SANDULI FERNANDO
Gaithersburg
Summary
Determined project management professional with 4+ years of experience in late stage product development and undergraduate degree in chemical engineering, trained with the analytical and problem-solving skills needed to compete in the pharmaceutical industry. Eager to leverage demonstrated ability to be proactive, wholistic and engaged by anticipating risks, challenges, opportunities and improvement.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Associate Project Manager
Bavarian Nordic
01.2023 - Current
- Advance CHIKV VLP Vaccine toward commercialization by providing Global PM support across all functions
- Implement strategies to minimize and regularly review and communicate deviations to the project plan, mitigate risks and ensure the program remains in alignment with company corporate goals
- Set and achieve project milestones to timeline, active management of risks impacting timeline and budget with applicable communication to leadership
- Workstream ownership and accountability, including tracking and management of milestones, risks and issues, meeting preparation (agenda and meeting minutes), holding stakeholders accountable, and active participation in key discussions
- Create meaningful and timely weekly and monthly reporting updates (Project Status Reports, Dashboards, Financial Reporting) to meet stakeholders’ needs and ensure communication flow
- Actively manage the workstream budget to remain budget neutral throughout the year
- End to end lead of the Program Gantt in MS Project
- License and Report Management with organizations like the NIH
- Provide lead Global PM support at the BLA and MAA Working Groups for tracking towards the timely submission of BLA to the FDA and MAA to the EMA.
Project Coordinator
Emergent Biosolutions Inc.
03.2021 - 12.2022
- Advanced CHIKV VLP Vaccine toward commercialization by serving as the end-to-end owner of key program meetings and files
- Assisted Director in managing key project meetings and files, including maintaining risk logbook, trackers and facilitating necessary stakeholder
- Managed project financial tracking, including coordination with finance and project managers
- Supported compilation of project and business information, presentation editing, document retrieval and facilitation of communication plans
- Provide lead Global PM support for BLA working Team and Management Team
- Foster and promote an energetic and cohesive PM culture, by identifying and introducing engagement improvement opportunities.
Co-Op Intern
Emergent Biosolutions Inc.
02.2020 - 02.2021
- Learned and worked alongside seasoned scientists and program leads who strive to find innovative treatments for viral and bacterial infections such as Shigella ETEC and CEPI-Lassa
- Operated with a high level of independence to take on a supportive business role while using key project management tools such as multiple data searching and data analysis platforms to maintain relevant databases
- Assisted in Program Management activities including drafting, revising, and organizing project reports, presentations
- Effectively communicated with relevant functional groups such as CMC, Clinical, Regulatory, Quality, Commercial by working closely with scientists and program leads to take comprehensive minute notes and ensure project goals, milestones and deadlines were met
- Organized and Hosted Innovation Day 2021 with over 200 participants to lead Emergent's efforts in innovation within the Vaccines and Devices Business Units in multiple locations (Dublin, San Diego, Gaithersburg, Bern).
Education
Bachelor of Science, Chemical Engineering -
City College of New York of the City University of New York
12.2019
Skills
- Project Management
- Pharmaceutical Industry Knowledge
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Risk-Management
- Communication
- Budget and Resource Management
Certification
- Google Project Management (Coursera)
- Introduction to Process Safety
Timeline
Associate Project Manager
Bavarian Nordic
01.2023 - Current
Project Coordinator
Emergent Biosolutions Inc.
03.2021 - 12.2022
Co-Op Intern
Emergent Biosolutions Inc.
02.2020 - 02.2021
Bachelor of Science, Chemical Engineering -
City College of New York of the City University of New York
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