Haleon
Consumer Health
HeadofR&DProductDeliveryandDeployment
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“Head of R&D Product Delivery and Deployment at Haleon. Skills: Product Delivery, Deployment, R&D Innovation. Engage with senior leaders globally. Represent R&D Tech in governance bodies”
What You'll Achieve.
Annualized benefits over £100M; Ensure enterprise strategy is translated; Ensure delivery plan lands effectively; Ensure seamless transition to support
Industry & Context.
Risk management; Dependency management; Sequencing; Problem-solving
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Deep domain expertise in R&D, GxP knowledge, Regulatory expectations knowledge, Experience managing global teams, Experience managing external partners, Decision-maker with prioritization capabilities, Decision-maker with risk-management capabilities, Experienced strategic Technology lead, Proven track record in large organizations, Proven track record in complex organizations, Proven track record in global organizations, Experience in global programme environment, Experience with large scale technology deployments, Experience with Agile methodologies, Experience with Waterfall methodologies, Experience delivering innovation programs, Experience delivering R&D programs, Experience in validated environments, Broad knowledgebase of R&D application landscape, Veeva Vault knowledge (Clinical, Regulatory, Safety)
Nice to Have
Analytical thinking, Strategic thinking, Ability to convert business needs into technology designs, Problem-solver focused on simplification, Problem-solver focused on usability, Problem-solver focused on value, Innovative mindset, Willingness to challenge the status quo, Excellent communicator for technical audiences, Excellent communicator for non-technical audiences, Effective relationship-builder across R&D, Effective relationship-builder across Regulatory, Effective relationship-builder across Safety, Effective relationship-builder across Digital & Tech teams, Adept at influencing senior stakeholders, Adept at aligning delivery across functions, Stakeholder engagement skills, Comfortable with technology platforms, Comfortable with suppliers, Understanding of how platforms integrate with business
What You'll Do.
Engage with senior leaders globally
Represent R&D Tech in governance bodies
Ensure high-quality reporting
Ensure decision support
Ensure escalation management
Translate R&D strategies into delivery plans
Translate Digital strategies into delivery plans
Lead end-to-end delivery orchestration
Ensure alignment with business priorities
Ensure alignment with enterprise transformation
Own R&D Tech delivery roadmap optimization
Integrate delivery across R&D product pillars
Provide orchestration
Provide dependency management
Provide execution alignment
Oversee cross-portfolio risks
Oversee cross-portfolio issues
Oversee sequencing challenges
Enable decision making
Undertake transformation of innovation business processes
Drive value realization via digital use cases
Drive value realization via data use cases
Drive value realization via AI use cases
Scan industry best practices
Apply outside-in-depth perspective
Ensure technology choices align with D&T Strategy
Ensure vendor choices align with D&T Strategy
Ensure delivery choices align with D&T Strategy
Provide leadership to cross-functional teams
Create high-performance culture
Take ownership of critical decisions
Provide clear direction
Lead problem-solving discussions
Lead vendor negotiations
Manage matrixed resourcing
Manage contract ecosystem
Ensure incorporation of data literacy
Ensure incorporation of change management
Ensure incorporation of business readiness
Ensure incorporation of training activities
Ensure incorporation of adoption activities
Ensure smooth transition to Level 2 support
Define clear ownership for support
Define clear SLAs for support
Track stabilization post-transition
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Cross-functional innovation ecosystem leadership team; Senior governance bodies; Global R&D; QSC; Marketing Leaders; Senior product owners; Configuration experts; Architects; Third-party providers; D&T Portfolio and Performance team
Communication Scope
Reporting; Decision support; Storytelling
Process & Methodology
Agile, Waterfall, Roadmap planning
Full 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. **About the role** Haleon’s Innovation Transformation, combined with site modernization and the run portfolio, represents a major long‑term investment exceeding £50M, with projected annualized benefits of over £100M. The scale and complexity of this transformation demand a highly coordinated, multi‑year delivery engine. Reporting to the Head of R&D Tech, this senior leadership role is accountable for the end‑to‑end orchestration of technology delivery across all R&D product pillars. Acting as the central control tower for the Innovation value pool, the role integrates all HDS initiatives—managing risks, dependencies, sequencing, execution, value realization, and service‑transition coherence. It ensures enterprise strategy is translated into a unified delivery plan that lands effectively with the business, emphasizing change leadership, adoption, readiness, and seamless transition to Level 2 support. Success requires deep expertise in R&D, innovation, GxP, and regulatory expectations to guide delivery decisions with scientific and compliance rigor. The role owns the integrated delivery engine for
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