Head of Laboratory Technologies

About the Role

The Head of Laboratory Technologies is responsible for the strategic and operational leadership of all technology functions supporting Haleon’s research laboratory network across all innovation categories and geographies with key hubs in Richmond, VA, Weybridge, UK, Slovakia, China and India. Reporting directly to Head of R&D Digital and Tech, this role will drive the vision, execution, and continuous improvement of lab technology platforms, product management, investment roadmaps, and operational excellence to enable cutting‑edge innovation fully leveraging digital, data and AI technologies.

• Provide leadership and oversight of all digital investments in support of global Stability operations, formulations, Laboratory information management systems (LIMS), Electronic Lab notebooks (ELN), and end‑to‑end PLM capabilities ensuring facilities and analytical capabilities support product portfolio.
• Implement programs focused on digitization of Lab data, business processes, AI‑powered insights, and advanced business informatics to optimize lab workflows and accelerate innovation growth.
• Lead site‑based and global teams engaged in day‑to‑day operational support and collaborate with business leadership across categories to digitally enable process standardization across all R&D labs, enabling consistency, compliance, speed, and operational efficiencies.

• Collaborate with research and category leadership to establish the vision and strategy for technology, data and AI, inspiring cross‑functional teams to enable advanced predictive modeling techniques in pursuit of breakthrough innovations.
• Lead the creation and delivery of a multi‑year digital technology investment roadmap and provide digital thought leadership to strategically guide prioritization of initiatives that enable growth pipeline, including operational technologies, claims, smart labs, tech transfers, formulation and stability modeling.
• Advocate for technologies that keep us at the forefront of trusted science and enable rapid scaling of data‑driven business insights; partner with R&D and central data teams to ensure data governance and quality for research data assets and promote best practices in data science, reproducibility, and knowledge sharing.

• Serve as digital business partner, advisor, and bridge between scientific and digital/data teams, communicating opportunities in clear, compelling ways to senior stakeholders and cross‑functional teams.
• Deliver a portfolio of technology solutions to ensure day‑to‑day operations and make data and insights available for decision making across product innovations, ensuring integration and interoperability across supply chain and marketing functions.
• Oversee a portfolio of analytics projects and platforms, manage annual and long‑range budgets, prioritize initiatives that deliver high innovation impact, lower cost, and accelerate growth pipeline.

• Master’s degree or equivalent in a relevant technology or scientific field (e.g., Computer Science, MBA, computational sciences).
• 12+ years of experience in the CPG, consumer healthcare, biopharmaceutical, technology, or biotechnology industry, with a minimum 5+ years in senior leadership roles and a strong track record in analytics, data science or related functions in IT and R&D groups.
• Bold thinker capable of envisioning the future of data‑driven innovation and setting a compelling strategy; proven experience transforming organizations or strategies, leading digital transformation and advanced analytics in R&D environments, establishing new technology capabilities, or driving business outcomes.
• Demonstrated experience managing large, global teams and multimillion‑dollar operational and project budgets; exceptional people leadership skills, cultivating talent and building diverse, high‑performing teams across cultures and geographies.
• Expertise in Research Labs site and technology transformation, supporting systems such as LIMS, ELN, Empower, formulation…