Heather Santiago
Roselle Park
Summary
Results-driven R&D chemist leading innovation in personal care product formulations. Successfully reduced risks during manufacturing launches and streamlined workflows, enhancing operational efficiency and ensuring compliance with domestic and global regulations through effective collaboration with marketing and quality teams.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
R&D Chemist
Mario Badescu
Edison
01.2024 - Current
- Lead on product line extensions for Facial Cleansers, Body Care, Body Mist, Anhydrous Deodorants and Lip Masks, with developing market trending fragrances/flavors.
- Tackled challenge formulation of a compliant gently Baby Wash; Incorporating risk and regulatory management for raw material surfactants, preservative efficacy, and plan for safety testing.
- Reduced risks during pilot and manufacturing production as lead consult with creative processing methods and formulation approaches for on-time, quality launches.
- Diversified knowledge of vendor networks to optimize reasonable, cost-efficient, and innovative raw materials/technologies.
- Streamlined R&D's workflow by curating raw materials libraries, claims databases, and stability documentation.
- Ensured regulatory compliance (domestic/global) for reformulations, reviewed labels/COA's and verified vendor ingredient data.
- Translated technical trending ingredients for internal and external audiences to highlight potential product attributes and efficacy.
- Collaborate seamlessly with Marketing, PD, Quality, and Research & Development leads.
Associate Chemist I
L'Oréal Group
Clark
01.2023 - 01.2024
- Supported SkinCeuticals & CeraVe teams in developing cream, liquid, and gel formulations, logging data in formulation database to ensure accurate tracking.
- Managed formulation updates and testing milestones by providing status reports and addressing formulation inconsistencies for team clarity.
- Collaborated with co-testing departments to align technical strategy for delivering consistent consumer perception results in reformulations.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Chemistry
Seton Hall University
South Orange, NJSkills
- Formulation risk management
- Product testing
- Regulatory Compliance Research
- Chemical safety
- Process Optimization
- Cost Analysis
- Data analysis
- Research design
- Project management
- Vendor Management
- Priority & Time Management
- Problem solving
- Attention to detail
- Innovative Solutions
- Team collaboration
Languages
Spanish
Native/ Bilingual
Timeline
R&D Chemist
Mario Badescu
01.2024 - Current
Associate Chemist I
L'Oréal Group
01.2023 - 01.2024
Bachelor of Science - Chemistry
Seton Hall University