Haroon Qayyum

Pharmaceutical microbiologist with hands-on experience in an ISO/IEC 17025-accredited laboratory, supporting microbiological quality control, aseptic-area monitoring, testing, validation and GMP documentation. Practical experience includes sterility testing, bacterial endotoxin testing (BET), bioburden and microbial limit testing, water-system monitoring, environmental monitoring, media preparation and growth promotion, investigations, and qualification/validation support.

Executive Microbiology Scientist - BF Biosciences (a subsidiary of Ferozsons Laboratories Limited) - Lahore, Pakistan

(2024-02)

• Prepare microbiological culture media, including pH adjustment, sterilization, incubation, visual inspection and deactivation; perform growth-promotion and positive-control testing.
• Perform microbiological analysis of Purified Water, Water for Injection (WFI), drinking water and raw materials, including TAMC/TBC and testing for specified microorganisms such as P. aeruginosa, E. coli and B. cepacia.
• Conduct environmental monitoring in classified areas, including active air sampling, settle plates, surface sampling (swab/Rodac plates), personnel monitoring and non-viable particle counting; compile periodic trend reports.
• Perform bioburden testing of bulk, finished and packaging materials; BET testing of raw materials, packaging materials and finished products; sterility testing of packaging materials and finished products; and microbial limit testing of raw materials.
• Support sterility-test failure investigations and handle deviations, out-of-trend (OOT) and out-of-specification (OOS) events related to environmental, water, bioburden and sterility testing.
• Test compressed air and nitrogen for viable and non-viable contamination; monitor temperature and humidity in refrigerators, incubators and classified areas.
• Support media fill trials, cleanroom line clearance, recovery studies, smoke studies and filter-integrity (DOP) testing during area/HVAC qualification.
• Support equipment, area, HVAC, process, cleaning and hold-time qualification/validation documentation; verify equipment calibration/qualification status and laboratory cleaning status.
• Verify Geobacillus stearothermophilus biological indicators for autoclave validation and prepare/verify controlled standard endotoxin for dry-heat sterilizer (DHS) validation.
• Perform disinfectant efficacy testing, bacterial isolation/biochemical identification using API kits, environmental-isolate cryopreservation/thawing and monthly microbial trend reporting.
• Contribute to ISO/IEC 17025 audit activities and maintain complete, traceable microbiology laboratory records.

BS - Applied Microbiology - University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS), Lahore (2020 - 2024)

FSc - Pre-Medical - Punjab College, Burewala (2017 - 2019)