Provincial Microbiology Expert - DAI Pakistan Pvt. Ltd
(2025-07)
- Strategic Technical Oversight: Serving as a lead technical consultant for provincial laboratories, focusing on the enhancement of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) detection and surveillance capabilities.
- Methodological Standardization: Harmonizing Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (AST) protocols (CLSI/EUCAST) across a network of laboratories to ensure consistent and reproducible diagnostic results.
- Global Surveillance Integration: Architecting reporting workflows to align with the WHO Global Antimicrobial Resistance and Use Surveillance System (GLASS), facilitating national-level data contribution.
- Capacity Building & Mentors hip: Designing and executing competency-based training programs and on-site mentor-ship for laboratory staff to bridge technical gaps in advanced microbiology
- Quality Metrics Monitoring: Implementing robust monitoring systems for data quality, ensuring high reporting accuracy and tracking Laboratory Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
- Accreditation Road-map: Leading public sector laboratories through the rigorous process of ISO 15189 compliance, including gap analysis and QMS implementation
- Impact: Successfully unified fragmented laboratory practices into a cohesive provincial surveillance network.
Senior Technologist - Indus Hospital
(2024-02 - 2025-01)
- Clinical Diagnostics Management: Oversaw the end-to-end processing of clinical specimens, utilizing both automated systems (e.g., VITEK, BACT/ALERT) and manual identification methods.
- Quality Assurance Leadership: Directed Internal Quality Control (IQC) and External Quality Assurance (EQA/Proficiency Testing) to maintain high diagnostic standards
- Operational Efficiency: Optimized laboratory workflows to reduce Turnaround Times (TAT), directly impacting the speed of clinical decision-making and patient care.
- Clinical Collaboration: Partnered with the Infection Control Committee and Antimicrobial Stewardship (AMS) teams to provide critical data for treating multi-drug resistant organisms (MDROs).
Laboratory Supervisor - Karachi Laboratory Diagnostic Center
(2023-05 - 2024-01)
- Operations Management: Managed daily technical operations, including staff rostering, resource allocation, and troubleshooting technical laboratory issues.
- Performance Tracking: Monitored laboratory KPIs and quality indicators to ensure the facility met stringent diagnostic benchmarks.
- Safety & Maintenance: Supervised the preventive maintenance schedules for high-tech equipment and ensured 100% compliance with bio-safety protocols.
QC Manager / Lab Coordinator - Advanced Lab Pvt. Ltd
(2020-06 - 2021-10)
- ISO 15189 Accreditation Lead: Acted as the primary architect for the laboratory's Quality Management System (QMS), leading the facility to successful accreditation readiness.
- System Documentation: Authored and managed the Quality Manual, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and Risk Registers.
- Continuous Improvement: Established a robust Corrective and Preventive Action (CAPA) system to identify, document, and resolve non-conformities.
- Strategic Procurement: Managed vendor relations and optimized the supply chain for reagents and consumables, resulting in significant cost savings without compromising quality.
Microbiologist / Senior Technologist - Essa Diagnostic Laboratory / BioCare Lab Pvt. Ltd
(2017-07 - 2020-05)
- Specialized Investigations: Conducted complex microbiological analysis on diverse specimens, including blood, CSF, and tissue, identifying rare and resistant pathogens.
- AST Expertise: Utilized advanced antimicrobial susceptibility methodologies to guide clinicians in targeted therapy for infectious diseases.
- Bio-safety Compliance: Maintained a high-standard bio-safety environment, ensuring proper waste management and personal protective equipment (PPE) adherence.
Medical Technologist / Microbiologist - Dow University Of Health Sciences (DDRRL)
(2012-09 - 2014-04)
- Laboratory Testing & Diagnosis: Conducted complex microbiological analysis on diverse clinical specimens, including blood, CSF, and tissue samples.
- Identified rare, resistant, and clinically significant pathogens affecting patients
- Performed advanced antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) to support targeted infectious disease therapy
- Quality Control & Lab Management: Maintained high-standard bio-safety practices within the laboratory environment
- Ensured proper biomedical waste management according to safety regulations
- Monitored and enforced adherence to personal protective equipment (PPE) protocols
- Specialized Investigations: Applied advanced microbiological techniques for detection of resistant organisms
- Supported clinicians with precise laboratory findings for effective patient management
- Contributed to maintaining high diagnostic accuracy in complex infectious cases.
- Reporting & Communication: Provided detailed microbiological reports to clinicians
- Guided healthcare providers in selecting appropriate antimicrobial therapy based on AST results
- Ensured timely communication of critical findings for improved patient outcomes.
Medical Technologist - The Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH)
(2009-01 - 2010-06)
- Regulatory Excellence: Gained foundational experience in a College of American Pathologists (CAP) accredited environment, adhering to the world's most stringent laboratory standards.
- Multidisciplinary Testing: Performed high-volume microbiology and clinical chemistry testing with a focus on precision and accuracy.
- Audit Participation: Actively contributed to internal audits and assisted during external regulatory inspections.
