Ciara Plunkett
About Ciara Plunkett
Ciara Plunkett is the QC Raw Materials Technical Lead Manager at Bristol Myers Squibb in Athlone, with over 7 years of experience in biotechnology and quality control.
Title
Ciara Plunkett is currently serving as the QC Raw Materials Technical Lead Manager at Bristol Myers Squibb in Athlone. Her role involves overseeing the technical aspects of quality control for raw materials, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards and accuracy in testing processes.
Education and Expertise
Ciara Plunkett holds a Bachelor's Degree in Biotechnology from Dublin City University, which she obtained between 2010 and 2014. She also earned a Level 9 Certificate in Bioanalytical Techniques from the Institute of Technology, Sligo, completed over the span of a year from 2014 to 2015. Her educational background has provided a strong foundation in various bioanalytical techniques and biotechnology.
Professional Background
Ciara Plunkett has accumulated over seven years of experience in a Contract Research laboratory and QC Separations lab. She started her professional journey as a Research Assistant at the Dublin City University- School of Biotechnology in 2013. She then moved on to work as an Associate Scientist at PPD in Athlone from 2015 to 2017, before taking on her current role at Bristol Myers Squibb.
Biotechnology Techniques
Ciara Plunkett is highly skilled in a range of biotechnology techniques, such as High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC), Capillary Electrophoresis (CE), Ultraviolet Absorbance at 280nm (UV A280), Ultra-Performance Liquid Chromatography (UPLC), POLY-80, and Peptide mapping. These techniques are crucial for her work in a GMP QC Separations lab, where she performs release and stability testing on drug substances and final drug products.
Quality Control and Compliance
In her role as QC Raw Materials Technical Lead Manager, Ciara Plunkett is responsible for managing various quality control tasks. She carries out method transfers, validation, investigations, and handles non-conformances. She is also experienced with FDA/HRPA audits and inspections. Additionally, she is responsible for training new employees in the techniques she is proficient in, ensuring a high standard of quality and compliance within her team.
Project Management
Ciara Plunkett manages multiple project tasks, which include creating certificates of analysis, logging in samples, and trending results. These responsibilities are critical in maintaining the reliability and accuracy of the quality control processes within her department.