Innovation & Capability Industrial Placement 2026, London, UK

Haleon; Greater London; On-site; GBP 29,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consumer health company is looking for a Global Innovation Capability Team Assistant in Greater London. In this role, you will drive innovation by coordinating the team, managing timelines, and supporting product development. Ideal candidates should possess strong AI skills, be in their 2nd or 3rd year of undergraduate study, and have a passion for applying AI in business. This position offers a salary of £28,860 per year and various benefits, including wellness programs and community involvement opportunities.

Benefits

Salary of £28,860 per year

Health & wellbeing programmes

Community projects participation

Qualifications

• Students pursuing data science degrees looking to apply AI skills into real world business challenges.
• Non-data science students with passion for applying AI.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the Innovation Capability team and key events.
• Manage timelines and coordination for priority initiatives.
• Support product and claims innovation projects.

Skills

Strong AI skills

Data analysis

Team coordination

Education

Undergraduate students in 2nd or 3rd year

Job description

Company Overview

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.

Global Innovation Capability Team

Join our dynamic Global Innovation Capability Team at Haleon, where we're dedicated to delivering Better Everyday Health with Humanity.

Innovation is a dynamic, exciting and critical part of Haleon that connects consumers with science to create inspiring new product ideas that help people better manage their health every day. We work across all the categories in Haleon from oral care to pain relief, from respiratory to vitamins and finally digestive health. Our team leads the creative Design Thinking idea generation process to develop new products and claims across all our markets, from China to the US, from Europe to Latin America. We’re pioneers at inventing new ways to use AI to accelerate and improve how we understand consumer needs, and interrogate science to unlock new ideas.

Our team sits within the Marketing Excellence section of the business, meaning we don’t just create new ways of innovating but also build capability across the entire organisation at the same time, bringing Marketing and R&D together across global brands and local markets around the world.

Opportunity at a Glance

As the Global Innovation Capability Team Assistant you’ll play a key role in driving growth for Haleon’s business. You’ll start by learning our approaches to brand building and innovation‑led growth. You’ll get immersed in how we understand our consumer’s needs, and finally our design thinking ideation methods we use to generate product and claim ideas. You’ll learn about our different brands across oral care, Over The Counter (OTC) and wellness categories, and the science behind the conditions they treat. Finally we’ll teach you how we’re applying AI to all of the above, to accelerate and improve the quality and speed of our work.

You’ll then take all of this understanding to:

• Work on live innovation briefs spanning new products & claims projects
• Create new AI‑powered workflows
• Develop and deliver new Innovation Capability modules and training
• Manage many aspects of the team’s logistics

Key Responsibilities

• Co‑ordinate the Innovation Capability team, and key events throughout our annual calendar
• Manage timelines and coordination for priority initiatives (events, projects, developing and delivering new capabilities)
• Support product and claims innovation projects on global or local brands
• Develop new AI workflows across consumer & scientific understanding, as well as new idea generation methods

Education Requirements

• Strong AI skills (effective prompting, experience using different platforms, success in improving workflows, building AI‑powered bespoke solutions)
• Interested in both
  • students pursuing data science degrees looking to apply AI skills into real world business and commercial challenges
  • non‑data science students (e.g. marketing, business, psychology, science) but with experience, passion & interest in applying AI to their discipline
• Undergraduate students must be in 2nd year (England) or 3rd year (Scotland) and seeking to complete a year in industry

Role Start Date

July 2026

Benefits

• Salary of £28,860 per year
• Haleon Bonus Structure

• Health & wellbeing programmes to support your physical and mental health

• You will join IP Unite, Haleon’s community for students run by students to support charity events, sports clubs, STEM outreach and many more exciting projects

Application Process

The application process has a total of up to 4 stages:

• Application – information will be required regarding your education and Right to Work.
• Hirevue Online Assessment – you will be asked to complete a behaviour based online assessment/interview.
• Hirevue One‑Way Video Interview – if selected you receive a link to complete an one‑way video interview focusing on your motivation for joining Haleon and what transferrable skills you will bring to the role. This will be screened by the Early Talent Team.
• Interview – if selected you will be invited to attend a virtual interview; The interview will consist of a competency‑based interview and may include a case study/technical exercise.
• Offer – candidates will receive an outcome within 2 weeks following interview.

Interviews will be held in January/February 2026

We advise you to apply as soon as possible as we may close the role due to the volume of applications.

If you require any support or adjustments with your application, please email: [e-mail]

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 Accommodation Requests

Accommodation Requests

If you require a reasonable accommodation or other assistance to apply for a job at Haleon at any stage of the application process, please contact us by sending an email to [e-mail]. Please include the following in your email:

• Use subject line: ‘Haleon Careers: Job Accommodation Request’
• Your Name and contact information
• Requisition ID and Job Title you are interested in
• Location of Requisition (city/state or province/country)
• Description of specific accommodation you are requesting
• Resumes, CVs, or other requests outside of accommodation support

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.