Pharmaceutical Assessor: Clinical Investigations

**Details**:
**Reference number**:

- 253534**Salary**:

- £67,158**Job grade**:

- Grade 6**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Business area**:

- Scientific Research & Innovation**Type of role**:

- Other**Working pattern**:

- Full-time**Number of jobs available**:

- 1Contents

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- Canary Wharf, LondonAbout the job

**Job summary**:
We are currently looking for a **Pharmaceutical Assessor, Clinical Investigations and Trials Group** to join our **Clinical Investigations & Trials **Team within the **Scientific Research & Innovation** group.

This is a **full-time **opportunity, on a **permanent **basis. The role will be based in 10 South Colonnade, Canary Wharf London, E14 4PU. Please be aware that this role can only be worked in the UK and not overseas. We are currently implementing a flexible, hybrid way of working, with a minimum of 4 days per month working on site to enable the collaboration and contact with partners and stakeholders needed to deliver MHRA business. Attendance on site is driven by business needs so depending on the nature of the role, this can flex up to 8 days a month, with the remainder of time worked either remotely or in the office. Some roles will need to be on site more regularly. Remote working is potentially available for some specific roles. Please discuss this with the recruiting manager before accepting an appointment.

**Who are we?**

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency enhance and improve the health of millions of people every day through the effective regulation of medicines and medical devices, underpinned by science and research.

The Scientific Research and Innovation Group delivers public health impact, world-leading research innovation, and a unique regulatory proposition for patients and users via an ambitious Science Strategy which will balance innovation against sustainability and affordability. It is divided into 6 sub-Groups, Innovation Accelerator, Clinical Investigations and Trials, Research and Development, Standards Lifecycle, Control Testing and Quality Assurance and Health & Safety.

The Clinical Investigations and Trials function ensures the efficient, pragmatic, proportionate and patient-centred advice for, and assessment of, clinical investigations into the performance and safety of medical devices and diagnostics as well clinical trials of investigational medicinal products.

**Job description**:
**What’s the role?**

The role holder will be expected to contribute to policy and strategy development to maintain and enhance the reputation of the UK as a great place to conduct clinical research, identifying synergies and opportunities for streamlining across the functional areas of the Science, Research, and Innovation Group.

The role is both intellectually challenging and rewarding providing, significant opportunity for scientific learning, which together underpin all regulatory decisions.

**Key responsibilities**:
- Provide scientific and clinical trial expertise in advice meetings with external stakeholders, obtaining cross-agency or external support depending on the questions posed. Provide a written response to enquiries submitted through a variety of sources, including via internal customer-facing portals and the wider civil service.
- Develop good working relationships and communicate effectively with colleagues and other internal and external stakeholders. Participate in cross-agency projects where clinical trial expertise is needed.
- Contribute to assessment policy and practice and proactively identify where such contributions would be beneficial, particularly in relation to risk-proportionality and synergies with clinical investigation of devices.

**Person specification**:
**Who are we looking for?**
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- ** Delivering at Pace** - Flexibility to adapt to changing priorities and take responsibility for achieving a successful outcome.
- ** Experience** - Evidence of effective decision making, including clear communication of the purpose and reasons for recommendations and decisions internally and to external experts.
- ** Technical** - Relevant degree and up to date specialist level of knowledge in one or more relevant scientific areas or broader knowledge across the range of scientific activities in relation to the pharmaceutical development, manufacture, and quality control of human medicinal products.
- ** Technical** - Up to date knowledge of relevant legislation and procedures applicable to the regulation of clinical trials.

If you would like to find out more about this fantastic opportunity, please read our Job Description and Person Specification

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**Benefits**:

- Annual Leave: 25 days annual leave on entry, rising by one day for each completed year of service to a maximum of 30 days and pro-rata for part-time staff. PLUS 8 bank holidays
- Privilege Leave: 1 day
- Hours of Work: 37 hours (net) per week for full time staff in all geograph