Senior Regulatory Affairs Manager at Haleon in Shanghai

Job description

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. Hello. We’re Haleon. A world-leading consumer health company, shaped by all who join us. Together, we’re improving everyday health for billions of people through category-leading brands, trusted science and deep human understanding. 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 purpose of this role is to lead Regulatory Affairs activities for defined product portfolios or strategic activity streams in China, enabling business growth while protecting product compliance throughout the lifecycle. • Enable products within scope, including medicines, medical devices, cosmetics and foods, to be placed and maintained on the market with compliant and competitive claims, labelling, advertising and promotion aligned with commercial plans. • Provide regulatory leadership and strategic input across innovation, registration, lifecycle maintenance, compliance and external engagement. • Act as a proactive partner to local and global stakeholders, including Commercial, R&D, Quality and Supply Chain, and lead or coach regulatory colleagues where required. • Represent Haleon responsibly with health authorities, trade associations and other external regulatory stakeholders within the defined area of responsibility. Key responsibilities • Lead the development and delivery of regulatory strategies, dossiers and applications for new product registrations, variations, renewals and other lifecycle activities, seeking compliant and efficient paths to market. • Assess complex regulatory issues, translate requirements into clear business implications, and align mitigation plans with local and global stakeholders. • Provide regulatory direction for portfolio and pipeline decisions, ensuring that product propositions, claims, labelling, advertising and promotion are supported and remain within applicable requirements. • Proactively identify emerging regulatory risks and opportunities, evaluate potential business impact, and lead cross-functional actions in response to regulatory change. • Build constructive relationships with health authorities, industry associations and other external stakeholders; represent Haleon positions responsibly and support external advocacy priorities. • Partner with Commercial, R&D, QSCP and global Regulatory teams to deliver innovation, value engineering, supply continuity and compliance commitments. • Own regulatory compliance for the defined portfolio or activity stream, including accurate records, databases, systems, change controls and required internal governance. • Lead or contribute to high-performing cross-functional teams; coach and guide regulatory colleagues, strengthen capability, and support effective prioritisation and ways of working. • Communicate regulatory strategy, risk and decisions effectively to senior stakeholders, with clear recommendations, escalation points and follow-through. • Maintain strong knowledge of relevant science, product technologies, regulatory requirements and external trends, and apply this knowledge to business and portfolio nee