About the VMD
You may not have heard of the Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD), but have you ever:
* eaten meat, eggs, fish or honey
* drunk milk
* owned a pet or animal
* taken antibiotics
If you said yes to any of the above, you are directly affected by what the VMD does.
The VMD is the regulatory and policy lead responsible for issues concerning the authorisation, use, and manufacture of veterinary medicines in the UK.
Our aim is to protect public health, animal health, and the environment, and promote animal welfare by assuring the safety, quality and effectiveness of veterinary medicines.
About the Job
This exciting and interesting job puts you at the heart of the VMD’s work in the authorisation of veterinary medicinal products. You will lead a team with diverse activities in a target driven environment where quality of service is essential. You will liaise with a range of stakeholders and provide advice on regulatory pathways.
Main duties of the role
* Oversee the smooth running and provide advice on Operational Management of applications received in respect of Veterinary Medicinal products, ensuring adherence and reporting performance against published standards.
* Lead and manage the Application Management Team (up to 20 posts) to ensure delivery of performance in a target driven environment, with direct line management of 4 permanent HEO posts and 1 SEO agency post.
* Liaise and develop relationships with applicant companies, industry bodies, UK government departments, EU national Competent Authorities, the European Medicines Agency and other stakeholders, providing advice on application routes and regulatory frameworks relating to GB and NI.
* Ensure that the quality management policies and procedures are embedded within the team, and that these regularly reviewed to ensure compliance.
* Provide subject matter expert advice on regulatory related matters, both externally and internally, to include the revision of the Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2013, as amended, and any activities related to NI and EU Reset work.
* Be the data-owner for the in-house databases, ensuring that information is accurate and the databases continue to be fit for purpose.
* Complying with ISO 9001 (quality management) and ISO 27001 (information security) standards, and GDPR and Information Management requirements.
* Act corporately – meeting, role-modelling, embedding, and championing the corporate objectives set by the VMD.
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