Senior Innovation Scientist

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 Senior Innovation Scientist supports new product definition and development within the US Wellness Innovation & Technology pipeline that serves all US brand portfolios.  This individual would have various levels of involvement and leadership in the development of conventional and non-conventional, consumer focused and scientifically differentiated products.  This individual would ensure key innovation strategies are defined, aligned and staged for further development.

Role Responsibilities 

Execution Powerhouse

• Track record of developing consumer products from concept to launch.

• Supports the screening and evaluation of external technologies and/or product opportunities for potential fit to US Haleon brands and G0 portfolio.

• Ensures future innovations meet existing superiority framework.

• Manages or contributes to one or more projects in support of the US Incubator.

• Partners with other R&D Scientists and contractors to facilitate completion of G0 strategy objectives and needs.

• Designs experiments and carries out scientific work with an awareness of state-of-the-art technology. Creates research plans to fit overall project objectives.

• Ensures all work is conducted in accordance with written procedures (e.g. quality and safety), methods & batch documents, etc.

• Identify, challenge, develop and implement written procedures (e.g. quality and safety) methods & batch documents, etc.

• Produces or contributes to, departmental quality documentation (including SOP’s, batch documentation, validation protocols & reports), when applicable.

• Deliver all EHS standards and expectations on site and within the laboratories.

Growth Mindset

• Maintains awareness of scientific literature to assist work progression and understanding, as well as an awareness of consumer and competitor trends driving industry growth.

• Build relationships within cross-functional partners to deliver innovation program.

• Highlights own training needs and working with manager develop a training plan and achieve training goals.

• Trains self and others in new technology and laboratory responsibilities (including coaching, mentoring and elements of personal development).

Consumer and Customer-Obsessed

• Collaborates with Consumer Understanding and Sensory scientists and contributes to the development of consumer-driven innovation.

• Participate in consumer engagement research to understand the category and needs.

Data-Driven

• Maintains precise experimental records; writes invention records to protect scientific discoveries.

• Ensures all work is always conducted following good scientific practice and Good Manufacturing Practice (where required).

Agile

• Thrives in environment of shifting priorities and able to work within resource or budgetary constraints.

• Flexes priorities to remain focused on objectives in rapidly changing circumstances.

• Participates and may lead in general problem solving or lead problem solving initiatives.

Why you?
Basic Qualifications:
We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:

• Bachelor’s degree in Food, Pharmaceutical, Nutritional, Chemical, Biological or related science.

• Experience required: 7 years (BS); 4 years (MS), 2 years PhD.

• Experience with formulation and/or product development.

​Preferred Qualifications:
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