Laboratory Validation Specialist

Welcome to Haleon. Were a purpose-driven world-class consumer company putting everyday health in the hands of just three years since our launch weve grown evolved and are now entering an exciting new chapter one filled with bold ambitions and enormous opportunity.

Our trusted portfolio of brands including Sensodyne Panadol Advil Voltaren Theraflu Otrivin and Centrum lead in resilient and growing categories. What sets us apart is our unique blend of deep human understanding and trusted science.

Now its time to fully realise the full potential of our business and our people. We do this through our Win as One strategy. It puts our purpose to deliver better everyday health with humanity at the heart of everything we do. It unites us inspires us and challenges us to be better every day driven by our agile performance-focused culture.

This UK-based role is hybrid with a minimum 3 days onsite at Weybridge St Georges with regular time at the new site to oversee activities.

This is a fixed 12-month contract.

Job Purpose

• The Laboratory Validation Specialist will enable successful activation of the new Weybridge Innovation Facility by ensuring laboratories equipment and ways of working are ready to support innovation from Day 1.

• Working with R&D teams Lab Area SMEs Facilities Construction EHS and external partners the role will coordinate laboratory readiness including transfer set-up validation and operationalisation of specialist equipment materials and samples.

• The role protects continuity of scientific capability during transition while embedding compliant safe and future-ready laboratory operations.

• This UK-based role is home-based at Weybridge St Georges with regular time at the new site to oversee activities.

• This is a fixed 12-month contract.

** Extensive laboratory validation experience including the decommissioning validation and recommissioning of HPLC LCMS GCMS and IC systems in compliance with GxP requirements is essential**

Key Responsibilities

Laboratory Readiness & Validation

• Lead the Lab Sub-Team maintaining plans timelines risk mitigations change control and escalation routes into the Operational Transfer Core Team

• Lead set-up and activation of assigned laboratory areas translating scientific requirements into safe compliant and operational environments.

• Work with Lab Area SMEs to define equipment needs workflows utilities and adjacency requirements ensuring laboratories are fit for purpose at agreed milestones.

• Apply a consistent validation approach aligned with Haleon standards and support equipment owners through validation commissioning and documentation.

• Partner with EHS and Facilities to identify and mitigate hazards linked to layouts equipment installation commissioning and laboratory workflows.

Equipment Materials & Sample Transfer

• Oversee scientific aspects of equipment material and sample transfer including suitability assessments refurbishment or replacement input decommissioning transport and recommissioning.

• Maintain scientific integrity traceability compliance and safety throughout transfer installation and early operation.

• Act as the scientific point of contact for EHS-related queries associated with laboratory equipment and activities.

Documentation Training & Knowledge Transfer

• Author review and support laboratory readiness documentation including SOPs work instructions URS input commissioning and validation records.

• Develop and deliver training on safe equipment operation EHS ways of working emergency response and escalation routes.

• Embed critical scientific knowledge local practices and know-how into the new facility support model.

Operational Transfer & Collaboration

• Contribute to the Operational Transfer Core Team providing visibility of laboratory readiness risks mitigations and…