Senior Scientist, Medical and Scientific Affairs-OTC

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.

About the Role

As a Senior Scientist, Medical & Scientific Affairs - OTC, you will support Haleon's portfolio of over-the-counter medicines by advancing the science behind trusted brands through evidence generation, scientific communications, claims development, and regulatory support. Working across multiple therapeutic areas, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate complex scientific data into meaningful insights that support brand strategy, product registration, and lifecycle management activities. This role is ideal for a scientist or healthcare professional who enjoys applying scientific expertise across a broad range of consumer health categories. This role includes support for regulatory submissions and evidence packages that help bring innovative consumer health products to market.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the development and execution of medical strategies, including evidence generation, claims substantiation, scientific communications, medical education, and benefit-risk assessments.
• Conduct critical evaluation, interpretation, and synthesis of clinical and scientific data to support medical and business objectives.
• Support the preparation of scientific and medical content for regulatory submissions, product registrations, evidence dossiers, and lifecycle management activities.
• Contribute to the development of study plans, protocols, literature reviews, and evidence summaries.
• Develop evidence-based responses to scientific and medical inquiries from internal and external stakeholders.
• Partner with regulatory, marketing, legal, and cross-functional teams to ensure scientific accuracy and compliance across product communications.
• Support the development and review of promotional and non-promotional materials using an evidence-based approach.
• Monitor emerging scientific research, healthcare trends, and competitive activity across multiple therapeutic areas.
• Coordinate scientific advisory boards, consultant engagements, and external expert interactions.
• Build relationships with internal stakeholders and external experts to support scientific strategy and evidence generation.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Life Sciences, Pharmacy, Healthcare, or a related scientific discipline.
• 1-3 years of experience in Medical Affairs, Scientific Affairs, Clinical Research, Regulatory Affairs, or a related field.

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degree such as PharmD, PhD, MD, or other healthcare-related doctorate.
• 4+ years of experience in Medical Affairs, Scientific Affairs, or related functions within consumer healthcare, pharmaceutical, or biotechnology industries.
• Experience supporting FDA or other regulatory submissions.
• Experience evaluating clinical data and developing scientific evidence packages.
• Ability to interpret and communicate complex scientific information across multiple therapeutic areas.
• Strong communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.

Location: This role is based in Warren, New Jersey and follows a hybrid model, requiring an in-office presence of 3 days per week.

The salary range for this role is: The salary range for this role is: $128,579 - $176,796 plus an 12% on-target annual bonus.

Benefits

Haleon offers a robust Total Reward package that consists of competitive pay and a comprehensive benefits program. This includes a generous 401(k) plan, tuition reimbursement and time off programs including 6 months paid parental leave. On day one, you are eligible for benefits, including our healthcare programs where the company pays for the majority of your medical coverage for you and your family. We also offer the opportunity to receive a discretionary bonus based on the achievement of key business performance and other incentive/recognition programs as part of the offering.

Benefits

Haleon offers a robust Total Reward package that consists of competitive pay and a comprehensive benefits program.  This includes a generous 401(k) plan, tuition reimbursement and time off programs including 6 months paid parental leave.  On day one, you are eligible for benefits, including our healthcare programs where the company pays for the majority of your medical coverage for you and your family.  We also offer the opportunity to receive a discretionary bonus based on the achievement of key business performance and other incentive/recognition programs as part of the offering.

 

 

 

Job Posting End Date

2026-10-27

 

 

 

 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.

 

 

 

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 Haleon’s compliance to all federal and state US Transparency requirements.

 

 

 

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 [email protected]. 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 

Please note: Resumes, CVs, or other requests outside of accommodation support submitted to this email box will not be accepted.

 

 

 

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.