Haleon

Consumer Health

HeadofR&DProductDeliveryandDeployment

£175–250k ~AI est. United Kingdom FULL TIME
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HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“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.

Consumer Health
Problems you'll solve

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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