay, as well as analysis using plate count and digital imaging.
- General lab housekeeping: media preparations, autoclave, stock take, cleaning and waste management.
- Supported and helped conduct two clinical trials as an unblinded member
- Supported the amalgamation program as part of PrecisionBiotics integration into Novozymes Onehealth.
External Supply Quality Intern
Pfizer Pharmaceuticals
Little island
05.2020 - 09.2020
- Part of the ESQ – external Supply Quality team who managed the quality and compliance of pharmaceutical products
- Liaison Contractor Quality Leads, Site Compliance Network members and other Global Quality Assurance roles within Pfizer & CMO’s
- Demonstrated proficiency in utilizing Company systems to track Quality complaints, lifecycle of products and testing of products
- Technical transfer activities to Support the integration of Pfizer’s Upjohn department with Mylan to form their new company Viatris.
Education
MSc Molecular Cell Biology with Bio-Innovation -
University College Cork
09.2023
BSc Biotechnology -
University College Cork
01.2022
Skills
- Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint)
- Empower
- LIMS
- Trackwise
- TruVault
- Summit
Strengths
- Analytical
- Research
- Teamwork
- Communication
- Bioprocessing
- Cell Culture
- HPLC
- Process optimization
- Troubleshooting
- CAPA
- Continuous improvement
Accomplishments
- Student Innovation Award: Shortlisted for Enterprise Ireland award based on my project idea to tackle the misuse of antibiotics and reduction of antimicrobial resistance by designing a rapid antigen test to distinguish between viral and bacterial pulmonary infections.
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Analytical Development Associate Scientist Intern
Janssen Sciences
04.2023 - 09.2023
Microbiologist
PrecisionBiotics
05.2021 - 11.2021
External Supply Quality Intern
Pfizer Pharmaceuticals
05.2020 - 09.2020
MSc Molecular Cell Biology with Bio-Innovation -
University College Cork
BSc Biotechnology -
University College Cork
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