Lead Physician

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

As a Lead Physician you will f acilitate all issues of benefit/medical governance within Haleon . You will be the internal medical face of Haleon with regard to medical policy questions on the entire portfolio. You will Provide a Community of Practice forum for all medical & scientific affairs colleagues.

Role Responsibilities

• Supports the CMO with the CMO ROC and the Haleon Safety Board. Enhances and supports medical governance system across the global CH business to ensure it is consistent with appropriate standards . Review/comments on ad hoc risk/benefit and safety assessments, represent Haleon externally as appropriate .

• Supports Benefit-Risk Assessments working with the BUs/Categories and Safety including the Consumer Safety Regions & Categories Head.

• Partners with Reg CoP lead . Facilitates the Community of Practice for Haleon Medical and Scientific Affairs connecting BU and category teams, sharing best practice, comms, talent, synergies etc. Supports talent & capability development of more junior medical and scientific affairs community across the matrix.

• Identifies synergies and leverages opportunities across Haleon Medical& Scientific Affairs around the world, partnering with global organization, Categories and BU's

• Supports externally on medical issues of Consumer Healthcare products globally. Develops global position of issues involving the entire portfolio for review with CMO. Provides advice and direction on medical issues to the Haleon business worldwide. Provides options for determining appropriate medical standards for all Haleon products .

• Facilitates the Haleon R&D trusted ingredient agenda, proactively assessing risk and enabling mitigation plans. Leads the R&D trusted ingredient SME team . Articulates the Haleon global medical and scientific affairs approach under the Haleon quality management system.

• Represents Haleon on medical and benefit-risk with regulatory agencies worldwide, as necessary . Works closely with QSC on aspects of product quality that impact product benefit-risk.

Why you?

Basic Qualifications:

• Medical Doctor (physician) (or equivalent ) with additional relevant medical or scientific post-graduate qualifications.

• Strong practical experience working at a Region/BU level closely engaged with the At Market challenges.

• Leverage industry experience and expertise to achieve the R&D/Medical Affairs vision, mission, and strategy

• Problem solving skills

• Understanding of global medical and regulatory requirements

• Partnering and collaboration

• Influencing and persuasion- negotiation skills

• Verbal & written communication skills

• Change leadership

• Demonstrated ability to lead and manage a complex (eg, cross-functional, matrix designed) project team

• Experience with people management within previous industry positions

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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 prom o tes 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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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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Haleon is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, age, disability, genetic information, military service, covered/protected veteran status or any other federal, state or local protected class.
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