Qareena Ahsan

Lead regulatory, safety & claims strategy for a Bain Capital-backed beauty brand incubator, ensuring compliance with global regulatory frameworks for 30+ Maesa-owned & private label brands while mentoring team of 4.

· Execute MoCRA compliance by successfully registering 4000+ products, updating labels to support adverse event reporting & leading cross-functional trainings with internal teams & private label clients.

· Lead digital transformation by overseeing full data migration from Coptis to EcoMundo, centralizing 5000+ raw material documents & reducing IL turnaround time from 4 weeks to 1 week.

· Develop a claims substantiation process by centralizing claims tracking, launching standardized testing menu, revising product development briefs, issuing risk assessments & escalating high-risk claims to ensure alignment with R&D, PD, Marketing, Packaging, Legal & LT.

· Implement 30+ Maesa, brand & retailer ingredient policies, centralizing them in Supplier x Maesa SharePoint to streamline RFQ process, enhancing supplier compliance & reducing ingredient screening time by 30%.

· Drive IP ownership verification by reviewing documents (IL, RM, manufacturing process, CoA) for accuracy, ensuring compliance with legal contracts across the top 5 manufacturers to strengthen Maesa’s formula ownership strategy & enhance company valuation.

Managed team of 3 while driving special regulatory projects, new brand innovation, claims substantiation & legal resolutions, ensuring compliance across 20+ brands.

· Developed & standardized regulatory SOPs for Quality Management System (QMS) to improve product safety, supplier accountability & audit readiness.

· Optimized WERCS subscription tiers by cutting annual costs by $50K while transitioning to external registration management for significant time savings.

· Established dedicated regulatory office hours (3x/week), accelerating cross-functional issue resolution & improving decision-making speed by 40% across I&I, R&D & PMs.

· Led VOC compliance screening by identifying 1900+ high-risk SKUs & ensuring CARB compliance through IL checks, VOC calculations, testing & labeling accuracy.

· Released 100+ ILs, validated hundreds of raw materials in Coptis & reviewed 300+ artworks to ensure compliance & formula accuracy.

Managed regulatory compliance for 20+ brands by executing prelim IL reviews, regulatory requests, IL creation, testing coordination, artwork review & product registration while managing team of 2.

· Supported Quality in BME finished good program by reviewing CoAs, batch release documentation & stability reports.

· Improved ingredient list processing efficiency by developing a formula compliance tracker that reduced turnaround time by 50% & enhanced formulation accuracy.

· Coordinated 3rd party testing (hRIPT, PET, heavy metals, stability, compatibility, efficacy & claims) to ensure compliance with GMPs, customer, retailer, & regulatory standards.

Implemented clean beauty screenings, claims development programs, sustainability initiatives, PETA registration & CBD compliance to support incubation of new brands.

Managed regulatory compliance for 150+ SKUs per season, ensuring alignment with global safety standards.

· Reduced reformulations by 95% with ingredient screenings & compliance assessments during NPD cycle.

· Developed Tarte’s Ingredient Dictionary & Blacklist, defining vegan, cruelty-free & restricted ingredient criteria to influence future formulation strategies.

· Established a testing & claims substantiation process, ensuring safety, clinical & consumer panel testing with Quality to validate product safety & efficacy.

Produced 11,000+ fragrance samples to support client requests for personal care & beauty product applications.

· Conducted solubility & stability investigations, troubleshooting pH, color & formulation compatibility issues.

· Developed body care bases for client presentations, optimizing formulas for sensory appeal & stability.

Maintained fragrance formula databases, ensuring accuracy & compliance across multiple product catego

Led product development & production of botanical perfumes, candles & cosmetics, ensuring formulation integrity.

· Expanded product offerings from 10 to 60 SKUs, optimizing formulations & sourcing high-quality ingredients.

· Managed wholesale partnerships & e-commerce logistics, scaling business & driving growth.