Site Head of Quality

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

We’re looking for a Site Head of Quality to lead quality excellence across the site and play a critical role in shaping a strong culture of compliance, continuous improvement, and operational excellence. In this role, you’ll drive the development and execution of quality and compliance strategies, empower teams to improve products and processes, and help remove barriers so the site can consistently deliver at the highest standards.

You’ll lead, coach, and develop the site quality team while serving as a key member of the Site Leadership Team (SLT). This is an opportunity to influence business strategy, strengthen quality culture, and make a visible difference across the organisation.

A day in The Life

Role Responsibilities

• You’ll be a key member of the site leadership team, helping shape and deploy strategy that supports business objectives while leading quality and compliance initiatives across the site.
• You’ll ensure the full deployment of the Haleon Quality Management System and regulatory requirements, making sure standards are not only in place but embedded in everyday practice.
• You’ll play a leading role in site risk management, ensuring robust root cause analysis and effective mitigation strategies are in place to manage quality risks proactively.
• You’ll ensure the right governance and escalation processes are in place, helping the site respond quickly, effectively, and with confidence.
• You’ll lead regulatory inspections and ensure the site is always inspection-ready, while driving strong compliance programmes and overseeing effective corrective and preventive actions arising from internal and external audits.
• You’ll champion a culture of quality and compliance, partnering across functions to raise standards, solve complex issues, and support continuous improvement.
• You’ll be leading and managing site Quality team, providing direction and developing the team

Why you?

Basic Qualifications:

• A degree in Pharmacy or a closely related discipline.
• At least 10 years experience in quality, compliance, or pharmaceutical manufacturing, including substantial leadership responsibility.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Broad technical and regulatory knowledge of current pharmaceutical analytical methods, manufacturing processes, and quality systems.
• The strategic judgement and professional credibility to shape quality direction, influence decision-making, and lead the implementation of both long-term and tactical compliance plans.

 

 

 

 Job Posting End Date

 

 

2026-05-29

 

 

 

Equal Opportunities

Haleon are committed to mobilising our purpose in a way that represents the diverse consumers and communities who rely on our brands every day. It guides us in creating an inclusive culture, where different backgrounds and views are valued and respected – all in support of understanding and best serving the needs of our consumers and unleashing the full potential of our people. It’s important to us that Haleon is a place where all our employees feel they truly belong.

During the application process, we may ask you to share some personal information, which is entirely voluntary. This information ensures we meet certain regulatory and reporting obligations and supports the development, refinement, and execution of our inclusion and belonging programmes that are open to all Haleon employees. 

The personal information you provide will be kept confidential, used only for legitimate business purposes, and will never be used in making any employment decisions, including hiring decisions.

 

 

 

Adjustment or Accommodations Request

If you require a reasonable adjustment or accommodation or other assistance to apply for a job at Haleon at any stage of the application process, please let your recruiter know by providing them with a description of specific adjustments you are requesting. We’ll provide all reasonable adjustments to support you throughout the recruitment process and treat all information you provide us in confidence. 

 

 

 

Note to candidates

The Haleon recruitment team will contact you using a Haleon email account (@haleon.com). If you are not sure whether the email you received is from Haleon, please get in touch.