Consumer Safety Science 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.

With category leading brands such as Sensodyne, Voltaren and Centrum, built on trusted science and human understanding, and combined with our passion, knowledge and expertise, we’re uniquely placed to do this and to grow a strong, successful business.

This is an exciting time to join us and help shape the future. It’s an opportunity to be part of something special.

About the role

The CS Science Scientist is accountable for the continued safety monitoring and safety evaluation of assigned products in clinical development and/or post-marketing setting.
- Ensure that adverse events and other safety information is efficiently evaluated and that safety reports are completed accurately and in a timely manner to meet global compliance and regulatory requirements.
- Perform signal detection activities to identify, assess and escalate signals appropriately, for designated products.
- Provide, with some support, product safety input on cross-functional teams. Support central labelling team in maintenance of product information for assigned products.

Key responsibilities
- Perform signal detection for assigned products using available methodologies (e.g. signal management tool, literature review, individual case awareness tool), with some level of support from more senior personnel, as necessary.
- Use appropriate sources of information and database searches to retrieve relevant data for exploration / evaluation of safety signals. Communicate, escalate and document outcomes of signal detection process.
- Produce accurate and fit-for-purpose evaluation documents with clear conclusions in response to internal or regulatory authority requests for safety data with some level of support from more senior personnel, as necessary.
- May author the safety contribution to regulatory submissions for new products, formulations or indications, or support license renewal documentation, with strategic guidance from more senior personnel.
- With guidance, provide safety input into development programs involving all product types, including clinical studies, real-word evidence, post-authorisation safety studies, pharmaco-epidemiological studies, sensory studies and associated documentation.
- Assist in implementation of risk minimisation strategies in relevant documents such as umbrella branding assessments and product labelling, with guidance from more senior personnel.
- Assist in producing regulatory supporting documentation for labelling updates.
- May assist in production of safety component of Safety Data Exchange Agreements.
- Accountable for maintaining personal readiness in response to internal audit or regulatory inspection.
- With guidance, represent Consumer Safety Science on cross-functional project teams and contribute to process improvement initiative within Consumer Safety.

Qualifications and skills Essential
- Degree in Biomedical or Healthcare-related speciality

Preferred
- Basic knowledge in causality assessment andmethodologies applicable to safety evaluation & risk management activities
- Basic knowledge of the assigned therapeutic area and related disciplines (e.g. statistics)
- Basic knowledge of relevant regulations for all product types
- Sound knowledge of medical and drug terminology
- Competent medical writing skills
- Sound computing skills
- Uses range of sources and methods to gather information, identifies and proposes potential solutions for addressing
- issues and makes decisions with consultation.
- Builds effective working relationships and responds to needs of stakeholders in relation to safety issues.
- Takes account, with guidance, of the internal and external environment when considering safety issues.
- Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
- At Haleon we embrace our diverse workforce by creating an inclusive environment that celebrates our unique perspectives, generates curiosity to create unmatched understanding of each other, and promotes fair and equitable outcomes for everyone. We’re striving to create a climate where we celebrate our diversity in all forms by treating each other with respect, listening to different viewpoints, supporting our communities, and creating a workplace where your authentic self belongs and thrives. We believe in an agile working culture for all our roles. If flexibility is important to you, we encourage you to explore with our hiring team what the opportunities are.

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