Jennifer Cookson
ARCAEA
Arlington,MA
17
years of professional experience
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.
Work History
Sr Director of Development
4 Years 6 Months- 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
1 Year 1 Month- 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
2 Years 9 Months- 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
10 Months- 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
2 Years- 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
3 Years 2 Months- 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
1 Year 10 Months- 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
3 Years 7 Months- 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
Master of Science - Pharmaceutical Sciences
Skills
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 - CurrentRead More
Director of Product Development
Seed Health
07.2020 - 08.2021Read More
Director of Research & Product Development
Mother Dirt
10.2017 - 07.2020Read More
Senior Research Associate
Indigo Agriculture
11.2016 - 09.2017Read More
Consultant
Mother Dirt
01.2015 - 01.2017Read More
Scientist
Warner Babcock Institute for Green Chemistry
09.2013 - 11.2016Read More
Formulation Chemist
Autumn Harp
10.2010 - 08.2012Read More
Chemist
Nano-C
02.2007 - 09.2010Read More
University of Vermont
Bachelor of Science from Environmental Science & Chemistry
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University of Cincinnati
Master of Science from Pharmaceutical Sciences
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