Senior Analytical Scientist, US Wellness

About the role

The US Wellness team supports the development of new Wellness products for Consumer Healthcare brands for the US and Canada markets. Analytical Science provides support for new product development by developing, validating, and transferring state-of-the-art robust methods that enable the growth of the Consumer Health Business.

Role Responsibilities

• Serves as a technical expert who executes all aspects of analytical development.
• Applies technical and functional knowledge to design experiments, assist in project design, and create innovative methodologies.
• Provides scientific leadership within the analytical team and interfaces with internal and external partners including Regulatory, Quality, Haleon commercial colleagues and third party commercial research organizations (CRO/CMO).
• Serves as the Analytical Lead/SME representative on project teams.
• Leads or participates in due diligence, new business opportunities and product assessments as required.
• Performs and/or directs method development, validation / transfer activities for the testing/characterization of Wellness products without supervision.
• Troubleshoots complex instrumentation issues and solves complex analytical problems.
• Has a strong understanding of GMP requirements and CHR&D policies/procedures.
• Ensures all applicable training is completed prior to conducting any GMP scientific work.
• Follows CHR&D documentation policies and practices when recording and documenting scientific work as well as performs peer reviews of scientific data and reports.
• Recognizes atypical data and leads the investigation to determine root cause.
• Produces effective presentations and possesses writing skills able to appropriately tailor message for audience which could include internal or external partners, management, scientific communities or Health Authorities.

Qualifications

• Basic Qualifications: PhD Degree with 3+ years of relevant experience in Analytical Chemistry or other scientific area of expertise
  MS Degree with 7+ years of relevant experience in Analytical Chemistry or other scientific area of expertise
  BS Degree with 10+ years of relevant experience in Analytical Chemistry or other scientific area of expertise
• Preferred Qualifications: Experience in analytical sciences relevant to OTC, Dietary Supplements, or consumer products industry
  Proven ability to assist in developing scientifically sound and robust methods of analysis to be used for release and stability testing and complex problem solving
  Experience in one or more of HPLC, GC and dissolution method development and validation
  Knowledge in project management, including understanding requirements for various testing needs
  Ability to resolve instrumentation issues effectively
  Ability to serve as primary contact and leader for managing daily project tasks and overseeing project progress
  Extensive experience (5 to 10 years) in the area of analytical sciences relevant to OTC, Dietary Supplements, or consumer products industry.
  Experience conducting metals analysis utilizing ICP-OES, as well as chromatographic analyses utilizing LC-Mass Spectrometry for analyte quantitation
  Proven ability to develop scientifically sound and robust methods of analysis to be used for release and stability testing and complex problem solving
  Good communication skills in a matrix environment
  Ability to present to internal and external teams.