R&D Development Scientist Industrial Placement 2026, UK

oin our Product Development Team in Weybridge for an exciting 12-month industrial placement, starting in July 2026 

At A Glance:

Are you a student who is in their 2nd year at University looking to kick start your career in Product Development? You will have the opportunity to work directly with and learn from an experienced team who will support you to reach your full potential. 

Product Development Scientist Industrial Placement: Key Responsibilities: 

• Ability to collaborate across multiple functional disciplines, both inside and outside New Product Development (NPD) and assists in building project programs to ensure successful delivery and execution. 
• Capable of designing and executing scientific experiments to characterise and understand products and raw materials to aid in development of formulations  
• Able to analyse, evaluate and interpret data to draw conclusions, solve problems and progress projects forward.at all stages of the development process, within the NPD groups to a high scientific standard in accordance with the timing requirements defined in product development briefs  
• Takes responsibility for some stages of the development process, with high level of knowledge in formulation and/or analytical chemistry, whilst ensuring the highest quality. 
• Assists in the research of new methodologies to test formulations developed within NPD. 
• Helps assess new technologies as appropriate with the Projects approved within the Stage & Gate model. 

Education Requirements:

• We welcome applicants from all degree disciplines, however degrees in chemistry, pharmaceutical science, food cosmetics or related sciences are particularly advantageous for this placement. 
• If you are studying for your Undergraduate Degree, you must be in your 2nd year of study (England) or 3rd year of study (Scotland) and seeking to complete a year in industry in partnership with your university.   

Role Start Date: July 2026 

Benefits:

• Salary of £27,008.00 per year 
• Health & wellbeing programmes to support your physical and mental health 
• You will join IP Unite, Haleon’s community for students run by students to support charity events, sports clubs, STEM outreach and many more exciting projects 

Application Process:

The application process has a total of up to 4 stages:

• Application – information will be required regarding your education and Right to Work.
• Online Assessment – you will be asked to complete a behaviour based online assessment/interview.
• One-Way Video Interview – if selected you receive a link to complete an online interview focusing on your motivation for joining Haleon and what transferrable skills you will bring to the role. This will be screened by the Early Talent Team.
• Interview – if selected you will be invited to attend a virtual interview; The interview will consist of a competency-based interview and may include a case study/technical exercise.
• Offer – candidates will receive an outcome within 2 weeks following interview.

 

Interviews will be held in November/December 2025 

We advise you to apply as soon as possible as we may close the role due to the volume of applications. 

If you require any support or adjustments with your application, please email: earlytalentrecruitment@haleon.com 

 
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