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Pipasa Samal

Gurgaon

Summary

To be associated with an esteemed FMCG organization in a leading role for Personal care.

Strong leader and problem-solver dedicated to streamlining operations to decrease costs and promote organizational efficiency. Uses independent decision-making skills and sound judgment to positively impact company success.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience

Work History

R&D -Manager

Percos
Ghaziabad
09.2024 - Current
  • Lead the R&D team in developing innovative skincare formulations tailored to the specific needs and preferences of our clients, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and industry standards.
  • Drive the development of new formulations, as well as the optimization of existing formulations, leveraging scientific knowledge, market insights, and technological advancements to deliver superior skincare products.
  • Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including manufacturing, quality assurance, regulatory affairs, and marketing, to ensure seamless integration of R&D activities with other departments and functions.
  • Developed and formulated high-dosage chemical peels including TCA 50%, acetic acid, glycolic–lactic 70% peels, biphasic peels.
  • Worked on targeted topical therapies such as benzoyl peroxide gel, adapalene gel, and clindamycin gel for dermatological applications.
  • Utilized microneedling technology, exosome delivery systems, and liposome encapsulation to enhance product efficacy and stability.
  • Developed oral care formulations with azelaic acid, hydroquinone liposomal products, and kojic acid for pigmentation management.
  • Led formulation of hair care products, including minoxidil and minoxidil–finasteride combinations for advanced hair regrowth solutions.

Lead R&D

Ascennza Wellness Pvt Ltd
Gurgaon
08.2022 - Current
  • Strong planning skills for the execution of research work.
  • Leading R&D, QC, and Production.
  • Scale-up of formulations(planning and execution) from bench to pilot scale to commercial.
  • New Product Development, Cost optimization, and brand expansion assistance.
  • Developed all types of organic, natural, ayurvedic, kumkumadi range, CBD range, clean beauty range (sunscreen, day& night moisturizer-rejuvenating, wrinkle, acne, face serum-anti pigmentation, acne, glow, wrinkle, acne spot treatment cream, face wash, facial oil, skin yogurt, facemask, face mist-toner).
  • Developed men's grooming product and women's hygiene products(Hair Pomade, face wash, beard oil, beard wash, lubricant's, after save gel, intimate wash-gel& foam, groin deodorant).
  • Lead formulation efforts integrating technologies with consumer insights to create actionable prototypes demonstrating consumer benefits.
  • Value addition in the existing product line.
  • Vendor development and substitution.
  • Ideation of new concepts and unmute market needs in cosmetics.
  • Documentation support- SOPs and BMR.
  • An excellent understanding of skin care benefits, claims, and strategy and worked with multiple stakeholder management and good networking/communication skills.
  • To Manage the day-to-day communication for innovation projects from the R&D aspect by coordination with multiple stakeholders to formulation, process, pkg, CTI, clinical, regulation, etc.
  • Optimized project workflows by implementing agile methodologies, leading to accelerated product development cycles.
  • Implemented robust quality control measures, ensuring adherence to industry standards and regulatory requirements.
  • Coordinated with research and development team to support production and boost efficiency.

Manager R&D

Dr Morepen Limited
Gurgaon
12.2020 - 08.2022
  • New Product development for Clean beauty category under new brand Happier.
  • Marketing & brand interaction for idea generation in Skin and Hair Care for a new brand.
  • Develop market research report for assigned projects including ingredients, cost, benefits.
  • Formulation development, claim substantiation, scale-up for prototype development as well as final formulation.
  • Ingredient mapping for potential and active material for development.
  • Understanding individual role of each raw material and validating them.
  • Understanding and performing multiple exercises to achieve a final formula.
  • Conducting stability studies for developing a prototype.
  • Consumer insights & demo development for performing an evaluation of the prototype along with benchmark products.
  • Closely worked & interacted with multifunctional teams for optimization & implementation.
  • Physico-chemical analysis of bulk & FGs.
  • Launched HairMask, shampoo, Hairscrub, facewash, sunscreen, daynight cream, body wash, body scrub, and lotion product at E-Platform under Happier Brand.
  • Coordinated with marketing teams to identify customer needs, driving targeted product development initiatives that led to increased sales revenue.
  • Spearheaded technology transfer initiatives, accelerating the commercialization of groundbreaking products across various markets.
  • Developed comprehensive R&D plans, facilitating successful execution of complex initiatives.

Sr Executive, Formulation Development

Vanesa Care
Delhi
01.2020 - 12.2020
  • Project lead for hygiene care products under a new brand hand inhand germoff.
  • Understanding of technology, product benefits & application of suitable combination for development.
  • Physico-chemical analysis of the market products, benchmark as well as for newly developed prototypes.
  • Complete R&D and Micro Lab, Quality Analysis Lab set up from Scratch.

Executive, Formulation Development

Patanjali Ayurved Ltd
Haridwar
05.2017 - 01.2020
  • Formulation of Development of baby care, and skincare products under the brand name 'Saundrya' (Moisturizer, anti-aging cream) & 'Shishucare' (Baby hair wash & body wash).
  • Consumer insight studies with respect to existing market products and Physico-chemical analysis of the existing products, new prototypes.
  • Stability Analysis of new prototypes against benchmark at different conditions at different periods of time.
  • Initial analysis of the prototypes with specific parameters such as Appearance, Color, Fragrance, pH, Absorbance, Transmittance, viscosity, GC, Spray angle, Specific gravity, TLC.
  • Product Stability with different Packaging Materials at a given standard format against different temperatures at a given period (Accelerated Stability Study as well as Full Fledge Stability Study).
  • Market research studies for new prototype against a benchmark.
  • Understanding of anti-microbial study in the development of products and interpreting the result for the claim.
  • Leading new Formulation of shower gel, baby massage oil, hair gel, moisturizer & facewash.
  • Prepared different formulations at Pilot Scale-up level and Analyzing of the troubleshooting in the prototype and resolved them at pilot and factory scale-up which was applied for the new prototype of the formulation.
  • Analysis of raw materials.
  • Handling and maintaining the documents for the new developed prototypes, product analysis, product stability, and packaging stability.
  • Aware with respect to safety, health & environment in the workplace all time to ensure good environment area of working.
  • Claim substantiation, new product development & modification in existing formulation for skincare category under Patanjali Ayurved ltd.

Innovation Scientist Jr.

Vestige Marketing Pvt Ltd
Delhi
03.2016 - 05.2017
  • Physico-chemical analysis of the existing products, new prototypes along with benchmark products.
  • Involved in the new Formulation such as skincare, haircare under brand name skinella & color cosmetic under brand name Myristraloff Milan.
  • Stability Analysis of new prototypes against benchmark at different conditions at different periods of time.
  • Initial analysis of the prototypes with specific parameters such as Appearance, Color, Fragrance, pH, Viscosity, Specific Gravity, LOD, etc.
  • Prepared different formulations at Pilot Scale up level as well as manufacturing level and Analyzing of the troubleshoot in the prototype and resolved them which was applied for the new prototype of the formulation.
  • Analyzing the Packaging materials using different methods at different temperature.

Education

Master of Science - Biotechnology

KIIT University
Bhubaneswar, Odisha

Skills

  • Technology transfer
  • Scale-up activities
  • Mentoring
  • Team development
  • Project management
  • Cross-functional coordination
  • Planning
  • New product development
  • Cost optimization
  • Brand expansion
  • Formulation development
  • Vendor development
  • Ideation
  • Documentation support
  • Stakeholder management
  • Communication skills
  • Agile methodologies
  • Quality control
  • Market analysis
  • Physico-chemical analysis
  • R&D setup
  • Consumer insight studies
  • Stability analysis
  • Product stability analysis

Timeline

R&D -Manager

Percos
09.2024 - Current

Lead R&D

Ascennza Wellness Pvt Ltd
08.2022 - Current

Manager R&D

Dr Morepen Limited
12.2020 - 08.2022

Sr Executive, Formulation Development

Vanesa Care
01.2020 - 12.2020

Executive, Formulation Development

Patanjali Ayurved Ltd
05.2017 - 01.2020

Innovation Scientist Jr.

Vestige Marketing Pvt Ltd
03.2016 - 05.2017

Master of Science - Biotechnology

KIIT University

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