Yewande Ajayi

A senior regulatory affairs officer with over 9 years of rich experience as a Drug and food safety specialist and a Quality Assurance officer in instituting and maintaining sustainability in drug and food safety. Skilled in keeping meticulous records such as safety data, drug safety, adverse events reports, argus, and attention to detail in clinical trials with a systematic approach to tasks.

Performance-driven professional with rich experience in managing quality/regulatory affairs and pharmacovigilance activities, leading product maintenance, and ensuring conformance with standards, drug regulations, and good pharmacovigilance practices. 

Proven success in mentoring teams for effective project management, aligning regulatory strategies with set business goals, determining critical risks, and executing corrective actions. Skilled in creating correct product labelling and artwork, adhering to marketing authorizations, generating safety-related reports, and facilitating quality decisions, and developing Standard Operating Procedures. Determining which adverse events cross the line of a drug’s efficacy. Analyzing which side effects are worth the risk to patients compared with how effective they are at treating a disease. Exceptional talent for creating product characteristics and information summaries, while possessing a service-driven attitude in projects and safety management. Demonstrated robust communication, relationship-building, interpersonal, leadership, and organizational skills. Fluent in English.

Master of Science in Drug Discovery and Development, 2021 - 2022

University of Sunderland

Project: Stereoselectivity of Nicotine extracted from roots and leaves of Nicotiana Sylvestris using gas chromatography.

Thesis:  Examination of The Disposition of Nicotine Enantiomers in Nicotiana Sylvestris and Nicotine Products Using Chiral Gas Chromatography. (Pharmaceutical chemistry)

Master of Technology in Industrial Chemistry, 2018 – 2021

Ladoke Akintola University of Technology

Thesis: Synthesis, Characterization, and Anti-Hyperglycemic Evaluation of Ni (II) Complex of Sodium Barbitone and Metformin. (Medicinal/Inorganic Chemistry)

Bachelor of Science in Industrial Chemistry, 2007 – 2011

Ajayi Crowther University

Thesis: Novel mixed Ligand of 2, 5- Diamino 1, 3, 4- Thiadiazole Schiff base incorporating benzoic acid: synthesis and anti-microbial activity. (Published: Journal of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Research, 2012, 4(3):1501-1504)

Certifications/Professional Memberships/ Affiliations

ISO 14971:2019-Risk Management Application on Medical Devices

ISO 45001:2018- Principles of Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems

ISO 13485:2016- Quality Management Systems for Medical Devices 

Advanced International Pharmacovigilance and Argus Safety Certification (APVASC)

Advanced Clinical Trial Assistant Certification (ACTAC)

American Chemical Society (MACS/33021447)

Institute of Chartered Chemists of Nigeria (ICC NO12/7/19/2878)

Chemist Society of Nigeria (CSN/OSU/19/05025)