Divya Chauhan

Experience

• 

  Chemicure Laboratories Private Limited - India

  Apr 2017 - Jun 2017

  Intern

  Developed experimental protocols to evaluate the performance of herbal Hair Dyes.

• 

  Unilever

  May 2018 - Jun 2018

  Summer Intern

  Developed Mouth freshening spray for the brand Close-Up, leading its prototype formulation, flavour evaluation & stability studies.Market research to identify the key concepts and major market players

• 

  Insight Cosmetics

  Sept 2019 - Dec 2021

  Research and Development Executive

  - Formulation lead for liquids category- Delivered some of the e-com best selling products, leading the project from conceptualisation to commercialisation- Developed adeptness in Emulsion science working with a range of emulsion & colloidal systemss- Skilled at the art of color matching & shade develoment- Established stability program for the category- Lead transformative changes to operational systems and manufacturing capabilities

• 

  Colgate-Palmolive

  Dec 2021 - now

  - Manufacturing process optimisation for plant simplification and improvement in energy efficiency- Lead the Palmolive equity Re-launch in Africa Eurasia Division - a project aimed to deliver superior product performance along with margin improvement-Sound understanding of end user needs in the Africa Eurasia market (Consumer expectations, local players, regulatory challenges etc.)- Ongoing - Predictive stability tool development using statistics and data analytics - Technology driven Innovation projects in Arica Eurasia Division for power brands Palmolive & Protex- Understanding the complex region and its demands- Formulation support for business driven key market concepts- Stability studies & troubleshooting- Cross-functional collaboration & agility to deliver within ambitious business timelines- Supported scale up operations for major manufacturing plants in AED for PC Liquids

  • Sr. Associate Scientist

    Oct 2023 - now

  • Associate Scientist

    Dec 2021 - Oct 2023