2026 Co-Op: Formulation Product Development (6 months, January 2026 start)

Hi. We’re Haleon. A world-leading consumer healthcare company with exceptional category-leading brands – including Sensodyne, Centrum, Panadol, Otrivin. We have a clear purpose: to deliver better everyday health with humanity. For billions of people around the globe.

A career in Product Development where none of us stand still.

The EMEA-LATAM Innovation & Development team works on developing new consumer healthcare products across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Latin America. The product development team is involved in a range of activities from product conceptualization to commercialization. Development activities may include formulation development, physical and chemical testing, and scale-up processes. Our team is looking for a summer intern to help further develop our multivitamin platform. This individual will work closely with the product development team to strengthen our knowledge of multivitamin formulations while being exposed to the product development activities mentioned above. The intern will gain hands-on experience in formulating oral solid dose products, manufacturing and coating tablets, and completing testing on oral solid dose products.

What will your individual contribution at Haleon be?

• Design, plan, and conduct product development activities, including pre-formulation, formulation, process development/optimization for solid dosage forms such as tablets.
• Perform evaluations including, but not limited to, tablet characterization (weight, thickness, hardness, friability, imaging etc.).
• Data analysis and presentation of results.
• Implements written procedures & departmental quality documentation (including SOP’s, batch documentation, validation protocols & reports) and ensures work is conducted accordingly.
• Deliver all EHS standards and expectations on site and within the laboratories.
• Ensures work is always conducted following good scientific practice and Good Manufacturing Practice (where required) and maintains precise experimental records.

We’re the people changing the future of everyday health. So you will be someone who has:

• Creative and problem-solving thinking
• Strategic/big-picture thinking
• Entrepreneurial and agile mindset
• Strong prioritization and analytical skills
• Personal accountability
• Business and consumer/customer knowledge and understanding
• Adaptability and resilience in ambiguity
• A desire to learn and have meaningful impact
• Oral solid dose formulation experience

To enable you to perform in this future talent opportunity:

Education required:

• Enrolled in a bachelor’s degree program majoring in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Pharmaceutical Science, or Food Science.

Other requirements:

• Ability to work on site in a laboratory environment in Richmond, VA.
• Candidate must be available to work full-time throughout the 12-week internship (Approximately 40 hours/week, Monday - Friday)
• Provide your own funding for relocation and commuting.
• Must be eligible to work in the US at the time of, and for the duration of employment. Employees will be required to furnish evidence of US work authorization.

Expected start date: January 2026

The hourly rate for this role is $24.50/ hour.

We invite you to apply as soon as possible. The way we see it, every day is an opportunity. And we are joined by new talent, every day. We accept ongoing applications and will close this vacancy once we have enough applications.

Care to join us. Find out what life at Haleon is really like www.haleon.com/careers/

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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