Innovation Insights Lead - Wellness

The Innovation Insights Lead – Wellness is responsible for owning the end-to-end innovation learning agenda from early concept to launch, turning insights into strategic fuel for innovation, and driving a more consumer‑centric, agile, and high‑confidence innovation model across the US Wellness portfolio (VMS and Digestive Health). As the Innovation Insights Lead – Wellness you will assess and mitigate risks to ensure solutions are consumer‑relevant and market‑ready.

You will also partner closely with Innovation teams to optimize products (packs, claims, and concepts) before launch and maximize likelihood of conversion and commercial success.

• Lead a dedicated Innovation Insights function with ownership of end‑to‑end learning.
• Shape innovation pipelines, priorities, and whitespace opportunities with senior stakeholders.
• Identify emerging consumer needs, cultural shifts, and category trends to unlock future growth.
• Embed consistent, scalable ways of working to improve consumer centricity, speed, and efficiency.
• Deliver clear, actionable recommendations to inform key decisions.
• Provide strategic leadership and shape culture in partnership with the General Manager, combining business leadership with a regional perspective to align priorities, strengthen collaboration, and drive high performance across markets.
• Integrate multiple data sources into a holistic consumer view.
• Drive higher‑confidence decisions and stronger innovation success rates.
  
  Improve forecast accuracy and commercial outcomes.
• Identify risks and course‑correct quickly across the portfolio.
• Establish best practices, frameworks, and tools.
• Drive consistency and efficiency across partners and methods.
• Advance agile and next‑generation insights approaches (including AI‑based methodologies) to enhance speed, precision, predictability and impact.
• Lead and develop a high‑performing team.
• Serve as a voice of the consumer in senior forums.
• Partner cross‑functionally to drive aligned, insight‑led decisions.
• Partner with Global CBIA on best practices and provide input on research results.
• Optimizes insights investment and ensure compliance with all standards.

• Bachelor's Degree.
• 10 years of experience in insights, innovation, strategy, or analytics within CPG, ideally in healthcare, wellness, or adjacent industries.
• Proven leadership of innovation insights or learning agendas.
• Strong experience influencing senior stakeholders.
• Expertise with both qualitative and quantitative insights.
• Team leadership and capability building experience.

• Advanced Degree (Master’s or PhD).
• Strategic and business‑driven mindset with demonstrated commercial impact.
• Demonstrates a forward‑looking, proactive mindset, anticipating business needs and identifying opportunities before they surface.
• Agile, adaptable, and comfortable operating in fast‑evolving environments and working with ambiguity.
• Deep curiosity about consumers and ability to connect human insights with business outcomes.
• Passion for digital transformation, data innovation, and modern insight tools.
• Strong ability to influence senior stakeholders and operate as a trusted advisor.
• Excels in collaborative, cross‑functional environments, building strong partnerships and fostering alignment across diverse teams.

Location:

This is a hybrid‑based position in Warren, NJ, requiring on‑site presence 3 days per week.

Salary: $148,648 – $204,391 USD + 18% target bonus.

Haleon offers a robust Total Reward package that consists of competitive pay and a comprehensive benefits program. This includes a generous 401(k) plan, tuition reimbursement and time‑off programs including 6 months paid parental leave. On day one, you are eligible for benefits, including our healthcare programs where the company pays for the majority of your medical coverage for you and your family.

We also offer the opportunity to receive a discretionary bonus based on the achievement of key business performance and other incentive/recognition programs as part of the offering.

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