Development and Regulatory Scientist

Haleon plc.; Karachi Division; Hybrid; PKR 1,800,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Haleon plc. in Karachi seeks a scientist to contribute to the development of Haleon products and participate in international product teams to define and implement development policies and programs aligned with the company strategy.

You will join the OU Regulatory Innovation team responsible for executing regulatory strategy across the OU and help drive data integrity standards, project leadership, and collaboration with scientists outside primary project roles.

Qualifications

• Master's or equivalent practical work experience in a relevant discipline.
• Ability to solve complex problems.
• Experience in leading others.
• Experience analyzing data.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Experience in project management.

Responsibilities

• Design and execute experiments and studies pertinent to the area of expertise.
• Identify and troubleshoot problems in experimental processes and studies.
• Understand hypotheses and rationale behind experimental designs.
• Develop understanding of regulatory requirements and strategy for the OU.
• Promote data integrity standards and lead data integrity projects.
• Write technical sections of internal/external reports and contribute to papers.

Skills

Problem solving

Leadership

Data analysis

Communication

Project management

Education

Master's degree in relevant discipline

Job description

About the role

In this role, you will be responsible for managing and contributing to the development of Haleon products and participating in international product teams to define and implement development policies and programs to support the company strategy. You will also form part of the OU Regulatory Innovation team that is responsible for executing and assisting in the development of regulatory strategy across the OU.

Responsibilities

• 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
• Understand the rationale and hypotheses for experimental designs and/or have extensive theoretical understanding of a specific area of science
• Develop an understanding of regulatory requirements and strategy for the OU
• 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
• 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
• Develop networking skills through interactions with scientists outside of primary “project” roles
• Be an 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 seek input from other scientists

Your profile

• Master's or equivalent practical work experience in relevant discipline
• Ability to solve complex problems
• Experience in leading others
• Experience analyzing data
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Experience in project management

Why Haleon?

The future of everyday health is changing. And we’re the people changing it. In front of us is an incredible opportunity to go beyond what any of us have done before. And make everyday health more achievable, more inclusive and more sustainable. For more and more people.

In our efforts to further tackle barriers that may be standing in our way, we have implemented what we call a Hybrid Working model, known as Home office. Home office in the country of employment is permitted for all employees whose position allows it. The employee and the manager agree on the circumstances in which working from the office is required and in which the employee can work remotely or specific local arrangements. This helps us with ensuring that we maintain a healthy work-life balance, and give our best to our people.

Join us to work with colleagues who share your restless energy. To explore your interests. To stretch yourself to do the best work of your career. And join us, as together we build a working experience that encourages us all to lead happier, healthier, more productive lives.

The way we see it, every day is an opportunity for better. And we’re going all in to realize it.

Job Posting End Date

2026-09-23

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.