R&D Quality Manager

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 a Quality Professional looking for a challenging opportunity to drive Quality improvement in Innovation and drive simplification ? If so, this could be a great position to explore.The purpose of this role is to manage the overall Quality and Compliance activities from initial concept to consumer for new product introduction and product lifecycle activities.As the Innovation & Product Lifecycle representative including MD Legal Manufacturer representative (when medical devices are in scope) , this role is an extended core team member and performs the Quality activities in support of the NPI & Maintenance projects. He/she is the single point of contact for Quality during the development, transfer and launch of new products and in addition lifecycle compliance management.Key ResponsibilitiesLead the Quality / Compliance activities for new product projects, support from initial concept to consumer during the development and product transfer from R&D to siteExtended core Team Member of assigned projects and Quality liaison for project from initial concept to consumer . Accountable to ensure all functional Quality support is provided to the project.Review and approve project related documents, including product specification, batch documentation, test method, analytical validation report, method transfer, process and product transfer protocol and reports and packaging documentation. Also oversee Change Control, Deviation, and CAPAs for assigned projectsSupport clinical supplies activities, including providing formal approval and release for clinical supplies, registration samples and consumer test supplies. Integration of customer and consumer insights effectively into NPI projects ensuring ongoing innovation and development addresses customer and consumer demands & perform Hypercare following launches Provide leadership in the area of quality compliance. Quality partner to R&D and QSC , building and maintaining effective collaboration , detecting potential issues early, resolving product challenges swiftly, ensuring continuous improvement in our products' reliability, manufacturability, testing capabilities, and usability while maintaining compliance ProfileWe are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:Bachelor’s Degree in Pharmacy, Science, oOR equivalent level of knowledge, understanding and hand on experience in a regulated environmentMinimum 5 years experience in the pharmaceutical industry related to Quality Assurance, Drug Regulatory Affairs, TechnicalOperations, or Drug Development in a GMP environmentManufacturing site experience .Excellent knowledge of key regulations, in addition to GMP, such as: ISO 13485, Medical Device Regulation 2017/745, Regulation 1223/2009 on cosmetic products and ISO 22716 – GMP Guidelines for Cosmetics Experience with the application of Quality Systems in R&D and manufacturing sitePreferred Qualifications:If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus:Ability to work independently and prioritize workload.Excellent oral and written communication skills.Strong interpersonal skills with an ability to enable and drive change.Problem identification and solving skills.Experience of working with multi-functional teams.Job Posting End Date2025-12-19Equal OpportunitiesHaleon 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 RequestIf 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 candidatesThe Haleon recruitment team will contact you using a Haleon email account (@haleon.com). 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