Chinna A.

Chinna A. is an experienced validation engineer currently serving as a Lead Validation Engineer I at Alkermes since December 2023, focusing on equipment, facility, and utility qualification and process automation validation for manufacturing and laboratory systems. Prior experience includes a role as a Process Validation Specialist at Pfizer, where responsibilities involved biological manufacturing processes for COVID-19 vaccine formulation and fill-finish. Chinna's expertise also encompasses quality and validation leadership at Catalent Pharma Solutions, Abbott, Zimmer Biomet, and United Pharma Technologies Inc, along with research experience as a Graduate Research Assistant at the University of Houston-Clear Lake and a production role at Virchow Biotech Pvt Ltd. Chinna holds master's degrees in Cell and Molecular Biotechnology and Project Management from the University of Houston-Clear Lake and the University of the Cumberlands, respectively, and a bachelor's degree in Biotechnology from GITAM Deemed University.