R&D Senior Scientist

Hello. We’re Haleon. A new world-leading consumer health company. Shaped by all who join us. Together, we’re 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. What’s more, we’re achieving it in a company that we’re in control of. In an environment that we’re co-creating. And a culture that’s uniquely ours. Care to join us. It isn’t a question.

Why join Haleon?

The role is a part of the Oral Health New Product Development Team (OH, NPD) based at the Global Oral Health Scale-Up Facility (GOHSU) in Levice and supports the development of (OH) products. This Team is critical in supporting formulation, process development, scale-up activities, and the manufacture of products for pivotal stability, clinical, and other human-use studies. The team will enable our facilities to operate seamlessly, maintaining compliance with cGMP requirements and fostering a culture of quality and safety.

R&D Senior Scientist

The Senior Scientist's primary focus is to bring leading-edge analytical and/or other relevant experience to lead and support activities and initiatives within the GOHSU. This position leads and covers a broad range of testing and associated activities across the OH category and is responsible for delivering necessary test results to support material flow through the GOHSU. All work is undertaken in accordance with relevant R&D, cGMP, and EHS standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and/or supervise the testing of incoming materials and products.
• Oversee stability testing studies for products manufactured within the GOHSU, including arranging for the loading and retrieval of samples, physical and analytical testing, and reviewing and approving results.
• Perform comprehensive, sophisticated, and critical evaluations of data from other scientists and your own data.
• Approve and prepare technical reports and presentations to enhance personal and departmental reputation.
• Set and refine priorities as necessary to remain focused on objectives and project milestones under rapidly changing circumstances.

Why you?

Minimum Required qualification:

• Degree level and 3 years relevant experience in different analytical techniques such as HPLC, GC, IC, Wet Chemistry, Experience of Regulated environment, Technical writing. Prefered Experience of : LIM systems, testing of semi-solid products, cGMP

What we offer:

• Motivating annual bonus Meals on the premises of the plant (employee pays from

€0.66 only)

• Transportation allowance
• Contribution to supplementary pension insurance or life insurance
• 2 x annual financial allowance for relaxation
• Extraordinary time off beyond the framework of the Labor Code for important life events (own wedding, birth of a child, first-year student entering school, attending a funeral)
• 3 additional days of vacation beyond the scope of the Labor Code
• 26 weeks of paid leave to support families
• After 2 years of employment in the company, allowance for recreation in accordance with the Labor Code
• 5-10 years of service in the company: additional 1 day of vacation; more than 10 years in the company: additional 2 days of vacation
• Employee interest-free loan (according to established criteria)
• Growing financial reward at each anniversary of 5 years of service
• Severance pay upon retirement beyond the scope of the Labor Code
• Free tea and different types of coffee
• Health care program: benefit plus program
• Employee assistance program: a benefit that helps employees to solve, in which professional help from the psychological, legal, social or financial fields
• Free toothpaste packages from our portfolio
• Rewards for blood donors
• Candidate referral bonus
• Program of free time activities for employees
• Day camp for employees' children during the summer holidays
• Allowance for withdrawal to the Levice district (

€1,500) when changing permanent or temporary residence

We look forward to hearing from you!

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