Maxime Jacques Email & Phone Number

Brussels, Be

Brussels, Belgique

In my position at Cosmetics Europe, I am working closely with European stakeholders and worldwide authorities and trade associations for cosmetics regulatory convergence and competitiveness.

My aim is to reduce technical barriers to trade while encouraging the growth of the industry and facilitate market access for international companies. To this end, my expertise is to provide local authorities with inputs and solutions to the regulatory questions that arise with evolving legislations, considering the specificities of each country, and their existing frameworks.

As International Relations Manager, I steer Cosmetics Europe’s regional and issue related expert working groups, and take part in the discussion of different international regulatory cooperation forum (ICCR, IAC) supporting cosmetic innovation, safety, and sustainability.

Issy-Les-Moulineaux, Île-De-France, France

Open-ended contract
• Constitution of cosmetic products registration files for every export countries
• Provide regulatory support for B2B teams
• Cross-functional projects:
- Developed dynamic database resuming issues related to borderline cosmetic claim worldwide
- Updated R&D ingredients database with new markets acquisition and local regulatory evolutions
- Conducted a regulatory analysis for one of the Groupe Rocher Brand for optimisation

• Active implication in the department working process enhancement:
- optimisation of internal communication channels
- support the team bringing digitalisation solution
- time consuming operational request automation

• Development of a dynamic registration tool (regulatory-B2B interface):
- request standardisation, enabling centralisation, project distribution and priorization
- development of a KPI module for worldwide registration and workload measurement
- time consuming operational request automation (Excel, VBA tools)

• International regulatory watch, and attended to FEBEA and COSMED work group and committees
• Animation of an international working group during an internal seminar, compilation and presentation of the ideas

Paris Area, France

9-month fixed-term contract
• Edited regulatory documents (signature, embassy legalization), constituted cosmetic registration files
• Provided regulatory support for B2B teams, involved in strategic decision for each country/area
• Provided regulatory support to local products distributors
• Developed a “worldwide medical device registration” database
• Constituted medical device registration files
• International regulatory watch, and attended to FEBEA and COSMED work group and committees
• Implicated in department working process enhancement

Pantin, Île-De-France, France

6-month fixed-term contract
• Evaluated cosmetic formulation regulatory compliance
• Complied ingredient listing for each country
• Ensured the artworks regulatory compliance
• Created and managed the regulatory documents (signature, embassy legalization)
• Provided cosmetic products registration files abroad and followed up for updating
• Constitued Product Information Files, and ensured the CPNP notification and update
• Attended cross-functional strategic projects related to product evolutions as regulatory support
• Edited cosmetic product safety assessment

Dermatology, Center For Molecular Medicine, Stockholm, Sweden

Ex vivo fungi exposure of psoriasis skin: tissue response and effect on resident T cell activation.

Study of chemokine expression on healthy skin, psoriatic non-lesional skin and psoriatic lesional skin (biopsies).

Skin Research Center Of Paris - Inserm U976 - Hôpital Saint Louis, Paris, France

Human cellular modeling of Aniridia, a congenital occular pathology of limbal stem cell deficiency.

I have worked on HCE and Limbal TERT cells in order to develop an aniridia illness model thanks to CRISPR/Cas9 mutagenic technology.

Beaune - France

Every summer since 2011, and holiday (11 months)
Multi-task employee:
• Reception and directing guests to their rooms
• Barman, luggage services, valet services
• Breakfast and bedding services
• Laundry works
• General maintenance

Carrigtwohill, Co. Cork, Ireland

I was appointed to the Quality Assurance department, in the heart of the company, as a QA assistant, and responsible for :

• Validity control of QA, QC, Production, Manufacturing, Purchasing, Warehouse and Customer Services procedures,
• Helping QA representative ensure that Quality standards (GLP) are achieved and maintained in the production, manufacturing and store areas,
• Control, writing and updating of IFU’s and COA’s, according to requirements,
• Assisting with ad-hoc projects as they arise,
• Provide support in all GMP (editing reports of GMP action meetings, redaction of Corrective And Preventive Action (CAPAs), ...).

Edinburgh, Royaume-Uni

4-month internship
Effects of steroids on placenta gene expression

Techniques used:
• Real Time quantitative PCR
• Cell Culture
• Dot Blot
• RNA extraction and cDNA synthesis
• Histological sections and stain

Master'S Degree, Diplôme D'Ingénieur Génie Biologique Option Toxicologie Et Sécurité En Santé Et Environnement

The Diplôme d'Ingénieur is an advanced academic degree of higher education awarded by the French Grandes Écoles or French universities..

Trade Policy - Executive Education Course, Sciences Politiques

Attended a course on understanding the essentials of EU Trade Policy, WTO and EU’s trade agreements

Bachelor Of Science, Bsc - Third Year, Applied Bioscience And Biotechnology, With Distinction

Main subjects: • Environmental Science and Industrial Hygiene • Quality Management • Applied and Industrial Biotechnologies • Molecular.

Higher National Diploma (Diplôme Universitaire Technologique), Bio-Engineering - Biological And Biochemical Analysis

Main subjects (theorical and practical courses): • Pharmacology and Toxicology • Cell, Vegetal and Molecular Biology • Immunology •.

Baccalauréat (Cge A-Level), Sciences Et Technologies De Laboratoire - Biochimie, Génie Biologique, With Distinction (Mention Bien)

Main subjects (theoricals and practicals courses): • Biochemistry • Microbiology • Human biology • Chemistry and Physics