Nilkanth Chapole

Nilkanth Chapole has a diverse work experience in the pharmaceutical industry. Nilkanth started their career as a Regulatory and Compliance Cell member at Marksans Pharma Ltd. in 2009. Nilkanth then moved on to Dr. Reddy's Laboratories in 2010, where they worked as a Formulation Scientist specialized in QbD and Statistics until 2015. Next, they joined Novartis as a Statistical Expert from 2015 to 2017. Afterwards, they worked at SUN PHARMA, initially as a Manager of QbD and Statistics from 2017 to 2020, and then as a Senior Manager of Statistics from 2020 to 2022. Currently, Nilkanth holds the position of AGM - Corporate Quality (Statistics SME) at Granules India Limited starting from April 2022.

Nilkanth Chapole has a strong educational background in the field of pharmacy. Nilkanth holds a Master of Pharmacy (M. Pharm) degree in Pharmaceutics from Savitribai Phule Pune University. Prior to this, they obtained a Bachelor of Pharmacy (B. Pharm) degree in Pharmacy from Swami Ramanand Teerth Marathwada University. Additionally, they have a Diploma in Pharmacy (D. Pharm) from Technical Board MH, Mumbai.

In addition to their formal education, Nilkanth has obtained several certifications to enhance their skills and knowledge. Nilkanth completed the "Getting started with OSIsoft and the PI System" certification from OSIsoft Learning in January 2023. In December 2022, they obtained the "Basic Proficiency in KNIME Analytics Platform" certification from KNIME. Furthermore, they hold the "SAS Certified Specialist: Base Programming Using SAS 9.4" certification from SAS, which they obtained in September 2021.

Nilkanth has also completed various SAS certifications like "Advanced Statistical Modeling Using the NLMIXED Procedure," "Categorical Data Analysis Using Logistic Regression," "Instant Applications using JMP Application Builder," "Mixed Models Analyses Using SAS," "Rapid Predictive Modeling for Business Analyst," and "Robust Regression Techniques in SAS/STAT" in May 2020. Nilkanth has accomplished certifications like "JMP Software: Classical Design of Experiments," "JMP Software: Custom Design of Experiments," "JMP Software: Stability Analysis," "SAS Programming 1: Essentials," "SAS Programming 2: Data Manipulation Techniques," "Exploratory Data Analysis," and "Design of Experiments" in April 2020. Their other certifications include "Introduction to R" from DataCamp in May 2020, "Setting of Specification" from US Pharmacopeia in January 2019, "Multivariate Data Analysis" from Indian Statistical Institute (SQC & OR) in December 2018, and "Six Sigma Green Belt" from ASQ - World Headquarters in August 2015.