Margaret Sullivan

• Develop formulations that showcase Arcaea’s raw materials in a wide range of applications
• Troubleshoot customer formulations and reply to sales, distributor, and customer technical inquiries
• Execute production of prototype formulations for marketing purposes and consumer studies
• Develop and manage Technical Dossiers

Scientist - Formulations

03/2023 - 10/2023

• Continued support of ingredient development and sales efforts by developing product use guidelines, prototype concepts, and bench-scale production of ingredient blends and finished product formulas
• Worked closely with Supply Chain and Commercial Development in technology transfer of deodorant formula for turn-key program with CMO partner
• Move Committee member for relocating the R&D laboratory to a new facility in Boston

Associate Scientist - Formulations

11/2021 - 02/2023

• Assisted in building out the R&D laboratory by acquiring materials, instruments, writing SOPs, implementing LIMS & ELN software, and relocating the lab twice within the facility
• Supported development of skin and hair care ingredients through market research, application testing, and product chassis formulations
• Prepared technical reports, summaries, protocols, quantitative analyses and presented at cross-functional meetings

• Performed analytical testing on raw materials for cosmetic and pharmaceutical drug products
• Methods included but not limited to GC-FID, Headspace, HPLC, FTIR, Refractive Index, Titrations, Karl Fischer, TLC, Specific Gravity, Density, Viscosity, LOD, Melting Point
• Processed data and wrote reports for approval of raw materials

• Performed assays and analyses of vitamins, supplements, OTCs, raw materials, and cannabinoids to verify product label claims and specifications
• Utilized Waters HPLC, Agilent UPLC, UV/vis and dissolution instruments
• Conducted data analysis with Empower CDS and reported results via STARLIMS and LabWare

• Continued all previous duties in addition to training junior Lab Technicians
• Determined and delegated lab priorities to ensure goals and deadlines were met
• Worked directly with clients on custom color development

Color Lab Technician

01/2018 - 06/2018

• Performed small canister dyeings via launder-ometer for nylon and cotton color standards for the fashion industry
• Measured dyed swatches with a spectrophotometer, analyzed with ChromaShare SmartClient, and made formula adjustments according to target hue, saturation, and brightness
• Assisted with curating 100 nylon colors for the Active & Intimate