Job Description

Hello. Were Haleon. A new world-leading consumer health company. Shaped by all who join us. Together, were 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. Whats more, were achieving it in a company that were in control of. In an environment that were co-creating. And a culture thats uniquely ours. Care to join us. It isnt a question.This is an exciting time to join us and help shape the future. Its an opportunity to be part of something special.The NPD Brand Lead, Wellness - Wider Asia will

• Be responsible for leading and driving Innovation and Development projects for profit and simple innovations for Power Brands in the Wellness category for Wider Asia.
• Ensures that the voice of the consumer is heard, and that consumer input drives the initiatives pursued.
• Ensures identification of new opportunities in line with innovation strategy and design technical strategy that is viable to lead to a successful launch.
• Lead the connection with all R&D, Commercial, and Supply Chain functions to enable the building of a robust project for delivery into the pipeline.
• Work directly with external scouting team to identify and evaluate new viable innovation opportunities.
• Writes technical papers, presents in external forums to enhance personal, departmental and corporate reputation.

Responsibilities:Strong Technical Knowledge

• Strong technical (formulation and process) knowledge to deliver the Innovation and Development pipeline as part of our Innovation aspiration.
• Continuously upgrading the technical knowledge in team and organization through in-house and external search.

Strong People Agility

• Proven people management skills to build connections and engagement with cross functional teams and people with different backgrounds.
• Proven strong collaboration skills with people at all levels in cross functional team and multiple geographies.

Execution Powerhouse

• Deliver qualified (consumer and technical) innovation projects and successfully transitions them into Commercialization.
• Identify, assess, and drive forward key innovation opportunities along with commercial teams.
• Provide technical support and project leadership for identified innovation opportunities for the Local stars and Power Brands.

Build a High Performing Team

• Proven track of developing and supporting the Team for delivering high performance.
• Mentor and Coach team members and actively supports the development of team members and create talent pipeline.

Growth Mindset

• Lead cross-functional sharing of scientific or consumer opportunities, breaking down any silos.
• Drive and maintain awareness of scientific literature and competitive intelligence to assist work progression and understanding.
• Establish supportive, developmental and learning-orientated environment.

Consumer and Customer-Obsessed

• Serve as the voice of the consumer when developing innovation opportunities through close interaction with consumer insights and product understanding, driving early consumer input / technical consumer understanding into innovation ideas.
• Create technical and product understanding research plans to fit overall project deliverables.

Data-Driven

• Perform comprehensive, sophisticated and critical evaluation of internal and external data.
• Author technical papers/presentations to enhance personal, departmental and corporate reputation.
• Lead Due Diligence on external innovation opportunities to deliver strong technical recommendations.

Agile

• Deliver innovative and better ways of doing things; actively look to eliminate non-value-added steps out of processes and procedures.
• Mentor and advise colleagues when unexpected results occur or when major changes to project plans are considered.

Requirements:

• Minimum Level of Education: MS degree
• Area of Specialization: Chemical, Pharmaceutical, Engineering or related science (Food Science)
• Minimum Level of relevant Job-Related Experience required: 20years (BS); 15-18years (MS); 10-12 years (Ph.D.)
• A strong leader who can manage direct teams and cross functional teams and delivers innovation pipeline in a highly matrixed organization.
• A strong technical understanding on the requirements to deliver innovation (across medicines, Dietary supplements , consumer goods, and devices) to the marketplace is necessary along with a good grasp of the challenges associated with the other core areas in order for the incumbent to deal with the technical complexity inherent in the role and to understand the regulatory, quality and safety implications of any decisions made.
• Experience of partnering with Regulatory, Product Development, Supply Chain and Clinical Development on the requirements for product development and an understanding of the approval processes.
• Experience in consumer-focused global healthcare related products / brand management.
• Maintains external networks and represents the organization on many topics in the role of Innovation.
• Experience of working with External Innovation and the evaluation of external opportunities.
• Experience of working in highly complex matrix organization.
• Proven ability to solve complex technical and operational problems in a timely manner.

Care to join us. Find out what life at Haleon is really like www.haleon.com/careers/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. 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 Haleons compliance to all federal and state US Transparency requirements.

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