Innovation Insights Lead - Wellness

Haleon Plc

Warren, NJ

JOB DETAILS
SALARY
$148,648–$204,391 Per Year
LOCATION
Warren, NJ
POSTED
2 days ago

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

The Innovation Insights Lead - Wellness is responsible for owning the end-to-end innovation learning agenda from early concept to launch, turning insights into strategic fuel for innovation, and driving a more consumer-centric, agile, and high-confidence innovation model across the US Wellness portfolio (VMS and Digestive Health). As the Innovation Insights Lead - Wellness you will assess and mitigate risks to ensure solutions are consumer-relevant and market-ready. You will also partner closely with Innovation teams to optimize products (packs, claims, and concepts) before launch and maximize likelihood of conversion and commercial success.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Lead a dedicated Innovation Insights function with ownership of end-to-end learning.

  • Shape innovation pipelines, priorities, and whitespace opportunities with senior stakeholders.

  • Identify emerging consumer needs, cultural shifts, and category trends to unlock future growth.

  • Embed consistent, scalable ways of working to improve consumer centricity, speed, and efficiency.

  • Deliver clear, actionable recommendations to inform key decisions.

  • Provide strategic leadership and shape culture in partnership with the General Manager, combining business leadership with a regional perspective to align priorities, strengthen collaboration, and drive high performance across markets.

  • Integrate multiple data sources into a holistic consumer view.

  • Drive higher-confidence decisions and stronger innovation success rates.

  • Improve forecast accuracy and commercial outcomes.

  • Identify risks and course-correct quickly across the portfolio.

  • Establish best practices, frameworks, and tools.

  • Drive consistency and efficiency across partners and methods.

  • Advance agile and next-generation insights approaches (including AI-based methodologies) to enhance speed, precision, predictability and impact.

  • Lead and develop a high-performing team.

  • Serve as a voice of the consumer in senior forums.

  • Partner cross-functionally to drive aligned, insight-led decisions.

  • Partner with Global CBIA on best practices and provide input on research results.

  • Optimize insights investment and ensure compliance with all standards.

Basic Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree.

  • 10 years of experience in insights, innovation, strategy, or analytics within CPG, ideally in healthcare, wellness, or adjacent industries.

  • Proven leadership of innovation insights or learning agendas.

  • Strong experience influencing senior stakeholders.

  • Expertise with both qualitative and quantitative insights.

  • Team leadership and capability building experience.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Advanced Degree (Master's of PhD).

  • Strategic and business-driven mindset with demonstrated commercial impact.

  • Demonstrates a forward-looking, proactive mindset, anticipating business needs and identifying opportunities before they surface.

  • Agile, adaptable, and comfortable operating in fast-evolving environments and working with ambiguity.

  • Deep curiosity about consumers and ability to connect human insights with business outcomes.

  • Passion for digital transformation, data innovation, and modern insight tools.

  • Strong ability to influence senior stakeholders and operate as a trusted advisor.

  • Excels in collaborative, cross-functional environments, building strong partnerships and fostering alignment across diverse teams.

Location: This is a hybrid-based position in Warren, NJ, requiring on-site presence 3 days per week.

The Salary Range for this role is $148,648 - $204,391 USD + an 18% target 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.

Job Posting End Date

2026-07-28

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

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Note to candidates

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About the Company

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