# Saurabh Chawla

Saurabh Chawla is a remote worker on Himalayas, Senior Manager – Quality Assurance (Head-QA) at SIDMAK Laboratories (I) Pvt. Ltd., based in India.

Source: https://himalayas.app/@saurabhchawla

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Senior Manager – Quality Assurance at SIDMAK Laboratories, leading a 27-member QA team and four USFDA inspections with zero Form 483 observations.
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| Detail | Value |
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| Availability | Looking for a job |
| Location | India |
| Authorized to work in | India |
| Salary expectations | 140k+ INR |
| Job categories | QA Manager, GMP Auditor, Quality Systems Manager, Associate Director GMP Quality Assurance, Supplier Quality Analyst, GMP Compliance Consultant, Regulatory Compliance Specialist |
| Skills | GMP Compliance, GMP Auditing, Inspection Readiness, Quality Management Systems, Supplier Audits, CAPA, Deviation Management, Change Control, Data Integrity, ALCOA+ Standards, OOS OOT, Validation, Computerized System Validation, Supplier Qualification, Quality Agreements |
| LinkedIn | https://linkedin.com/in/saurabh-chawla |

## What I'm looking for

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I'm open to global, remote, hybrid, or on-site roles, with international travel of 20–50%.
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## About

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At SIDMAK Laboratories (I) Pvt. Ltd., I lead site QA strategy and GMP compliance across regulated markets, including USFDA and WHO-India. I lead a 27-member QA team and have led four USFDA inspections with zero Form 483 observations.

I govern quality systems covering CAPA, deviations, change control and inspection readiness, and lead supplier audits and validation activities. Earlier, at Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd., I supported USFDA, EMA, TGA and WHO inspections and contributed to SAP-QM implementation.
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## Experience

### Senior Manager – Quality Assurance (Head-QA) (current)

SIDMAK Laboratories (I) Pvt. Ltd.. Nov 2014 - Present

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Leads site QA strategy and GMP compliance across regulated markets, managing a 27-member QA team and hosting regulatory inspections. Governs QMS including CAPA, deviations, change control, and validation activities.
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Skills: GMP, FDA, WHO, CAPA, Deviations, Change-Control, OOS-OOT, Validation, CSV, Trackwise, SAP-QM, Documentum, Supplier-Audits, Inspection-Readiness

### Senior Officer – Quality Assurance

Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd.. Jul 2009 - Nov 2014

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Supported USFDA, EMA, TGA and WHO inspections and maintained GMP compliance systems. Managed CAPA, deviations and change-control systems, and contributed to SAP-QM implementation.
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Skills: GMP, CAPA, Deviations, Change-Control, SAP-QM

### Senior Chemist – Quality Assurance

SIDMAK Laboratories. Apr 2007 - Jul 2009

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Executed IPQA, validation sampling and batch-documentation review; supported HVAC and water-system qualification.
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Skills: IPQA, Validation, HVAC, Water-Systems

### Chemist – Quality Assurance

OASIS Laboratories Pvt. Ltd.. Jun 2006 - Apr 2007

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Performed in-process QA checks and GMP documentation review.
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Skills: GMP, QA

## Education

### IGMPI

Certified Pharmaceutical Quality Auditor (CTQA), Pharmaceutical Quality Auditing

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Certified Pharmaceutical Quality Auditor (CTQA) from IGMPI, New Delhi.
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### HNB Garhwal University

M.Sc., Pharmaceutical Chemistry

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M.Sc. in Pharmaceutical Chemistry from HNB Garhwal University, Uttarakhand.
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### Kurukshetra University

B.Sc., Industrial Chemistry

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B.Sc. in Industrial Chemistry from Kurukshetra University, Haryana.
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## Tech stack

- Ema

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