Jennifer Cookson
Arlington,MA
Summary
Accomplished R&D professional with a broad and unique blend of business and technical experience in product development. Strong collaboration and leadership with cross-functional teams of internal and external partners to achieve business objectives. Accomplishments include managing the complete development cycle for numerous cosmetic and OTC products and ingredients, creating QA, QC, regulatory, safety procedures and standards, and leading and growing technical teams throughout the development life cycle.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Sr Director of Development
ARCAEA
04.2022 - Current
- Built and managed company-level architecture, platforms and research scope/workflows.
- Provided project leadership in dynamic technology-driven environment with multiple priorities.
- Represented organization at industry conferences and events.
- Planned complex research projects and designed studies to improve research and experimentation.
- Conducted market research to create and execute on strategies to drive development and the success of products.
- Managed budget allocation and resource utilization
Director of Product Development
Seed Health
07.2020 - 08.2021
- Headed solutions supporting rapid expansion and program proliferation from concept to reality.
- Translated information highly technical in nature to investors and senior staff and aligned product strategy with market.
- Oversaw product design and roadmap and coordinated aspects of development and rollout.
- Coordinated engineering team for projects in commercial and industrial development.
Director of Research & Product Development
Mother Dirt
10.2017 - 07.2020
- Conceptualized long-range product roadmaps and strategically designed according to market data and research.
- Identified opportunities for new products and improvements to existing products to increase sales.
- Conducted market research to understand customer needs and identify potential opportunities.
- Maintained internal product knowledge database.
- Streamlined research processes to meet tight deadlines for multiple projects.
Senior Research Associate
Indigo Agriculture
11.2016 - 09.2017
- Directed, guided and delegated tasks to teams and developed project schedules, resource requirements and timelines to maintain productivity on goals and objectives.
- Contributed to scientific discussions with peers and management personnel.
- Synthesized and utilized key information from proposals, technical reports and publications to achieve objectives.
- Conducted independent research to validate efficacy of solutions, assimilate results and prepare written technical reports.
Consultant
Mother Dirt
01.2015 - 01.2017
- Organized and analyzed primary and secondary research to understand industry, market and company trends.
- Developed and updated tracking spreadsheets for adverse event monitoring and reporting.
Scientist
Warner Babcock Institute for Green Chemistry
09.2013 - 11.2016
- Performed complex troubleshooting and assisted in leading initiatives to solve challenging scientific problems with assays or instrumentation.
- Conducted experiments in laboratory environment for product development purposes.
- Co-inventor of the use of a composition of polylactic acid and colorants for cosmetic (hair) applications
Formulation Chemist
Autumn Harp
10.2010 - 08.2012
- Responsible for the development of new formulations in support of 'prestige brands', including the successful launch of seven new products and the reformulation of a mature line of color cosmetics.
Chemist
Nano-C
02.2007 - 09.2010
- Planned and conducted experiments for the development of novel fullerene derivatives
- Evaluated and implemented new technologies and laboratory techniques to improve quality and robustness of sample analysis (Co-inventor on 'Purification of fullerene derivatives from various impurities')
- Set up equipment, organized inventory and maintained facilities.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Environmental Science & Chemistry
University of Vermont
Burlington, VTMaster of Science - Pharmaceutical Sciences
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OHSkills
- Product development
- Budget development and forecasting
- Research and Development (R&D)
- Regulatory Affairs
- Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP)
- Cross-functional Team Leadership
- Scale-up
- Formulation
- Clinical development, design, and research
- Problem-Solving
Patents
- 2023 GADUSOL-CONTAINING SUNSCREEN FORMULATIONS
- 2019 Aqueous colorant composition and use thereof
- 2010 PURIFICATION OF FULLERENE DERIVATIVES FROM VARIOUS IMPURITIES
Timeline
Sr Director of Development
ARCAEA
04.2022 - Current
Director of Product Development
Seed Health
07.2020 - 08.2021
Director of Research & Product Development
Mother Dirt
10.2017 - 07.2020
Senior Research Associate
Indigo Agriculture
11.2016 - 09.2017
Consultant
Mother Dirt
01.2015 - 01.2017
Scientist
Warner Babcock Institute for Green Chemistry
09.2013 - 11.2016
Formulation Chemist
Autumn Harp
10.2010 - 08.2012
Chemist
Nano-C
02.2007 - 09.2010
Bachelor of Science - Environmental Science & Chemistry
University of Vermont
Master of Science - Pharmaceutical Sciences
University of Cincinnati
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