-A passionate and business results-driven R&D leader with 15+ years of pharmaceutical/life sciences Industry experience. -A proven track record of partnering with commercial in setting category/brand vision, and strategies, building a high performing innovation organization, creating and delivering innovation for the developed and emerging markets. -A strategic and enterprise thinker, as well as a consistent and persistent doer and achiever. -Expertise in innovation across multiple categories, Pain Management, Respiratory, Smoking Control, Weight Control, Oral Care, Skin Care, GI, Nutrition, and Dietary Supplements. -Experience in setting and leading cross functional teams within a matrixed global R&D organization. -A focused mind on 4D (Developing capabilities of organization, Developing innovative products/claims/package, Developing people, and developing self). -Expertises in various classifications of products, OTC, medical devices, antiseptic, health food, Rx-OTC switch, cosmetic, dietary supplement, and TCM. -Expertises in transforming R&D organization including organization structure, institutionalizing program management process and system, way of working of cross functional teams, resource budget and prioritization, critical capabilities, and externalization etc. -Experience in US/China/Singapore markets Specialties include: R&D organization setup; Capability development; Design and creation of innovative new products; New product development; Category and brand strategy; Consumer insights; Product claim development; Regulatory pathway; Program management; Project management; Innovation gate process; Quality system and compliance; Formulation development; Analytical Development; Process development; Technology transfer; OTC; Dietary Supplement; Rx-OTC switch; IND/NDA/ANDA; TCM; Licensing; Due diligence; Oral Care; Skin Care

Consultant @ From October 2014 to Present (1 year 1 month) Whippany,NJConsultant @ From March 2015 to Present (8 months) CaliforniaAdvisory Board Member @ From March 2014 to Present (1 year 8 months) New JerseyPresident @ From January 2014 to Present (1 year 10 months) New JerseyConsultant, Merck Consumer Care Global R&D @ From January 2014 to September 2014 (9 months) Summit, New JerseyHead of R&D China-Wellness, Oral Health & Skin Health, GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare @ From January 2011 to September 2013 (2 years 9 months) Shanghai, Singapore, USDirector of R&D China, GSK Consumer Healthcare @ From January 2009 to December 2010 (2 years) Beijing City, ChinaSenior Scientist/Principal Scientist/Team Leader/Group Leader, GSK Consumer Healthcare R&D @ From June 2000 to December 2008 (8 years 7 months) Parsippany, New JerseyManager, Vitamin & Herbal Development, Wyeth Pharmaceutical R&D @ From September 1998 to May 2000 (1 year 9 months) Richmond, Virginia AreaSenior Scientist. R&D @ From April 1997 to August 1998 (1 year 5 months) South Hackensack, New Jersey

Executive Programs @ University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management From 2010 to 2010 Post-doctoral fellow, Natural Products Chemistry and Pharmacognosy @ Rutgers University From 1994 to 1997 Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Natural Products Chemistry and Pharmacognosy @ Shanghai Insitute of Materia Medica From 1991 to 1994 Yu Shao is skilled in: Pharmaceutical Industry, Regulatory Affairs, Biotechnology, R&D, Lifesciences, GMP, Tradditional Chinese..., Vitamin and Herbal..., Regulatory Guidelines, Leadership, New Product Development, Innovation, Open Innovation, OTC, Medical Devices, IP Development, Problem solving and..., KOL development, CRO, Product Development, Technology Transfer, Clinical Trials, Biopharmaceuticals, Drug Discovery, Product Launch, Validation, Formulation, Regulatory Requirements, Competitive Intelligence, Pharmaceutical Research, Medical Affairs, IND, Generic Programming, Organic Chemistry, Medicinal Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry, Drug Delivery, Regulatory Submissions, Drug Development, Pharmaceutics, Clinical Development, Pharmacology, Sop, GLP, Oncology, GCP, Chemistry, LC-MS, Commercialization, Chromatography