Senior Scientist, Medical and Scientific Affairs-Oral Health

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

As a Senior Scientist, Medical & Scientific Affairs - Oral Health, you will advance the science behind Haleon's leading oral health brands, including Sensodyne and Parodontax. You will be responsible for supporting evidence generation, claims development, scientific communications, medical education, and engagement with oral health professionals and external experts. This role is focused on the oral health category and is ideal for candidates with oral care, dental, periodontal health, dentin hypersensitivity, or related scientific expertise who are passionate about improving everyday oral health for consumers.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the development and implementation of oral health medical strategies, including evidence generation, claims substantiation, scientific communications, and medical education.
• Conduct literature reviews and scientific analyses to support oral health product positioning and claims development.
• Contribute to research initiatives, including study planning, protocol development, and evidence generation activities.
• Develop and communicate scientifically robust information for consumers, oral healthcare professionals, and internal stakeholders.
• Support the creation and review of promotional and non-promotional materials to ensure scientific accuracy and compliance.
• Partner with marketing, R&D, and cross-functional teams to translate oral health science into meaningful consumer benefits.
• Coordinate advisory boards, consultant interactions, and engagement with dental experts and key opinion leaders.
• Develop evidence-based responses to scientific and medical inquiries.
• Monitor emerging oral health science, consumer trends, and competitive activity to identify opportunities for differentiation and innovation.
• Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders, dental professionals, and external experts to advance category leadership.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Life Sciences, Oral Health Sciences, Healthcare, Dental Hygiene, Pharmacy, or a related scientific discipline.
• 1-3 years of experience in Medical Affairs, Scientific Affairs, Clinical Research, or a related field.

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degree such as DDS, DMD, RDH, PharmD, PhD, or other relevant healthcare qualification.
• 4+ years of experience in Medical Affairs or Scientific Affairs within oral health, consumer healthcare, pharmaceutical, or biotechnology industries.
• Experience in oral health, preventive dentistry, periodontal health, dentin hypersensitivity, oral care products, or related categories.
• Experience communicating scientific information to dental professionals or oral healthcare experts.
• Strong background in scientific interpretation, claims development, and evidence-based communications.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.

Location:This role is based in Warren, New Jersey and follows a hybrid model, requiring an in-office presence of 3 days per week.

The salary range for this role is: $128,579 - $176,796 plus an 12% on-target annual bonus.

Benefits

Haleon offers a robust Total Reward package that consists of competitive pay and a comprehensive benefits program. This includes a generous 401(k) plan, tuition reimbursement and time off programs including 6 months paid parental leave. On day one, you are eligible for benefits, including our healthcare programs where the company pays for the majority of your medical coverage for you and your family. We also offer the opportunity to receive a discretionary bonus based on the achievement of key business performance and other incentive/recognition programs as part of the offering.

Benefits

Haleon offers a robust Total Reward package that consists of competitive pay and a comprehensive benefits program.  This includes a generous 401(k) plan, tuition reimbursement and time off programs including 6 months paid parental leave.  On day one, you are eligible for benefits, including our healthcare programs where the company pays for the majority of your medical coverage for you and your family.  We also offer the opportunity to receive a discretionary bonus based on the achievement of key business performance and other incentive/recognition programs as part of the offering.

Job Posting End Date

 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.

Please note that if you are a US Licensed Healthcare Professional or Healthcare Professional as defined by the laws of the state issuing your license, Haleon may be required to capture and report expenses Haleon incurs, on your behalf, in the event you are afforded an interview for employment. This capture of applicable transfers of value is necessary to ensure Haleon’s compliance to all federal and state US Transparency requirements.

Accommodation Requests

If you require a reasonable accommodation or other assistance to apply for a job at Haleon at any stage of the application process, please contact us by sending an email to HR.AmericasSC-CS@haleon.com. Please include the following in your email: 

Use subject line: ‘Haleon Careers: Job Accommodation Request’ 

Your Name and contact information 

Requisition ID and Job Title you are interested in 

Location of Requisition (city/state or province/country) 

Description of specific accommodation you are requesting 

Please note: Resumes, CVs, or other requests outside of accommodation support submitted to this email box will not be accepted.

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.