Raw Material Physical Chemist

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.

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Hello. were Haleon. A new world-leading consumer health company. Shaped by all who join us. Together were improving everyday health for billions of people. By growing and innovating our global portfolio of category-leading brands including Sensodyne Panadol Advil Voltaren Theraflu Otrivin and Centrum through a unique combination of deep human understanding and trusted science. Whats more were achieving it in a company that were in control an environment that were co-creating.

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With category leading brands such as Sensodyne Voltaren and Centrum built on trusted science and human understanding and combined with our passion knowledge and expertise were uniquely placed to do this and to grow a strong successful business.

This is an exciting time to join us and help shape the future. Its an opportunity to be part of something special.

The role of the Raw Material Physical Chemist is to provide specialist technical leadership for raw material change programmes (globally). You will be the technical lead for multiple complex raw material supplier changes effectively being the subject matter expert in support to the wider supply chain. You will lead the technical evaluation of changes co-ordinate and complete all technical activities needed for implementation and support the programme manager to plan and drive technical aspects of the supplier change (to completion).

This is a key role within the technical supply chain function reporting to the Lead of the Materials Science Group with responsibilities that will include acting as the technical expert for raw material supplier changes (to assess and mitigate technical risk and to define product control strategies). This extends to defining and managing validation activities (including post-implementation reviews). You will also co-ordinate technical activities at third-party labs scale up facilities and at Supply Chain manufacturing sites to prove material equivalency assessing product stability and validating product changes.

Throughout your role you will also identify resource issues elevating any risks / issues (as appropriate).

Support technically complex materials changes that are beyond the capacity or capability of the regional or site Supply Chain teams. Materials changes initiated to primarily focus and resolve material supply de-risking initiatives. Compliance remediation vendor changes cost improvement programs network strategy movement or major value engineering assessments may also be undertaken. Be accountable for optimising the effectiveness of change-programmes (some of which will have global ramifications).

These material risk assessments will also involve liaising with nitrosamine and genotoxic teams.

Deliver key Procurement function deliverables through materials science prioritising analytical testing and analyses across the portfolio of programs

Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams including formulation & product / process owners analytical science quality clinical & sensory testing and regulatory affairs.

Clearly communicating progress and escalating issues to stakeholders in a consistent and timely manner via the use of commonly accepted mechanisms

Accountability for ensuring material change assessments (MCA) are written in a timely manner to appropriate standards to support business decisions for de-risking and CR efforts.

Serve as an interface between Procurement Product Supply sites and internal and contract materials science labs for the delivery of critical materials understanding and content

May design technical experiments and testing as necessary to ensure appropriate materials change project progress

Exposure to material related change controls either internally (e.g. NPI SC) or externally (e.g. API supplier change). As appropriate should be aware of the following GxP activities :
Product Lifecycle Management activities (Change Control Deviation CAPAs trial and validation reports author / reviewer / approver as appropriate risk assessment author / reviewer / approver as appropriate) understanding of the auditing…