Co-Op, Consumer Science & Product Experience (12-months, January 2025 Start)
Hello. We’re Haleon. A new world-leading consumer healthcare company. Shaped by all of us. Together, we’re improving everyday health for millions of people. By growing and innovating our global portfolio of category-leading brands – including Sensodyne, Advil, Voltaren, Theraflu, 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 building together. In an environment that we’re co-creating. And a culture that’s uniquely ours. Care to join us. It isn’t a question.
Future Talent roles at Haleon offer the chance to change the way people see and manage their everyday health. That’s an incredible opportunity. An exciting challenge. And a huge responsibility. We’re always looking for ambitious individuals who are inspired by our purpose to deliver better everyday health, with humanity. And want to help us achieve this goal. Right now we’re looking for current students and recent graduates to join us to do career defining work.
A career in Consumer Science where none of us stand still.
The Consumer Science and Product Experience group ensures the consumer-centricity of specific innovations within a category and/or a region pipeline. As a co-op position you will help to carry out all aspects of product testing, such as writing questionnaires, supplying participants with study materials, data analysis, and report writing. You will also participate in focus groups, consumer interviews, and social listening exercises. The co-op position will gain expertise in sensory design, product storytelling, and presentation skills. The role touches the entire innovation lifecycle, from ideation to product launch, as well as product optimization post-launch.
What will your individual contribution at Haleon be?
This position offers the unique opportunity to work on brands such as Robitussin, Tums and Advil, designing consumer centric products to meet our customer’s needs and wants. The position will support flavour research and consumer sciences basic needs. Some areas of support may include:
- Be involved in the design and execution of internal Employee studies, consumer trendas focus groups, and trained panels.
- Draft informed consent forms, test plans, discussion guides, screeners, and questionnaires.
- Issue reports for the studies done following the Haleon guidelines.
- Consolidate flavour trends – globally and regionally, general and category specific. Organize and present result.
- Work closely with R&D team.
- Review and summarize scientific manuscripts
- Support other team member in the logistics and execution of any consumer testing needs.
We’re the people changing the future of everyday health. So you will be someone who has:
- Creative and problem-solving thinking
- Strategic/big-picture thinking
- Entrepreneurial and agile mindset
- Strong prioritisation and analytical skills
- Personal accountability
- Business and consumer/customer knowledge and understanding
- Adaptability and resilience in ambiguity
- A desire to learn and have meaningful impact
- Strong communication skills
- Can-do attitude
To enable you to perform in this future talent opportunity:
Education required:
- Current or recent graduate from either a Bachelor’s or Graduate program in Chemistry, Pharmacy, Biochemistry or Biological science or Sensory, Food, Market Research Sciences.
Other requirements:
- Ability to start in January 2025.
- Candidate must be eligible to work on a full-time basis (40 hours a week) during the co-op duration (12 months).
- Must plan on coming to our Richmond VA offices at least three times per week or as needed.
- Provide your own funding for relocation and commuting.
- Preferably basic statistical knowledge, and familiar with Compusense software and MS Office.
- Candidate must be eligible to work in the US at the time of, and for the duration of, their employment. Employees will be required to furnish evidence of US work authorization.
Expected start date: January 2025
We invite you to apply as soon as possible. The way we see it, every day is an opportunity. And we are joined by new talent, every day. We accept ongoing applications and will close this vacancy once we have enough applications.
Care to join us. Find out what life at Haleon is really like www.haleon.com/careers/