Martha L. Jennens
Covance Laboratories
(608) 210-7781
martha.jennens@covance.comPROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2013-present Research Chemist II. This role is within the Technical Development group and serves Nutritional
Chemisty as a whole as a technical resource. Perform client specific methods as needed and develop methods
for new analysis. Utilize new instrumentation including LC/MS/MS. Support the Technical Development group’s
IT needs by putting assays into our Labware Documentation System as well as helping trouble-shoot the current
assays in the system.
2009-2013 Technical Leader III-Covance Laboratories. Oversee the technical conduct for routine and study
work in the Special Analysis group. Work on method development and validation within the group to update or
develop new assays for the group. Review data and communicate information or questions to the client service
staff and external clients as needed. Also, complete OOS investigations and respond to QA audits as needed.
Provide back- up technical leader assistance to other groups as needed and trained technical leaders at the
Singapore facility.
2007-2009 Research Assistant III-Covance Laboratories. Provide troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and
process validation expertise to multiple project areas. Work on method development/validation for client specific
studies and new methods. Conduct stability studies and routine assays, including work with HPLC, GC and
LCMS under GLP guidelines. Multi-departmental assay assistance across three separate groups, as needed.
Travel to other sites to provide support of methods and data management and continue to provide support to
other sites as issues arise. Provide final review of data before submission to clients. Discuss issues and
projects with clients as they arise and work to resolve data/testing issues.
2005-2007 Research Assistant-UW Madison. Immunology research including RNA, cDNA and qPCR work.
Cell culture of mammalian cell lines and viral transfection and transductions. DNA work including cloning and
purification. Maintained laboratory supplies and trained undergraduate students.
2004-2005 Scientist/ Project Manager-PPD Development. HPLC, CGE testing in cGMP environment of
pharmaceutical compounds. Project manager--responsible for overseeing project, data and report writing.
2003-2004 Laboratory Manager/ Research Assistant-University of Wisconsin, Madison. RT-PCR, cell culture,
cell staining techniques, ordering and maintenance of laboratory supplies and equipment, oversee graduate
students and give technical advice.
1997-2002 Scientist-Promega Corporation. Production of restriction enzymes utilizing various chromatography
techniques. Product development and process improvement, feasibility issues for new technology, new product
launches including packaging validation, writing manufacturing and QC protocols as well as SOPs. Understand
and work with the ISO 9000 quality system. Tissue culture work-establishing stable cell lines, maintenance of
several mammalian cell lines, electroporation methods. Protein purification-purifying proteins from bacterial cells,
FPLC use Millennium software with Waters system, HPLC with HP Aligent system, characterization and kinetics of
purified proteins. Served as hot lab supervisor for multiple group use lab. Product affiliations: IsoQuant, Steady-
Glo, DLR 1000, thermostable luciferase.
1995-1997 Research Assistant-Agracetus/ Powderject, Inc. Working on DNA vaccines with Accell technology,
specifically tropical and exotic diseases. Duties include: cloning, DNA sequencing, SDS PAGE analysis, tissue
culture with several mammalian cell lines, RNA work, ELISAs, animal work, CTL assays, analyze and compile
data with various computer software, upkeep of accurate notebooks, working with collaborating labs and served
on radiation safety committee.