NA Wellness Analytical Lead

Welcome to Haleon. We’re a purpose-driven, world-class consumer company putting everyday health in the hands of millions. In just three years since our launch, we’ve 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 it’s 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.

The Haleon R&D organization supports the development of new OTC drugs, cosmetic products, wellness products, and medical devices. Analytical sciences play a crucial role in new product development by creating, validating, and transferring advanced methods that support innovation and drive growth.

This exciting role's primary job function is leading a team of analytical scientists focused on the delivery of projects and initiatives to support NA Wellness R&D. This role is intimately familiar with separation sciences and detection technology and helps oversee the exploration of new technology within the Analytical department. This role is recognized as an excellent people manager as well as a subject matter expert in analytical chemistry along with knowledge of related fields of chemistry such as, but not limited to, organic chemistry, spectroscopy and physical chemistry.

The role requires close collaboration with leaders in New Product Development, Quality/Supply Chain and Regulatory teams.

• Provides HR and technical oversight to a team of analytical scientists supporting R&D innovation/product development.
• Leads and allocates analytical resources for developing novel Wellness products across various dosage forms.
• Ensures projects are planned and executed with sound technical principles and adhere to agreed timelines.
• Ensures Analytical Development teams comply with GMP, ICH, and R&D policies and procedures.
• Supports technology transfer and manages departmental operations and laboratory facilities.
• Leads or participates in due diligence, new business opportunities, and product assessments as needed.
• Collaborates with internal and external partners, including Formulations, Quality & Supply Chain, third-party testing facilities, manufacturing sites, and business units, to provide analytical chemistry support.
• Works with Quality & Supply Chain teams to direct analytical test method development, validation, and transfer to support commercial product testing.
• Leads efforts to enhance technical capabilities, develop analytical scientific staff, and interface with R&D teams.
• Delivers effective presentations and writes tailored communications for internal and external partners, management, scientific communities, or Health Authorities.

• BS Degree or equivalent in Chemistry (Analytical/Separation Science, Organic, or Physical) or other scientific area of expertise.
• 7+ years of relevant analytical chemistry experience within regulated pharmaceutical, OTC, or consumer products industries.
• Deep expertise in analytical and separation sciences, including chromatographic and mass spectrometry-based technologies.
• Experience implementing innovative analytical approaches to address complex product development and quality challenges.
• Strong understanding of regulatory, quality, and compliance…