Simon Thain

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About Simon Thain

SUMMARY 25+ years of analytical biochemistry Process Analytical Technology 15+ years’ hands-on experience of advanced data modelling (MVA, Machine Learning) and bioinformatics. 14 years’ Experience managing staff teams & projects. Extensive project management, and client facing engagement. Full project life cycle execution experience. I thrive in a vibrant environment where there are strong technical translational goals, allowing me to use my skills and experience to help turn an organisation’s strategic aspirations into knowledge and value. TECHNICALEXPERIENCE Executed multiple projects for client’s digitisation and data transformation. Hand-on user of Multivariate, Univariate and Machine Learning software and techniques to translate date to actionable knowledge. Highly experience biochemist with extensive practical experience in Mass Spectrometry and Spectroscopy (UV, NIR, FTIR). Experienced handling analytical raw data from Sensors, Imaging Systems, and analytical instrumentation; and integration into Data Historian. Fluent in knowledge applied to PAT and identifying Process KPI’s. Operating knowledge for regulated environments compliant to data standard applicable to frameworks prescribed by USP, FDA, WHO, GMP, GLP and ISO’s. Extensive teaching and training experience of data modelling techniques. Experienced manager of staff teams and of high-value projects. A confident and fluent engager with clients and stake holder, with extensive experience in translating complex results to no-technical experts. PINCE2 trained in project management. EDUCATION PRINCE2 (2013) – Project Management Warwick - PhD. University Newcastle 1994 – MSc in Biochemistry & Genetics University of Stirling 1993– BSc Hons. Biology.