From the fume hood to national governance.

Dec 2023 — Present

Senior Project Manager — Content Creation & Research Governance

National Digital Library of India, IIT Kharagpur

Ministry of Education, Govt. of India · NMEICT Mandate

• Oversee governance of large-scale academic content operations within a nationally mandated digital repository — applying compliance standards analogous to institutional research ethics requirements.
• Develop institutional SOPs and workflow protocols for content quality assurance, coordinating multi-disciplinary academic and technology teams across distributed verticals.
• Engage with regulatory and accreditation bodies (MoE, UGC) to ensure alignment with national education and research policy frameworks.
• Design performance-monitoring systems to track protocol adherence, flag deviations and implement corrective action — directly transferable to research ethics compliance monitoring.
• Champion responsible AI integration in educational content production, developing usage guidelines and ethics frameworks for AI-assisted knowledge systems.

May 2023 — Dec 2023

Deputy Manager — Institutional Governance & Communications

BDG

• Stewarded institutional policy communications and compliance documentation for a ₹300-crore enterprise, ensuring regulatory alignment and audit-readiness across functions.
• Drafted and operationalised governance frameworks, stakeholder communication SOPs and cross-functional coordination protocols.
• Managed confidential organisational records and structured compliance reporting for senior leadership — demonstrating discretion and accuracy in high-stakes environments.

Dec 2021 — Nov 2022

Product Analyst & Research Ethics Trainer (Academic)

Aurus Tech Pvt. Ltd.

• Designed and delivered academic integrity and responsible research conduct modules for higher-education platforms across India and Nigeria.
• Advised faculty on research protocol design, ethical content standards and informed-consent requirements in digital education research.
• Coordinated cross-continental academic review panels — managing review cycles, timelines and documentation, mirroring IRB and ethics committee operations.

Jun 2014 — Dec 2021

★ Pathbreaker of the Year 2021

Coordinator & Lecturer — Chemistry, Environmental Science & Curriculum

CPS (Higher Secondary Section)

• Lectured in chemistry, organic chemistry, biochemistry and environmental science across seven years, coordinating curriculum and the university science club.
• Ran and supervised laboratory sessions on GC, NMR, centrifuge and Rotovap instruments — embedding lab-safety, health and data-integrity discipline in every practical.
• Coordinated interdisciplinary academic committees — managing member schedules, agendas, minutes and attendance records.
• Mentored students and research scholars on academic honesty, laboratory ethics and responsible study practices.

Mar 2004 — Dec 2009

Scientific Researcher — Pharmaceutical R&D & Regulatory Compliance

Cipla Ltd.

• Operated within CDSCO, GLP and GMP regulatory frameworks — managing compliance documentation, protocol design, deviation reporting and audit-ready records across R&D pipelines.
• Drafted and followed SOPs for synthetic route design, technology transfer and plant-scale API production.
• Conducted literature and patent analysis to ensure IP compliance and inform regulatory submissions.
• Coordinated multi-functional review of protocol amendments, adverse observations and corrective action plans; liaised with regulatory officers.

Feb 2003 — Feb 2004

Research Associate

Ciba Speciality Chemicals

• Contributed to speciality chemical R&D within an internationally regulated industrial research environment, maintaining GLP-compliant documentation and safety protocols.

Jul 1998 — Aug 2003

Research Scholar & Teaching Assistant

IIT Bombay

GATE-qualified · competitive MoE Teaching Assistantship

• Conducted doctoral research in Synthetic Organic Chemistry — molecular identification, rational drug design and the synthesis of pharmaceutically relevant compounds — under institutional research-ethics, lab-safety and academic-integrity protocols.
• Taught undergraduate Chemistry to B.Tech students under a competitive, MoE-funded Teaching Assistantship secured through GATE.