Regulatory Affairs Pharmacist

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

• To maintain the relevant Global and local Regulatory and compliance databases
• Management of regulatory repository(archiving)
• Support of life cycle management through submission of renewals, variations and re-registration and retentions.
• Preparation and submission of promotional materials and samples
• Support the registration of new products in East Africa
• Management of registration samples CPPs and COAs
• Supporting the tender business by providing the updated documentation needed for tender.

Key responsibilities

• Submission of variations e.g. source changes, pack amendments, shelf- life extensions, formulation and finished products specifications changes
• Maintains databases and relevant trackers with registered product information e.g. Update Veeva for variations, notifications, queries and commitments
• Maintains product registrations by ensuring re-registrations are done on time and notifications to changes on the registered details are also done in a timely manner
• Follow up of on the health authority regulatory systems update
• Maintenance of the payment reconciliation trackers for East Africa
• Coordinate dispatch of documents and samples within Haleon and from the company to the various health authorities in East Africa
• Provide the tender team with any regulatory documentation needed when tenders are floated
• Archiving champion: ensure all documents in East Africa are archived in the right format and repository
• Regulatory Samples coordinator and maintenance of an up-to-date samples database
• Support in MM audits and CAPA/Action Item closure
• Completes any other regulatory responsibility assigned by the Head of department/Supervisor
• Owns price setup and maintenance process

Qualifications and skills

Required

• Bachelor of Pharmacy
• Working experience of 3 years in pharmaceutical regulatory environment.
• Knowledge of regulatory requirements and product registration

Other Skills/Qualifications

• Good interpersonal skills, high integrity and ability to engage in ethical conversations are pre- requisite.
• Excellent communication skills
• Good team player
• Knowledge and experience of Regulatory Affairs in markets in Eastern Africa
• Added knowledge in other SSA markets would be an added advantage
• Provide regulatory support to stakeholders as appropriate within the organization
• Requires understanding of how to quickly resolve issues around logistics and permit applications and approvals
• Requires proper planning and coordination to ensure timelines are maintained
• Agility in
• Ability to work well under pressure and still maintain sound balance in decision making
• Ability to meet the deadlines for the strategic and tactical plans.

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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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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.

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. 

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.