Co-Op, Toxicologist (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, 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 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 a co-op in Toxicology to join us to do career defining work.

A career in Toxicology where none of us stand still.

Toxicology is one of five key functions within our Clinical Development (CD) organization where we are the leaders in Consumer-centric Evidence Generation.  CD is a global function partnering with our Categories and Business Units.  Toxicology is accountable for conducting expert toxicological assessments to support the safety of ingredients and/or impurities in new and existing products, designing and delivering tox studies to support innovation and implementing alternatives to animal research.

As a co-op in Toxicology, you will support nonclinical research innovation activities sponsored by Haleon and other innovation and maintenance of business activities, by initially shadowing the Toxicology Associate Director/Sr. Toxicologist.

This role will provide support to cross-functional project teams for toxicology-related activites. The role will require interaction with several internal teams including but not limited to Consumer Safety, Medical Affairs and other R&D functions, other CD functions as well as external groups/ individuals such as investigators/ academic researchers, Clinical Research Organizations to help achieve company objectives and to build Haleon reputation.

What will your individual contribution at Haleon be?

With support from Toxicology Associate Directors/Sr. Toxicologists:

• Design programs of Toxicology studies at approved contract research organizations (CRO) for specific compounds/formulations, to support Clinical and Regulatory departments in filling knowledge gaps to provide high quality data to agreed timings and within budget constraints, in support of specific projects.
• Contribute to the contracting, design, implementation, report, interpret, of toxicology studies and recommend consequential course of action to clarify issues relevant to project development.
• Evaluate, interpret, and summarise toxicological data on product formulations or ingredients and make recommendations on its adequacy.
• Provide toxicology input to global or local project teams, including timely recommendations for toxicological assessments or testing and advise project team of the impact that recommended actions will have on project timeline.
• Propose novel research methodologies in line with the 3Rs where appropriate to generate toxicological data to derisk innovation programs.
• Contribute to nonclinical CTD modules for regulatory submissions.
• Keep up to date on the scientific literature related to Haleon ingredients and review Toxicology Assessments and new ingredient monographs in line with internal best practices.

We’re the people changing the future of everyday health. So you will be someone who has:

• Positive and energetic
• 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

To enable you to perform in this future talent opportunity:

Education required:

• Must be enrolled in a degree program with a major in Toxicology
• Graduating between December 2025 and May 2028
• A minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0.

Other requirements:

• Ability to start in January 2025.
• Full-time (40 hours/week) Monday-Friday 8am-4pm or 9am-5pm for 12 months
• Provide your own funding for relocation and commuting.
• Hybrid (2-3 days in the Warren, NJ office)
• Must be eligible to work in the US at the time of, and for the duration of 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/