Process Engineering Scale Up

Hi. We’re Haleon. A world-leading consumer healthcare company with exceptional category-leading brands – including Sensodyne, Centrum, Panadol, Otrivin. We have a clear purpose: to deliver better everyday health with humanity. For billions of people around the globe.

Early 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 6-month Process Engineering Co-op to join us to do career defining work.

A career in Research and Development where none of us stand still.

At Haleon, we design and develop products and technologies to help consumers lead healthier lives. With brands like Robitussin and Centrum supported out of our Richmond Research and Development Center of Excellence, the Company continues to build iconic global brands such as Voltaren, Advil, Theraflu, and Tums.

The Scale Up, Tech Transfer and Pilot Plant Team is a global platform team, responsible for scaling up processes, identifying and mitigating risks, and delivering innovation to consumers worldwide.  We leverage the power of teamwork, curiosity, scientific excellence, and consumer obsession to deliver superior solutions to everyday problems.

As a Process Engineering Associate- Coop Student with the Scale Up team, you will get the opportunity to work with one of the market leaders in respiratory health, pain relief, and/or nutraceuticals.

What will your individual contribution at Haleon be?

• Work in a compliant manner to ensure the safety of yourself, others, and the protection of the environment
• Perform hands-on manufacturing of lab and pilot scale solid, liquid or semisolid dosage product aligned to research and development needs
• Develop technical equipment and process troubleshooting capabilities.
• Organize trials of small- and large-scale studies including raw material confirmations, batch documentation, and analytical test coordination.
• Assist in data collection, analysis and reporting
• Collaboration with cross-functional teams of quality, R&D, and commercial teams
• Use strong technical writing skills to support or develop process capability study protocols, reports, and Quality by Design Technical Risk Assessments (QbD TRAs)
• Under minimum supervision, perform tasks necessary to create a common repository of manufacturing processes and analysis on analytical data.
• Under the supervision of a senior staff, apply standard data science methods to solve process questions, including collecting data, analyzing data, and apply quantitative data science methods to predict product performance
• Use a Quality by Design (QbD) approach to substantiate trends and propose formulations for Voltaren, Panadol, Theraflu, and Otrivin line extension

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

• Creative and problem-solving thinking
• Hands-on learner with strong troubleshooting abilities
• Strategic/big-picture thinking
• Flexible and agile mindset
• Strong prioritization and analytical skills
• Personal accountability
• Business and consumer/customer knowledge and understanding
• A desire to learn and have meaningful impact
• Good communication and presentation skills
• Background in data management and analysis
• Experience in technical writing and Microsoft Office suite (Excel, Word, Powerpoint)
• Good organizational ability
• Committed to delivering high quality results, overcoming challenges, focusing on what matters, and execution.

To enable you to perform in this future talent opportunity:

Education required:

• Pursuing a BS degree in Engineering (Chemical or Biomedical preferred), Chemistry, or other related fields

Other requirements:

• Ability to start in January 2026
• Candidate must be eligible to work on a full-time basis (40 hours a week) during the co-op duration (6 months).
• Candidate will need to coordinate their own relocation and commuting to the site
• This role is onsite at our Richmond, VA location
• Strong experience on statistical software (Statistica, or JMP software) would be preferred
• Strong experience in data analysis and its interpretation
• Preferred - Experience working with pilot scale Oral Solid Dosage (OSD) equipment such as tablet presses, blenders, coaters, etc…
• Preferred – Experience from prior internship / co-op working in process engineering, scale up, or product design
• Preferred – Experience with Lean, Six Sigma, and / or Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA) principles
• 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 2026 

The hourly rate for this role is $24.50/ hour.

Care to join us. Find out what life at Haleon is really like www.haleon.com/careers/

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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