2026 Co-Op: Formulation Product Development (12 months, 2026 start)

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.

A career in Product Development where none of us stand still.

The EMEA-LATAM Innovation & Development team works on developing new consumer healthcare products across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Latin America. The product development team is involved in a range of activities from product conceptualization to commercialization. Development activities may include formulation development, physical and chemical testing, and scale-up processes. Our team is looking for a summer intern to help further develop our multivitamin platform. This individual will work closely with the product development team to strengthen our knowledge of multivitamin formulations while being exposed to the product development activities mentioned above. The intern will gain hands-on experience in formulating oral solid dose products, manufacturing and coating tablets, and completing testing on oral solid dose products.

What will your individual contribution at Haleon be?

• Design, plan, and conduct product development activities, including pre-formulation, formulation, process development/optimization for solid dosage forms such as tablets.
• Perform evaluations including, but not limited to, tablet characterization (weight, thickness, hardness, friability, imaging etc.).
• Data analysis and presentation of results.
• Implements written procedures & departmental quality documentation (including SOP’s, batch documentation, validation protocols & reports) and ensures work is conducted accordingly.
• Deliver all EHS standards and expectations on site and within the laboratories.
• Ensures work is always conducted following good scientific practice and Good Manufacturing Practice (where required) and maintains precise experimental records.

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

• Creative and problem-solving thinking
• Strategic/big-picture thinking
• Entrepreneurial and agile mindset
• Strong prioritization and analytical skills
• Personal accountability
• Business and consumer/customer knowledge and understanding
• Adaptability and resilience in ambiguity
• A desire to learn and have meaningful impact
• Oral solid dose formulation experience

To enable you to perform in this future talent opportunity:

Education required:

• Enrolled in a bachelor’s degree program majoring in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Pharmaceutical Science, or Food Science.

Other requirements:

• Ability to work on site in a laboratory environment in Richmond, VA.
• Candidate must be available to work full-time throughout the 12-week internship (Approximately 40 hours/week, Monday - Friday)
• Provide your own funding for relocation and commuting.
• 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: Early 2026

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

We invite you to apply as soon as possible. The way we see it, every day is an opportunity. And we are joined by new talent, every day. We accept ongoing applications and will close this vacancy once we have enough applications.

 

 

 

Job Posting End Date

 

2026-01-18

 

 

 

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

If you require a reasonable accommodation or other assistance to apply for a job at Haleon at any stage of the application process, please contact us by sending an email to HR.AmericasSC-CS@haleon.com. Please include the following in your email: 

Use subject line: ‘Haleon Careers: Job Accommodation Request’ 

Your Name and contact information 

Requisition ID and Job Title you are interested in 

Location of Requisition (city/state or province/country) 

Description of specific accommodation you are requesting 

Please note: Resumes, CVs, or other requests outside of accommodation support submitted to this email box will not be accepted.

 

 

 

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.