Haleon Hiring for Hot Spot Hub Manager at Richmond, VA  Full Time

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.

About the role

FHS&T’s remit is to pursue and build strategic advantages in prioritized areas of science and technology application to deliver growth in strategic key verticals that enable our brands/BUs to take up future leadership positions through Deep Human understanding and unique, differentiated Trusted Science. The FHS&T group translates new approaches learnt in the process of building strategic science & technology into new capabilities for R&D.

The 2 regional Discover & Apply Hubs (Americas, APAC/China) implement the emerging/emerged science & technology partnership sourcing strategy with SMEs, start-ups, universities, research institutions and public-private partnerships.

The Discover & Apply Hot Spot Hub manager role is critical in accessing and building partnerships to support the Discover & Apply ambition by:

1. The hubs identifying and mapping the regional ecosystems to accelerate access to emerging/emerged science & technology and work across the Hubs to collaborate and knowledge share within and across innovation hubs and build Discover & Apply as a recognized early-stage Science & Technology partnership model CH

2. Build, nurture and grow partnerships across the globe targeted at our strategic platform areas and other cross-business unit/category Horizon 3 demand spaces, ensuring the partnership creates win-win opportunities for Haleon and feeds into Category & BU opportunities

3. Building a network of internal partners as extensions (spokes) to the hub to act as an external radar to access new science & technology solutions

Role Responsibilities

* Develop, lead and actively support the partner community affiliated to the Hub

* Build, implement portfolio build for Discover & Apply model (resourcing, operating model, portfolio building and continuous partnership identification, building and derisking) ensuring continuous value generation for FHS&T and beyond from the specific hub

* Facilitate knowledge exchange and collaboration within and between the Hub. Actively facilitate networking and partnership activities in the regional Self-Care ecosystem and across Hubs in order to stimulate new constellations of cooperation across either the Americas or APAC/China

* Stakeholder management at senior and executive level of partner institutions/structures.

* Establish and maintain business processes of and/or linked to Innovation Hub operations

* Manage Hub budget and according to activities as set out in the annual Business Plan.

* Drive Hub communications (internal and external) in alignment with the Discover & Apply framework.

* Build a network of functional experts within the broader CH R&D organisation (eg. FHS&T, Innovation Research, Category/BU R&D Leads etc) and seek input/co-build where appropriate

* Be the voice of the Hub in the Discover & Apply strategic planning, and externally raising the profile of the Hub to be a recognised thought leader in partnerships for the region

Why you?

Basic Qualifications:

* Bachelor of Science- Chemistry, Pharmacy, Pharmacology, Biochemistry or Biological science

* 10+ years in FMCG or Healthcare

* Global experience in science & technology partnerships building

* Expertise in developing novel solutions through combining internal and external technology

Preferred Qualifications:

* Master of Science– Chemistry, Pharmacy, Pharmacology, Biochemistry or Biological science

* Substantial product development experience in healthcare or consumer goods

* Technical leadership of multifunctional R+D teams demonstrating sound understanding of responsibilities of medical, regulatory engineering and science functions.

* Understanding of healthcare development principles and requirements ideally for medical devices, dietary supplements, medicines, and software

* Worked within a marketing led environment where complex technical issues must be communicated effectively and debated with stakeholders with diverse experience

Haleon offers a robust Total Reward package that consists of competitive pay and a comprehensive benefits program. This includes a generous 401(k) plan, tuition reimbursement and time off programs including 6 months paid parental leave. On day one, you are eligible for benefits, including our healthcare programs where the company pays for the majority of your medical coverage for you and your family. We also offer the opportunity to receive a discretionary bonus based on the achievement of key business performance and other incentive/recognition programs as part of the offering.

Care to join us. Find out what life at Haleon is really like

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.

As you apply, we will ask you to share some personal information, which is entirely voluntary. We want to have an opportunity to consider a diverse pool of qualified candidates and this information will assist us in meeting that objective and in understanding how well we are doing against our inclusion and diversity ambitions. We would really appreciate it if you could take a few moments to complete it. Rest assured, Hiring Managers do not have access to this information and we will treat your information confidentially.

Haleon is an Equal Opportunity Employer and, in the US, we adhere to Affirmative Action principles. This ensures that 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.

Please note that if you are a US Licensed Healthcare Professional or Healthcare Professional as defined by the laws of the state issuing your license, Haleon may be required to capture and report expenses Haleon incurs, on your behalf, in the event you are afforded an interview for employment. This capture of applicable transfers of value is necessary to ensure Haleon’s compliance to all federal and state US Transparency requirements.