Senior Analytical Scientist

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.

Are you energized by a highly collaborative scientific role in chemistry that allows you to impact scientific strategy and accelerate R&D delivery?  If so, this role could be an ideal opportunity to explore.

As an Analytical Chemistry Manager, you will design and perform quantitative and/or qualitative analysis using classical and instrumental methods to discover and develop chemical compounds or technologies. In addition, you will work on the separation and identification of chemical components of natural and synthetic materials. 

This role will provide you the opportunity to lead key activities to progress your career.  These responsibilities include some of the following:

• Independently select the design and execute of experiments based on interpretation of results
• Implement and maintain a scientifically current, state-of-the-art laboratory environment
• Take a leadership role for safety, regulatory and compliance within their department
• Provide attention to data quality, integrity and archiving for own work and of others
• Peer-review of others work
• Initiate new research directions and novel strategies to achieve “project” and department goals
• Identify new scientific opportunities for primary discipline
• Seek peer challenge and review of scientific ideas and experimental design
• Influence project direction by interpreting results outside area of expertise
• Develop networking skills with external key opinion leaders and experts in specific therapeutic or scientific disciplines
• Perform complex data management and data interpretation tasks/analyses
• Ensure that design and interpretation of complex experiments and data management activities impact Research and Development decision making
• Make effective decisions to achieve desired outcomes of project team through technical or scientific interpretation of results
• Prepare detailed oral or written reports of results in the context of strategic fit, feasibility and rationale for "projects"
• Independently authors scientific papers
• Present internal Research and Development forums and external meetings
• Independently prepare and communicate conclusions and recommendations for next steps
• Demonstrate networking skills through interactions across departments and divisions
• Lead small projects/project sub teams to achieve technical or business outcomes
• Active and influential scientific participant in at least one project/program
• Update supervisor and matrix leaders informed of progress and activities
• Anticipate problems and proactively seeks input from other teams/divisions within Research and Development
• Use scientific expertise to solve project related problems of colleagues and of other projects

Why you?
Basic Qualifications: 

We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:

• Masters, PhD, or equivalent practical work experience in relevant discipline (consult manager on equivalent practical work experience in relevant discipline)

Preferred Qualifications: 

If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus:

• Knowledge of regulatory requirements and drug development process
• Ability to problem solve
• Scientific expertise
• Project management experience
• Experience analyzing data
• Ability to influence others

Why Haleon?

Our Win as One Framework is a simple, stretching definition of our future direction. It includes our purpose, ambitions, strategic drivers, and behaviours that will enable us to Win as One. This framework guides our decision-making, strategy, and culture. The successful candidate will demonstrate the following capabilities:

• Consumer first, always: Engage key business counterparts and operational stakeholders to deliver operational execution of Haleon strategies related to eCommerce activities, always putting the consumer first.
• Collaborate for impact: Establish and maintain relationships with critical groups to ensure customer knowledge is utilized to inform and deliver on the eCommerce roadmap, collaborating for impact.
• Unlock value, at pace: Drive business process improvement throughout the commercial and operational support teams, unlocking value at pace.
• Grow myself and others: Continuously look for opportunities to learn, build skills, and share learning, growing myself and others.

Code of Conduct as a Leader within Haleon :

As a manager, you have an important responsibility to ensure that this Code is applied correctly and to promote an ethical culture.

• Be the role model that brings our Code to life, by always acting with the highest ethical standards.
• Ensure your team, especially new members, are familiar with our Code and the Ethics & Compliance contact, in your market.
• Maintain an environment of trust that allows all to Speak Up, reinforcing the guarantee of anonymity and non-retaliation.
• Listen to your team and promptly raise any compliance concerns you become aware of.
• Make any necessary corrective and preventive decisions, in a timely manner.
• Recognize those in your team who display ethical behavior; share examples of good ethical decision-making, so all understand how we expect them to act.
• Provide timely support into any company investigation of potential wrongdoing.

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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.

Adjustment or Accommodations Request

If you require a reasonable adjustment or accommodation or other assistance to apply for a job at Haleon at any stage of the application process, please let your recruiter know by providing them with a description of specific adjustments you are requesting. We’ll provide all reasonable adjustments to support you throughout the recruitment process and treat all information you provide us in confidence. 

Note to candidates

The Haleon recruitment team will contact you using a Haleon email account (@haleon.com). If you are not sure whether the email you received is from Haleon, please get in touch.