robert bianchini
vice president of research, Innovation & Engineering
rodan + Fields LLC
Dr. Robert (Bob) J. Bianchini is currently the vice president of research, innovation and engineering at Rodan + Fields LLC, the number one skincare brand in North America. He is a highly experienced executive who has led the commercial introduction of numerous products for the consumer health, nutrition and pharmaceutical industries. He has a proven record of rapidly growing top and bottom line P&L's for large multinational companies including Johnson & Johnson, Merck, Schering-Plough Health Care and Colgate-Palmolive. Bob’s expertise includes:
leading diverse scientific teams
driving consumer product design
global commercialization
breakthrough product innovation
tattering with leading science experts.
He is adept at bringing forward novel technical solutions in response to un-met business needs. Bob is a technical expert in transdermal drug delivery, personal care product formulation, Rx to OTC and microbiome control. He has experience in developing healthcare supplements, food products, dietary beverages and wellness drinks. Early in his career, Bob worked on synthesizing novel polymer surfactants for various industrial and medical uses. Bob is an adjunct member of The American Academy of Dermatology, a member of The American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists, The Society of Cosmetic Chemists and the American Chemical Society. He conducted his Ph.D. in chemistry and biochemistry on type 2 diabetes metal co-factors at Washington State University and completed post-graduate training at Northwestern University. He was awarded a U.S. Patent (US 05378508, 52 worldwide citations) for his work at Northwestern University on laser direct writing to create conductive surfaces. In addition, he completed management training. Bob has lectured globally on the need for proper hygiene to control disease transmission.
Bob is a past venture leader for Johnson & Johnson and has extensive board experience. His venture role was to act as the CSO for J&J Consumer Products first internal venture. The venture was chartered to create a $1B business using novel peptide-conjugates to impart break thru patient benefits. Bob’s expertise includes scientific rationalization, early proof of concept generation, P&L, budget validation, patent mapping and creation. He is past chairman of the board of trustees at TRI Princeton, science executive committee member for the Person Care Products Council, and a science advisory board member for the Society of Cosmetic Chemists. He is currently an adviser to the board of trustees at Einstein's Alley. He is the author of more than 40 patents and publications.
Bob spends his spare time gardening and working with high school students to advance their understanding of science and technology. He has led several First Robotics teams and he started two new robotic teams in economically disadvantaged areas of the U.S. to promote the advancement of STEM to students with diverse background. He resides in Dana Point, CA with his wife of 34 years and has two amazing girls, both who are active in the STEM field.
Learn more about Bob: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-robert-j-bianchini-a9513b/