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.

Hello. We’re Haleon.

A world-leading consumer health company, shaped by all who join us. Together, we’re improving everyday health for billions of people through category-leading brands, trusted science and deep human understanding.

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

The purpose of this role is to lead Regulatory Affairs activities for defined product portfolios or strategic activity streams in China, enabling business growth while protecting product compliance throughout the lifecycle.

• Enable products within scope, including medicines, medical devices, cosmetics and foods, to be placed and maintained on the market with compliant and competitive claims, labelling, advertising and promotion aligned with commercial plans.

• Provide regulatory leadership and strategic input across innovation, registration, lifecycle maintenance, compliance and external engagement.

• Act as a proactive partner to local and global stakeholders, including Commercial, R&D, Quality and Supply Chain, and lead or coach regulatory colleagues where required.

• Represent Haleon responsibly with health authorities, trade associations and other external regulatory stakeholders within the defined area of responsibility.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the development and delivery of regulatory strategies, dossiers and applications for new product registrations, variations, renewals and other lifecycle activities, seeking compliant and efficient paths to market.

• Assess complex regulatory issues, translate requirements into clear business implications, and align mitigation plans with local and global stakeholders.

• Provide regulatory direction for portfolio and pipeline decisions, ensuring that product propositions, claims, labelling, advertising and promotion are supported and remain within applicable requirements.

• Proactively identify emerging regulatory risks and opportunities, evaluate potential business impact, and lead cross-functional actions in response to regulatory change.

• Build constructive relationships with health authorities, industry associations and other external stakeholders; represent Haleon positions responsibly and support external advocacy priorities.

• Partner with Commercial, R&D, QSCP and global Regulatory teams to deliver innovation, value engineering, supply continuity and compliance commitments.

• Own regulatory compliance for the defined portfolio or activity stream, including accurate records, databases, systems, change controls and required internal governance.

• Lead or contribute to high-performing cross-functional teams; coach and guide regulatory colleagues, strengthen capability, and support effective prioritisation and ways of working.

• Communicate regulatory strategy, risk and decisions effectively to senior stakeholders, with clear recommendations, escalation points and follow-through.

• Maintain strong knowledge of relevant science, product technologies, regulatory requirements and external trends, and apply this knowledge to business and portfolio needs.

Qualifications and skills

Essential

• Bachelor’s degree or above in pharmacy, chemistry, life sciences, medical science,or another relevant discipline.

• 10 yrs+ Substantial experience in Drug Regulatory Affairs, preferred NDA/ANDA/ OTC registration experience, successful major variation experiences in OTC/Rx. Good knowledge in regulations and end-to-end product lifecycle support.

• Demonstrated experience in regulatory strategy, registration dossier preparation, lifecycle maintenance, health authority interaction and regulatory risk management.

• Strong understanding of product development, manufacturing, quality and supply considerations, with the ability to integrate technical and commercial perspectives.

• Proven ability to lead complex cross-functional work, influence without authority, coach colleagues and communicate effectively with senior stakeholders.

• Strong written and spoken English and Chinese, with the ability to produce clear, high-quality regulatory documentation and business recommendations.

• High standards of integrity, judgement, ownership and compliance, together with a practical and solution-oriented mindset.

Preferred

• Experience across more than one product classification or regulatory pathway in China.

• People leadership, project leadership or significant coaching experience.

• Experience working in a matrix organisation with global and regional stakeholders and contributing to external regulatory advocacy.

·       Strong communication, influencing and negotiations skills. Ability to facilitate alignment and collaboration across groups/regions.

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 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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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. 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 Request

If 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 candidates

The Haleon recruitment team will contact you using a Haleon email account (@haleon.com). If you are not sure whether the email you received is from Haleon, please get in touch.