Tariq Mahmood

Chief Scientific Officer | Research And Development

BAHAWALPUR

Profile summary

Experienced Chief Scientific Officer with 12 years shaping pharmaceutical sciences, academic operations, and research and development outcomes. Known for steering institutional operations, faculty management, and scientific manuscript review across multiple institutions with GCC experience. Committed to advancing research standards and delivering rigorous academic instruction.

Career highlights

Academic Leadership and Operations: Guided academic instruction and institutional operations while directing faculty activities and student development initiatives for the pharmacy division.

Pharmaceutical Sciences Instruction: Delivered academic instruction across multiple pharmacy semesters, shaping course delivery and managing student evaluations for undergraduate and postgraduate cohorts.

Scientific Manuscript Review: Evaluated academic papers focusing on topical formulations, nano emulsions, and drug delivery systems for publication in scientific journals.

Key skills

SkillsResearch And Development Academic Operations Faculty Management Curriculum Development Stakeholder Management Pharmaceutical Sciences Scientific Review Institutional Operations Course Delivery Executive Leadership P And L Management

Professional experience

Manager R&D ARDOct 2025 - Feb 2026
ARD AL JAMAL LLCDUBAI
Chief Scientific Officer / C.E.OOct 2020 - Present
THE SKIN PHARMACIST (SMC-PVT) LtdLahore, Pakistan
Associate Professor / PrincipalJun 2019 - Jun 2020
SAHARA College of PharmacyNarowal

Directed faculty activities and student development initiatives for the pharmacy division, guiding academic instruction and institutional operations.

  • Delivered Physical Pharmacy instruction to 1st semester students.
  • Managed curriculum delivery schedules for the pharmacy department.
Assistant ProfessorSep 2014 - Feb 2019
University of Central PunjabLahore

Reported to department leadership, managing academic instruction and course delivery for undergraduate and postgraduate cohorts across multiple pharmacy semesters.

  • Taught Dispensing Pharmacy to 5th semester students and Community Pharmacy to 6th semester students.
  • Instructed Industrial Pharmacy for 7th and 8th semester students alongside Advanced Pharmaceutics for M.Phil. students.
  • Managed course content and student evaluations for pharmaceutical sciences.
Assistant Professor / PrincipalAug 2013 - Aug 2014
The University of Faisalabad
  • Taught Dispensing Pharmacy to fifth semester students and Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms to third semester students.
  • Delivered lectures and evaluated student performance within the pharmacy program.
Visiting LecturerJan 2011 - May 2011
The Islamia University of Bahawalpur
  • Evaluated student performance through assigned coursework.
Reviewer – Brazilian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. ISSNJan 2175 - Present
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  • Reviewed scientific manuscripts concerning the formulation and evaluation of emulsifier free oleogels and solid lipid nanoparticles.

Education

Ph.D.Jan 2010 - Jan 2013
The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Pakistan

Pharmaceutics

  • Thesis Title: “Formulation and characterization of skin rejuvenating multiple emulsions loaded with botanical extracts”
M.Phil.Jan 2008 - Jan 2010
The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Pakistan

Pharmaceutics

  • Thesis Title: “In-vitro and In-vivo characterization of cream of extract of Camellia sinensis”
B.Pharm / Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D)Jan 2001 - Jan 2008
The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Pakistan