Solution Architect - R&D
Summary
Designs end-to-end tech architectures for Haleon’s R&D teams, bridging scientific needs with scalable, compliant digital solutions (APIs, data flows, integration patterns).
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
The R&D Solution Architect is a hands‑on architecture role within Digital & Technology (D&T), accountable for designing end‑to‑end solution architectures that enable Research & Development outcomes across the product innovation lifecycle.
Working under the QSC & R&D Domain Architect, the role translates target architecture, standards and guardrails into practical, implementable solution designs that delivery teams can build, validate and operate. The role partners closely with R&D Product Owners, scientists, engineers, data teams, security and compliance specialists to ensure solutions are secure, compliant, scalable and fit for scientific and regulated environments.
This role is delivery‑proximate and technically hands‑on, providing clear solution designs, implementation guidance and architectural governance - enabling faster innovation while maintaining appropriate control, traceability and data integrity.
Why Haleon?
None of us should ever feel like we’re standing still. At Haleon, we want you to feel supported, valued, and always progressing. Improving everyday health takes dedication, energy, and effort - so we reward your contribution with a benefits package that includes:
- Contract of employment
- Annual bonus that reflects performance
- Hybrid@Haleon our philosophy to hybrid work (2 days onsite per week)
- Private medical package (Medicover) with additional preventive healthcare services for employees and their eligible
- Multisport card or points on the Multicafeteria Benefits account
- Health and wellbeing programmes that take care of you physically and mentally
- Pension plan membership and savings programme (PPE)
- Personalized learning paths and access to diverse development tools to support your professional growth.
- Generali Life insurance
- Supportive community and integration events
- Family benefits (extra parental leave, caregiver’s policy)
- Free car and bike parking
- Demonstrated experience as a Solution Architect in Digital or Technology environments.
- Experience designing solutions across R&D, scientific, product development or data‑intensive domains.
- Ability to translate complex business and scientific requirements into implementable architectures.
- Understanding of integration patterns, APIs and data flows.
- Solution design skills (logical architecture, integration, data flows, non‑functional design).
- Ability to provide pragmatic “minimum viable architecture” guidance that accelerates delivery.
- Clear communication with both technical teams and scientific/business stakeholders.
- Comfort operating across ambiguity, experimentation and evolving requirements.
Preferred
- Experience in regulated or compliance‑aware environments.
- Experience working with R&D platforms, lab systems or scientific data platforms.
- Experience operating within enterprise architecture standards and governance models.