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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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