Haleon

2026 Co-Op: R&D Packaging (6 months, January 2026 start)

Richmond Sherwood Full time

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.

Hi. We’re Haleon. A world-leading consumer healthcare company with exceptional category-leading brands – including Sensodyne, Centrum, Panadol, Otrivin. We have a clear purpose: to deliver better everyday health with humanity. For billions of people around the globe.

A career in North America R&D Packaging where none of us stand still.

North America R&D Packaging at Haleon is a diverse team with colleagues from a variety of backgrounds and experience. Our function has three priorities: to deliver and strengthen the innovation pipeline with superior packaging solutions based on deep consumer understanding, to lead the transformation on sustainable packaging and to anticipate the development of emerging packaging technologies & solutions. Underpinning this is an appetite for building class-leading R&D packaging development capability and a sustained focus on looking after each other and nurturing our talent.

Our portfolio consists of global and local leading brands in Oral Health, Wellness and over-the-counter drug products such as Sensodyne, Advil, Centrum, Tums, Theraflu and Flonase.

Qualified candidates will be assigned to work on innovation and sustainability projects at our R&D site in Richmond, Virginia under the guidance of a R&D Packaging Manager. This experience will build their technical expertise in the field of packaging materials, formats, and applications across consumer healthcare product categories. This role will provide on-the-job training on packaging development process with hands on experience to work on prototyping and pilot-scale equipment in R&D environment.

What will your individual contribution at Haleon be?

  • Research and evaluate new materials, technologies and packaging formats based on Desirability, Viability, Feasibility and Sustainability framework.
  • Understand product-packaging interaction and assess barrier requirements for product stability.
  • Evaluate and test performance of primary and secondary packaging components.
  • Gain consumer insights and translate learnings to opportunities to elevate user experience.
  • Interact with packaging suppliers and manufacturing sites to prototype and test ideas

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

  • A strong drive to learn & innovate.
  • Analytical thinking to solve problems with scientific rigor.
  • Ability to thrive in a diverse and fast-paced environment.
  • Strong communication skill to clearly express ideas and summarize complex information effectively.
  • Organization and time management skills

To enable you to perform in this future talent opportunity:

Education required:

  • Coursework in packaging science, packaging engineering, or other related major.
  • Currently enrolled in an Undergraduate degree program with a Junior or Senior status
  • A cumulative GPA of 3.0 is preferred.

Other requirements:

  • Ability to start in January 2026
  • Candidate must be able to work full-time (40 hours/ week) Monday-Friday 8am-5pm for 6 months.
  • Provide your own funding for relocation and commuting.
  • This role is onsite at our Richmond, VA location.
  • Willingness to travel to suppliers or sites as required.
  • 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: January 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

 

2026-01-31

 

 

 

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.