HAODA ZHAO (DARREN)
Sydney,NSW
Summary
Cosmetic formulation scientist working closely with team members in R&D department. Developing new formulations to meet customers' needs and proposing new concepts on product development. Passionate about understanding emerging markets and creating innovative products. Have the ambition to bring leading new products to skincare industry.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
Innovation and R&D Chemist
Ultraceuticals
Gladesville
05.2023 - Current
- Developed and optimized formulations for a variety of products, including lotions, creams, serums and professional treatments.
- Researched current trends in formulation development to identify new opportunities for improvement.
- Troubleshooting on scale-up production, and supervised manufacturing.
- Provided insight on the customer needs and trends on skincare industry benefit from my on-going following of beauty related news, and technical background and creative thinking.
- Attended international beauty conference and brought back valuable information about new ingredients and new concepts.
- Have a wealth of knowledge on a broad range of brands, and understand the positioning of a product.
Lead Scientist
Ab Initio Pharma
Glebe
01.2022 - 05.2023
- Forecasted, scheduled and monitored project timelines, and personnel performance.
- Met pertinent milestones while managing multiple projects at once.
- Researched patents, copyrights and trademarks, avoiding infringement issues.
- Developed new products with innovative excipient to overcome formulation issues.
- Created project plans, assigned tasks and tracked progress against deadlines for new product development initiatives.
- Managed a team of scientists responsible for designing and developing innovation formulas.
- Researched pharmaceutical industry gaps, regulations and safety standards related to new product development.
- Understanding client's' needs and evaluate the feasibility of the projects.
Associate Scientist
Ab-Initio Pharma
Glebe, NSW
03.2021 - 01.2022
- Designed and developed new products including gels for air purification and liquid formulation for nebulization.
- Two gel formulation patents.
- Prepared formulation samples for testing and analysis.
- Prioritized workloads with R&D department team.
Education
Ph.D. - Chemical Engineering
The University of New South Wales
Sydney Australia2021
Master of Science - Biotechnology
The University of Queensland
Brisbane Australia2016
Bachelor of Engineering - Applied Chemistry
Shenzhen University
Shenzhen China2014
Skills
- Team Leadership
- Project Management
- Colloid chemistry
- Formulation on gel, liquid, oil and emulsion based products
- New product development and tests (physical/chemical characterizations, stability and analytical tests)
- Data analysis and presentation
- Innovation management
- Microsoft software (Word, Excel and PowerPoint)
Timeline
Innovation and R&D Chemist
Ultraceuticals
05.2023 - Current
Lead Scientist
Ab Initio Pharma
01.2022 - 05.2023
Associate Scientist
Ab-Initio Pharma
03.2021 - 01.2022
Ph.D. - Chemical Engineering
The University of New South Wales
Master of Science - Biotechnology
The University of Queensland
Bachelor of Engineering - Applied Chemistry
Shenzhen University
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