Israa Sherif Shaaban
Dubai
Summary
Focused R&D professional with proven expertise in formulating personal care products, including skincare, body care, and makeup. Committed to advancing formulation practices through strategic analysis, hands-on development, and continuous innovation.
Experienced in managing end-to-end product development, from concept through to launch, with a strong understanding of luxury beauty standards. Highly skilled in sensory testings —including texture wise , Rheology and final sensorial evaluations to ensure formulations meet both brand identity and elevated consumer expectations.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Professional break for Maternity reasons.
10.2024 - 08.2025
R&D Specialist (Flavorist Position)
AIR (Advanced Inhalation Rituals) - Al Fakher
07.2024 - 10.2024
- Planned research activities to develop new processes, to stabilize flavors within the products and applications.
- Provide testing procedures of flavors, within R&D panelist.
- Handled numerous projects simultaneously, delivering on-time completion.
- Performed and reported a programmed testing to enable thorough performance analysis.
- Evaluated research findings to provide key development insights.
Senior Research and Development Specialist
Himalaya Global Research Centre
08.2022 - 07.2024
- Launched a complete product line, which became the #1 top- selling products according to E-commerce platform.
- Developed and launched a product with 4.4/5 average rating from 70,000+ consumers.
- Executed product development using Natural Origin Index (NOI) to meet clean standards.
- Understanding the project’s End to End, from product Brief to shelf life.
- Experience working with External labs for Analytical assessments.
- Ensures compliance with Himalaya corporate standards, policies and procedures and manages the lab and innovation process
- Provides technical support services to Manufacturing and Quality as required.
- Directly involved in Product ingredient safety and Toxicological assessments .
- Approves technical readiness of raw materials and products as well as first production and quality specs.
- Connects with Suppliers to assure the used Raw materials meets the required specifications.
- Connects with consumers and generates consumer insights through various platforms.
- Ensuring the stability of Products by developing Stability Protocols in compliance with the guidelines.
Senior Research and Development Specialist
Macro Group Pharmaceuticals
10.2019 - 08.2022
- Formulate Cosmeceutical products based on key and new ingredients that meet customer's requirements
- Research and develop new technologies and trends to produce new products and to develop the existing ones to give our company the competitive edge in the cosmetics market place
- Complete stability study to guarantee a product that will remain stable throughout the claimed shelf life
- Analyze all active ingredients to ensure the efficacy of our products
- Work in parallel with the production to provide them with the manufacturing procedures of the new products and attending the scaling up of the first 3 batches
- Work in parallel with the Quality Control & the Quality Assurance departments to provide them with the specifications for the analysis of new products and the manufacturing procedures to monitor the production
- Work in parallel with the marketing department to develop a successful product
- Leading a team of junior research specialists that develop objectives and design research projects and proposals.
Research and Development Specialist
UTOPIA Pharmaceuticals
01.2019 - 10.2019
- Responsible for analyzing the market Benchmarks and having an overall review on the newest technologies in the Beauty market
- Responsible for formulation the prototypes starting from the Idea, formulation, clinical testing and stability protocols
- Responsible for all the Documents associated with the Formula from the final master formula till the registration and launching to market
- Responsible for keeping the relevant records of analysis up to date
- Responsible for the internal calibration and verification of instruments in the personal care lab.
Microbiologist specialist
Memphis Pharmaceuticals and Chemical Industries
06.2018 - 12.2018
- Perform sampling and microbiological examination of raw materials and packaging materials
- Perform microbiological examination of finished products
- Isolate and identify microorganisms by microscopic examination, morphological characteristics, and biochemical reactions.
Education
Bachelor Degree - Drug Design System, Pharmaceutical science
Ain Shams University
06.2018
Skills
- Practical experience of GCC, EU Guidelines
- Knowledge of Ayurvedic product development and herbal formulation
- Able to work in a multicultural and interdisciplinary team
- Ability to provide consumer insights through various platforms
- Excellent Communication skills
- Teamwork skills
- Analytical skills
LANGUAGES
Arabic - Native
English - Advanced, IELTS TOTAL SCORE 7
Timeline
Professional break for Maternity reasons.
10.2024 - 08.2025
R&D Specialist (Flavorist Position)
AIR (Advanced Inhalation Rituals) - Al Fakher
07.2024 - 10.2024
Senior Research and Development Specialist
Himalaya Global Research Centre
08.2022 - 07.2024
Senior Research and Development Specialist
Macro Group Pharmaceuticals
10.2019 - 08.2022
Research and Development Specialist
UTOPIA Pharmaceuticals
01.2019 - 10.2019
Microbiologist specialist
Memphis Pharmaceuticals and Chemical Industries
06.2018 - 12.2018
Bachelor Degree - Drug Design System, Pharmaceutical science
Ain Shams University
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