Regulatory Affairs Manager, Douyin

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.

Hello. We’re Haleon. A new world-leading consumer health company. Shaped by all who join us. Together, we’re 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. What’s more, we’re achieving it in a company that we’re in control of. In an environment that we’re co-creating. And a culture that’s uniquely ours. Care to join us. It isn’t a question.

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, we’re 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. It’s an opportunity to be part of something special.

About the role

The Regulatory Affairs Manager, China will be responsible for supporting regulatory activities across defined Haleon portfolios and business activity streams in China, helping to ensure products are launched, maintained and promoted in compliance with applicable regulatory requirements. Sitting within the China Regulatory Affairs team, this role will partner closely with cross-functional stakeholders to provide practical, risk-based regulatory advice for new product development, lifecycle management, claims, labelling, advertising and promotion. The role will also support fast-evolving business needs from e-commerce, CBEC and digital commercial channels by reviewing regulatory boundaries and providing recommendations that enable compliant execution.

Key responsibilities

• Support regulatory strategy, submissions, approvals and lifecycle maintenance for defined product portfolios and activity streams in China.

• Review claims, labelling, advertising and promotional materials to ensure regulatory compliance and appropriate risk management.
• Respond quickly to business needs arising from e-commerce, CBEC, Douyin and other digital channel development, assess regulatory boundaries and provide practical, risk-based recommendations.
• Monitor relevant regulatory changes, identify potential business impact and communicate implications to internal stakeholders in a clear and timely manner.
• Collaborate with Commercial, Marketing, Medical, Quality, Supply Chain, Digital/E-commerce and regional or global colleagues to support business priorities and project delivery.
• Engage with local regulators, trade associations and external regulatory stakeholders, where appropriate, to support Haleon’s regulatory objectives.
• Work with the RA team and cross-functional partners to explore new regulatory areas, build fit-for-purpose ways of working and support agile decision-making under evolving business needs.

Qualifications and skills

Essential

• Bachelor’s degree or above in pharmacy, chemistry, life sciences, medical science,or another relevant discipline.
• 10 yrs+ Substantial experience in Health food or drug Regulatory Affairs, preferred Health food registration and notification experience, successful managing special dietary food category in China, and have CBEC experiences. Good knowledge in regulations and end-to-end product lifecycle support.
• Solid Regulatory Affairs experience in consumer health, pharmaceutical, health food, food, medical device or other relevant regulated industries.

• Good understanding of China regulatory requirements related to product registration, lifecycle maintenance, labelling, claims, advertising and promotion.
• Ability to assess regulatory risks, define practical mitigation options and communicate clear recommendations to business stakeholders.
• Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively across local, regional and global teams.
• Ability to work under pressure, manage multiple priorities and support the team in exploring new and evolving regulatory areas with a solution-oriented mindset.

Preferred

• Experience supporting e-commerce regulatory matters, including Douyin, CBEC or other digital commercial channels.

• Experience engaging with local regulators, trade associations or external regulatory stakeholders.
• Experience supporting OTC medicines, health food, food, medical device or broader consumer health product portfolios.
• Ability to translate complex regulatory requirements into concise, business-relevant advice.

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

At Haleon we embrace our diverse workforce by creating an inclusive environment that celebrates our unique perspectives, generates curiosity to create unmatched understanding of each other, and promotes fair and equitable outcomes for everyone.

We’re striving to create a climate where we celebrate our diversity in all forms by treating each other with respect, listening to different viewpoints, supporting our communities, and creating a workplace where your authentic self belongs and thrives.

We believe in an agile working culture for all our roles. If flexibility is important to you, we encourage you to explore with our hiring team what the opportunities are.

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Equal Opportunities

Haleon are committed to mobilising our purpose in a way that represents the diverse consumers and communities who rely on our brands every day. It guides us in creating an inclusive culture, where different backgrounds and views are valued and respected – all in support of understanding and best serving the needs of our consumers and unleashing the full potential of our people. It’s important to us that Haleon is a place where all our employees feel they truly belong.

During the application process, we may ask you to share some personal information, which is entirely voluntary. This information ensures we meet certain regulatory and reporting obligations and supports the development, refinement, and execution of our inclusion and belonging programmes that are open to all Haleon employees. 

The personal information you provide will be kept confidential, used only for legitimate business purposes, and will never be used in making any employment decisions, including hiring decisions.

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