R&D Head of Advanced Research

Welcome to Haleon. Were a purpose-driven world-class consumer company putting everyday health in the hands of just three years since our launch weve 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 its 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.

About the Role

We are seeking a R&D Head of Advanced Research to lead a central enterpriselevel R&D capability acting as a Deep Technology Accelerator. This role is responsible for identifying prioritising and scaling breakthrough technologies that fuel longterm product superiority category leadership and competitive advantage.

Operating at the intersection of advanced science consumer insight external innovation and emerging technologies the Head of Advanced Research will build futurefacing platforms and pipelines that redefine category standards and unlock sustainable growth. The role partners closely with senior enterprise leaders and represents the organisation externally across the global innovation ecosystem.

The core mission is to break traditional tradeoffssuch as sustainability versus performanceby systematically developing innovations that sit at the intersection of unmet consumer needs and science opportunities. Success is measured by the speed quality and impact of breakthrough technologies brought to market and by the roles influence on enterprisewide transformation.

Responsibilities

Build a breakthrough technology pipeline
Create and deliver a multiyear highimpact pipeline of advanced technology platforms that fuels global category innovation supported by stepchanging patents intellectual property and proprietary inventions.

External technology & partnership leadership
Lead the identification evaluation and commercialisation of external technologies through licensing joint development acquisition and strategic partnerships. Assess highvalue opportunities for potential and longterm technology collaboration.

Open innovation ecosystem development
Establish a worldclass open innovation network spanning startups founders CEOs universities suppliers venture capital and private equity. Build a strategic supplier Joint Value Creation (JVC) model and convene a scientific technology advisory board of leading global innovators.

Advanced consumer research & analytics
Lead advanced consumer research and analytics capabilities leveraging AI and data platforms to unlock breakthrough trends emerging Intellectual Property benefits forms claims and scientific communication that build external scientific credibility.

Evidence generation & scientific rigour
Create and scale highthroughput screening and evidencegeneration capabilities that deliver defensible claimsready science and demonstrable product superiority versus competition.

Platform scaling & derisking
Develop advanced technology platforms through iterative consumer and scientific evaluation loops ensuring new concepts are pressuretested derisked and commercially viable before fullscale development.

Enterprise impact

This role is a catalyst for enterprise innovation and growth redefining category standards and shaping futureproof competitive advantage. Working closely with the Chief R&D Officer the Head of Advanced Research contributes directly to building a breakthrough pipeline representing a significant share of future global innovation growth.

This is a rare opportunity to shape the future of scienceled innovation at enterprise scale combining deep technical leadership with external influence strategic partnerships and longterm value creation.

What Youll Bring

Basic Qualifications:

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

• MBA or PhD required

• Life Sciences or closely related discipline preferred

• 10 years in advanced research life sciences or deep technology leadership roles (20 years preferred for senior candidates)

• Track record for value creation growth acceleration with a strong business acumen and deep understanding of business models and joint value creation partnerships

• Strong technical life sciences foundation with a proven record of industryleading innovation at global scale

• Extensive external network across academia startups founders suppliers and emerging technology ecosystems

• Demonstrated experience in IP strategy regulatory awareness and technology governance

• Strong consumer and market insight capability combined with agile crossfunctional leadership

• Strong people leadership experience typically managing 5 senior professionals.

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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.

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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. Its 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.

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