Abhilash .

Safety Pharmacology Scientist and Principal Investigator with 5+ years of experience supporting OECD-GLP non-clinical studies. Experienced in cardiovascular safety pharmacology, multi-lead ECG analysis, Pristima and Spotfire data review, study-plan, protocol amendment and final-report review, quality control, and cross-functional study delivery. Brings hands-on experience supporting canine and non-human primate studies, maintaining documentation quality, resolving study-delivery issues, and contributing to GLP inspection readiness.

Scientist-Cardiovascular at Labcorp Drug Development India Private Limited (2024-01 – Present)

Promoted from Research Associate following role-specific training and formal sign-off.

• Lead OECD-GLP-compliant multi-lead ECG analysis using Ponemah, acting as Principal Investigator for 100+ cardiovascular safety pharmacology studies involving canine and non-human primate models.
• Perform Pristima-and Spotfire data review, quality control, and peer review of scientific reports, supporting accurate and timely study delivery.
• Review and provide scientific input on study plans, protocols, amendments, and final reports; collaborate with global study teams to address sponsor and project requirements.
• Prepare and quality-check SEND-compliant ECG datasets using internal Excel/PULSE macros, supporting standardised non-clinical data delivery.
• Support GLP site-readiness activities as departmental point of contact, contributing to documentation quality, inspection preparedness, and process implementation.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to resolve study-delivery issues, improve workflows, and support colleague training.

Research Associate at Labcorp Drug Development India Private Limited (2021-05 – 2023-12)

• Supported scientists and Study Directors on safety pharmacology and toxicology studies through data review, report-shell preparation, methods drafting, and preparation of tables, figures, and graphs.
• Processed and quality-checked data packages and scientific reports across 200+ non-clinical studies, supporting accurate archival and timely sponsor delivery.
• Used Excel macros and scientific data tools to improve efficiency and consistency in study-report preparation.
• Developed working knowledge of GLP study requirements, scientific documentation, and the impact of data quality on study delivery and regulatory compliance.

Research Analyst at Molecular Connections India Private Limited (2019-12 – 2021-05)

• Curated and indexed scientific literature for bibliographic databases across molecular oncology, molecular biology, and palaeobiology.
• Applied controlled vocabularies, indexing rules, and quality checks to improve the discoverability and search relevance of thousands of scientific articles.
• Reviewed complex scientific publications and translated their content into accurate, searchable metadata for end users.

Part-Time AI/ML in Bioinformatics Internship at BioTecNika (2025 – 2026-11)

• Undertaking a part-time, project-based internship outside full-time working hours, focused on applying Python and supervised machine-learning methods to cancer-related biological datasets.
• Use Pandas, NumPy, scikit-learn, Jupyter Notebook, and Google Colab for data cleaning, exploratory analysis, feature preparation, model training, and performance evaluation.
• Develop a practical understanding of applying machine-learning workflows to identify molecular patterns across cancer types.

MS in Cancer Sciences – University of Glasgow (2017 – 2018)

PgD in Biomedical and Biomolecular Sciences – Glasgow Caledonian University (2015 – 2016)

BSc in Genetics, Microbiology and Biochemistry – Bangalore University (2012 – 2015)