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.

Site Quality Lead

Purpose of the Role:

The purpose of this role, as a member of the Site Leadership Team, is to lead the Quality Team at Haleon Levice and to ensure that products produced by the site meet the required quality standard and the relevant marketing authorization, the Quality Management System (QMS) of the plant is in accordance with the current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP),  relevant Regulatory Agencies requirements, and the Company policies.

In this role you will be a part of a site leading AI-driven transformation, with major investments in cutting-edge facilities giving as an example our Smart Lab and evolving beyond manufacturing, with a newly launched R&D facility. You’ll support innovative programs and help drive our digital future.

Grow your career in a fast-growing environment full of learning opportunities at a site responsible for nearly 10% of Haleon’s worldwide revenue—your contributions matter here.

Role responsibilities:

This role will provide YOU the opportunity to lead key activities to progress YOUR career.  These responsibilities include some of the following:

• Ensure all Quality and Compliance standards are defined, implemented, and maintained in accordance with Haleon requirements, ISO standards, Medical Device Regulation, Cosmetics regulations, and other applicable regulatory frameworks. Maintain a high level of site readiness for Health Authority inspections, Notified Body assessments, and external audits.

• Lead the Quality function by providing strategic direction and managing a team of more than 50 engaged Quality professionals.

• Ensure that robust quality systems are implemented, effectively maintained, and actively used. Lead the development of appropriate corrective and preventive actions (CAPAs) arising from audits, deviations, and incidents, and monitor their timeliness and effectiveness.

• Hold accountability for establishing and managing the site Quality budget, ensuring that capital expenditures support and sustain compliance of facilities, systems, and equipment.

• Define, monitor, and report site Quality KPIs aligned with Haleon and site priorities, identify key trends, drive continuous improvement initiatives, and embed quality objectives into site business planning and execution.

• Provide strategic guidance and Quality leadership for site transformation initiatives and strategic projects.

• Partner closely with the Site Director and Leadership Team to enable efficient cross‑functional operations, drive continuous improvement, and uphold a strong Safety and Quality culture.

• Act as the site interface with relevant Regulatory Authorities and industry associations, contributing to future policy discussions and bringing external benchmarks and insights to the site.

Location – this role is based in: Levice site, Slovakia

Why you?

Basic Qualifications:

We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:

• Bachelor/Masters Degree in the Sciences related area like Chemistry, Pharmacy, Biology etc. or in Engineering

• Fluent in English and Slovak

• Experience working with Quality systems /GMP/GDP/ISO Regulated activity experience

• Experience in a consumer/pharmaceutical/biotech/ medical device/food/cosmetics industry or equivalent manufacturing environment

• 5-10 years of leadership experience in a similar Quality leadership role within manufacturing operations, specifically as a manager of managers in larger organizations

• Working knowledge of cGMP & ISO requirements (such as ISO 13485, ISO 22716), Cosmetic Regulation (1223_2009 EU) and ability to apply appropriate risk-based approach and good pragmatic judgment Medical Device Regulation

• Good interpersonal, influencing and negotiating skills to ensure implementation of appropriate standards, specifications & agreement with internal and external stakeholders

• Good verbal and written communications skills to ensure effective relay of issues, risks, and opportunities so that these are well understood by all parties and that effective actions are put in place

• Demonstrated ability to develop business strategies and translate these into workable business processes; ability to work across boundaries and functional areas

Preferred Qualifications:

If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus:

• Preferably member of appropriate professional body

• Master’s degree within a Scientific discipline, PhD

Our Win as One Framework is a simple, stretching definition of our future direction. It includes our purpose, ambitions, strategic drivers, and behaviors that will enable us to Win as One. This framework guides our decision-making, strategy, and culture. The successful candidate will demonstrate the following capabilities:

• Consumer first, always: Engage key business counterparts and operational stakeholders to deliver operational execution of Haleon strategies related to eCommerce activities, always putting the consumer first.

• Collaborate for impact: Establish and maintain relationships with critical groups to ensure customer knowledge is utilized to inform and deliver on the eCommerce roadmap, collaborating for impact.

• Unlock value, at pace: Drive business process improvement throughout the commercial and operational support teams, unlocking value at pace.

• Grow myself and others: Continuously look for opportunities to learn, build skills, and share learning, growing myself and others.

Opportunities for growth  

None of us should ever feel like we are standing still. Instead, we want Haleon to be a place where we feel like we are always progressing.

Improving everyday health takes dedication. Energy. Effort. So we look to reward your contribution with a benefits package that includes:

• Salary:   4300€ gross/ monthly (seniority of candidate will be reflected in salary offer)

• Employee perks, benefits:

• Motivating annual bonus

• Company car

• Company shares LTIs

• Additional wage payment in the amount of the basic monthly wage upon meeting the set criteria at the target level

• Meals on the premises of the plant (employee pays only €0.66)

• Contribution to supplementary pension insurance or life insurance

• 2 x financial allowance for relaxation

• Extra days off beyond the framework of the Labor Code for important life events (own wedding, birth of a child, kid’s first day at school first-year student entering school, attending a funeral)

• 3 additional days of vacation beyond the scope of the Labor Code( based on internal company rules)

• Haleon Parental leave

• After 2 years of employment in the company, a recreation allowance in accordance with the Labor Code

• 5-10 years of service in the company: additional 1 day of vacation; more than 10 years in the company: additional 2 days of vacation

• Employee interest-free loan (according to established criteria)

• Increasing financial reward at each anniversary of 5 years of service

• Severance pay upon retirement beyond the scope of the Labor Code

• Tea and various types of coffee for free

• Free preventive health care program: vaccination of children and adults, preventive activities aimed at e.g. for cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, smoking cessation, control examinations for cancer and standard preventive examinations, reimbursement of selected medical examinations and health problems

• Employee assistance program: a benefit that helps solve situations in which professional help from the psychological, legal, social or financial field is needed

• Packages of toothpaste from our portfolio for free

• Rewards for blood donors

• Bonus for recommending a candidate

• Free time activities program for employees

• Day camp for employees' children during the summer holidays

All benefits are governed by the applicable benefits policy and the collective agreement.

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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.

Adjustment or Accommodations Request

If you require a reasonable adjustment or accommodation or other assistance to apply for a job at Haleon at any stage of the application process, please let your recruiter know by providing them with a description of specific adjustments you are requesting. We’ll provide all reasonable adjustments to support you throughout the recruitment process and treat all information you provide us in confidence. 

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.

Consumer healthcare company spun off from GSK, making brands like Sensodyne, Advil, and Centrum. Based in Weybridge, UK.

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