De&s Responsible Person for Medicinal Products

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

- 403395

**Salary**:

- £75,000 - £81,600
- per annum (pro rata), plus generous benefits and an average 28.97% employer pension contribution. Existing civil servants should refer to the Further Information document for salary details.
- A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

GBP

**Job grade**:

- Other
- Senior Professional

**Contract type**:

- Permanent

**Business area**:

- MOD - Defence Equipment & Support - Engineering

**Type of role**:

- Audit
Health Professionals
Quality

**Working pattern**:

- Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time

**Number of jobs available**:

- 1

**Contents**:

- Location
- About the job
- Benefits
- Things you need to know

**Location**:

- MOD Abbey Wood, Filton, Bristol, Avon BS34 8JH

**About the job**:
**Job summary**:
At Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S), we supply and maintain vital equipment and services for the Royal Navy, British Army and Royal Air Force. Together, we deliver a vast range of essential defence programmes, and strive for what's next. Because it helps keep our military at the top of their game and our nation safe - for today, and tomorrow.

We offer 25+ days’ holiday, flexible and hybrid working, enhanced parental leave schemes, shopping discounts, and an exceptional employer pension contribution of 28.97%, to help make work work for you.

Nationality, visas and vetting: For security reasons this role is open to sole UK nationals only. A ‘sole UK national’ refers to an individual who holds citizenship solely in the UK, without dual citizenship or nationality from another country. We’re unable to offer visa sponsorship.

This role requires you to have lived in the UK for the last 5 years and obtain Security Check (SC) security clearance. Clearance must be obtained without any caveats that prevent you from carrying out the role you’ve been recruited for. If it isn’t obtained, or is obtained but with caveats that prevent you from carrying out the role, any conditional offer made to you will be withdrawn. Obtaining SC security clearance can be a lengthy process, and we reserve the right to withdraw any conditional offer made if the necessary security clearance isn’t obtained within 12 months.

**Job description**:
Are you passionate about supporting critical defence capabilities? Do you thrive in dynamic environments where collaboration and innovation are key? If so, Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) is seeking a Responsible Person for medicinal products to join their team, who will also be the Regulatory Affairs advisor.

You’ll become an integral member of the CBRN (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear) team, responsible for the procurement and support of all counter-CBRN defence capabilities. This team manages an extensive development and support program for specialised counter-CBRN medicines.

As the Responsible Person for medicinal products, you’ll ensure compliance with UK and EU regulations, safeguarding medicinal product users by implementing Good Distribution Practice (GDP). With delegated authority from the CEO, you’ll implement and maintain a robust quality management system and provide expert advice to senior MOD leadership. This role requires drive, enthusiasm, and strategic leadership to enforce policy and drive change across over 300 Defence sites worldwide. You will also ensure that DE&S operate within UK regulations, providing advice on regulatory matters, optimising flexibilities for innovative procurement.

We champion flexible ways of working. Regular in-person attendance is required to promote the benefits of face-to-face collaboration alongside flexibility of hours to support work-life balance. Initially, you may be expected to attend more frequently to familiarise yourselves with the site, the team, and your role.

**What you’ll be doing**
- Offer highly specialised support to the professional and operational aspects of Good Distribution Practice (GDP) across DE&S within the scope of their MOD’s Wholesale Distribution Authorisations (WDA) and Home Office controlled Drugs licences
- Support medicinal product users across Defence by mitigating potential hazards arising from poor handling, distribution and storage of medicinal products
- Ensure that a quality management system is implemented and maintained in line with UK & EU legislation/guidelines on GDP and other medical licences
- Operate primarily within the Counter
- CBRN capability area but with regulatory reach across DE&S, providing governance and assurance in accordance with GDP. This is to support the other RP within Logistics, Services and Commodities domain with specific responsibilities
- Conduct routine supplier qualification, self-inspections, GDP training, SOP reviews, recall management and risk assessments
- Provide advice in areas such as regulatory affairs, requirements setting, compliance assessment, and the provision of independent advice to assist the CBRN team’s developme