Formulation Product Development Manager Wellness APAC

Haleon; Lucknow; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Haleon is seeking a Formulation Product Development Professional in Lucknow, India to lead development activities for Haleon’s product portfolio. You will work with international teams to define policies and programs aligning with strategy and future positioning.

The role requires a Master’s degree (PhD preferred) with strong problem-solving, data analysis, and communication skills. You will participate in cross-functional projects, advocate data integrity, and mentor junior team members.

Qualifications

• Master's Degree or equivalent practical work experience in relevant discipline.

Responsibilities

• Design and execute new methods and protocols related to area of expertise.
• Conduct experiments and technical studies with minimal supervision.
• Interpret results and communicate findings to supervisors.
• Lead data integrity and reporting within the project.
• Assist in shaping new research directions and strategies.

Skills

Problem solving

Leading others

Data analysis

Communication

Education

Master's degree or equivalent practical work experience

PhD (preferred)

Job description

Job Description

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.

Are you looking for an opportunity to utilize raw materials and their functions to determine how they are brought together to form a stable functioning prototype to its commercial launch? If so, this is the job for you.

As Formulation Product Development Professional, you will be responsible for managing and contributing to the development of Haleon’s products. You will participate in international product teams to define and implement development policies and programs that best support the strategy and future positioning of the organization.

This role will provide YOU the opportunity to lead key activities to progress YOUR career. These responsibilities include some of the following:

• Design and execute new methods and protocols related to area of expertise and/or proactively incorporates new technology and techniques into practice
• Execute a wide range of experiments/technical studies/tasks
• Identify and troubleshoot problems in the execution of experimental processes/technical studies/tasks
• Knowledge of the rationale and hypotheses for experimental designs and/or has extensive theoretical understanding of a particular area of science
• Develop an understanding of regulatory requirements
• Actively promote data integrity standards within department
• Take a leadership role for data integrity projects
• Assist in new research directions and novel strategies to achieve “project” and department goals
• Design and execute new methods and protocols related to area of expertise which influence "project" direction
• Perform complex data management tasks with minimal supervision
• Interpret results and communicate to supervisor on designs and next logical step of experiments based on the data
• Keep supervisor informed of progress and activities
• Independently write specific technical sections of internal and external reports
• Contribute to scientific papers and internal reports
• Present at internal Research and Development meetings
• Begin to develop networking skills through interactions with scientist outside of primary “project” roles
• Active member of program teams and lead sub-team work
• Prepare detailed oral or written summaries of results with interpretation for projects/programs
• Anticipate problems and proactively seeks input from other scientists

Why you?

Basic Qualifications

• Master's Degree or equivalent practical work experience in relevant discipline (consult manager on equivalent practical work experience in relevant discipline)

Preferred Qualifications

• PhD
• Ability to solve complex problems
• Experience in leading others
• Experience analyzing data
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Experience in project management

Why Haleon?

• 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.

Code of Conduct as a Leader within Haleon , as a manager, you have an important responsibility to ensure that this Code is applied correctly and to promote an ethical culture.

• Be the role model that brings our Code to life, by always acting with the highest ethical standards.
• Ensure your team, especially new members, are familiar with our Code and the Ethics & Compliance contact, in your market.
• Maintain an environment of trust that allows all to Speak Up, reinforcing the guarantee of anonymity and non-retaliation.
• Listen to your team and promptly raise any compliance concerns you become aware of.
• Make any necessary corrective and preventive decisions, in a timely manner.
• Recognize those in your team who display ethical behavior; share examples of good ethical decision-making, so all understand how we expect them to act.
• Provide timely support into any company investigation of potential wrongdoing.

Job Posting End Date

2026-10-28

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.

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.