Job summary
We are currently looking for a�Mental Health Mission Regulatory and Reimbursement Leader�to join our�National Partnerships�team within the�Partnerships�group.
This is a full-time opportunity, on a fixed term�basis until�30 January 2028. Part time working will also be considered for this role. 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.��
Government departments and agencies are working towards implementing a minimum 60% attendance in office sites.
We are currently implementing a flexible, hybrid way of working, with a minimum of 8 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 12 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.
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Who are we?�
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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 Partnerships Group takes responsibility for the development of the MHRA�s national and international partnerships and for developing a new underpinning legal regime for medicines and medical devices.
The Group focuses on areas which are of central importance to the Agency�s future, contributing to the NHS and priority public health objectives; delivering the Government�s Life Sciences Vision and Innovation Strategy; and ensuring continued global leadership through the development of new national and international partnerships. These, and the other transformational regulatory proposals which are being developed across the Agency, will require legislation to be updated, and potentially, to be reformed into a new legal regime.
Job description
What�s the role?
This is a strategic role in a �43m NIHR-funded Mental Health Mission programme whose ambition is to provide a sustainable research and regulation-ready environment in the UK that can support the pace and scale of mental health research needed to address patient need.��The post holder will be the regulatory lead on the Mission�s operational team and work with partners,�supported by the expertise in the Partnerships Group and wider Agency,�to accelerate the development of new regulatory and evaluation approaches that facilitate timely approval and uptake of safe and effective innovative medicines and medical devices in the Mental Health space, including those based on Artificial Intelligence.
Key responsibilities:
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-����������Provide regulatory leadership on the�Mental Health Mission�s operational team, working with Agency partners�to accelerate the development of new regulatory and evaluation approaches.
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-����������Convene discussions with stakeholders across the system including Mental Health medical product innovators and the regulator and evaluator community to develop relationships, mutual understanding, and communication structures in pursuit of elaborating future regulatory and evaluation approaches.
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-����������Leverage MHRA�s existing cross system networks and strong relationships with other national and international regulators, evaluation agencies and procurement commissioners
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-����������Collaborate with Agency scientific research and regulatory medical products experts, including�MHRA�s Software as a Medical Device team and�those involved in other Life Science Vision Missions, enabling future approaches to be aligned across the priority missions.��
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Person specification
Our�successful candidate�will have�substantial experience of relationship building within the life sciences or medical sectors, and�be able to demonstrate they meet the following criteria in the job description:
-����������Seeing the Big Picture�
-����������Communicating and influencing�
-����������Working Together�
-����������Leadership�
-����������Changing and Improving�������
-����������Developing Self and Others
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Benefits
Alongside your salary of �56,353, Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency contributes �15,215 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme.
1. 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�
2. Privilege Leave: 1 day��
3. Hours of Work: 37 hours (net) per week for full time staff in all geographical locations, including London and pro rata for part-time staff�
4. Occupational Sick Pay (OSP): One month full pay/one month half pay on entry, rising by one month for each completed year of service to a maximum of five months full pay/five months half pay�
5. Mobility: Mobility clause in contracts allowing staff to be mobile across the Civil Service
6. Flexible working to ensure staff maintain a healthy work-life balance�
7. Interest free season ticket loan or bike loan�
8. Employee Assistance Services and access to the Civil Service Benevolent Fund�
9. Eligibility to join the Civil Service Motoring Association (CSMA)
10. Variety of staff and Civil Service clubs�
11. On-going learning and development�