Set- up a basic R&D Department with two sites (Qidong Labs & Shanghai Labs), Formulation Development team and Packaging Development team in each site;Designed SCAL Shanghai R&D Center and coordinated the construction of Shanghai R&D Labs;Be responsible for the daily management of the R&D Department, including budget & head count allocation, staff training and KPI assessment;Standardized/improved the process of research and development, in order to meet the needs of cosmetics regulations, SCAL itself and clients;Aligned key strategic initiatives and priority projects with business priorities in key technical fields/markets/account; based on this, worked-out an annual plan of product development based on SCAL’s strategy &business objective; and responsible for the plan implementation;Leading the product development projects (ODM) including organizing a development team, drafting/confirming a development protocol based on the existing technical capability, timeline & budget control, supplier flexibility, etc.; project management throughout the entire circle of product development; Organized technical support to Marketing and Sales;Built-up of diversified databases, including raw material, packaging, regulations, consumer marketing insights, methods of safety and efficacy evaluation/testing;Responsible for the setting-up of an external/internal collaboration network covering well-known experts, universities, industrial associations, hospitals/CRO, clients and suppliers;Technical support for Marketing and Sales;Responsible for the management of R&D QSHE system.

Set-up a platform of efficacy/safety study of personal care products; and be in charge of management and maintenance of this platform;Built up efficacy study team and budget head count allocation with President; be in charge of management and development of the team;Took a leading role in research projects including protocol design, on-site study, data analysis, result communication and quality control;Align key strategic initiatives and priority projects with business priorities in key markets/account;Set-up an external/internal network covering key accounts, universities, industrial associations, hospitals and suppliers, etc.

Set-up a platform of daily chemicals testing in Shanghai site including chemical/physical analysis, microbiological tests, efficacy/sensorial evaluation and toxicological tests; and in charge of management and maintenance of this platform; Be in charge of the business development and key customers maintenance of daily chemical testing/consultancy/training/ certification in the area of eastern China;Be in charge of the establishment of network through internal and external collaboration.

1. Defined R&I claim strategies and study plans; lead the implement by cross-functional coordination; 2. Contributed to Product Innovation/Development with technical insights and proposals based on the integration of scientific information; 3. Explored and validated subcontractors/agencies to sustain claims and daily research for all the related categories within R&I; 4. Performed regular technical trainings to internal and external partners; 5. Coached/managed technicians and carried out fundamental/applied research in the fields of formulation science and ethnic hair including physical and chemical properties of raw materials in formulation, the interactions between ingredients and substrate/hair, properties of ethnic hair; 6. Set-up a regional research network by collaboration with local/international universities/agencies and took a leading role in projects within the network; 7. Set-up and maintained an information database by means of effective internal and external tools in order to update the knowledge of new raw materials, products, technologies and methodologies; 8. Supported department head to budget CAPEX.

1. Built up and facilitated a regional Instrumental/Sensorial Evaluation Platform according to L’Oreal international and regional criteria; 2. Product development based on optimization of formulas according to specific needs of regional market and consumer; 3. Be in charge of the establishment, execution and maintenance of a regional QC system in order to guarantee the quality of daily research and evaluation.

Polysaccharide structure characterization and performance study for new personal care formulations;Technical support for Sales and Marketing.