Biological Services Facility Manager - £58,983 p.a. + benefits
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Job Summary
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South Mimms, Hertfordshire
Job Summary
We are currently looking for a Biological Sciences Facility Manager to join our Analytical and Biological Science team within the Research & Development function within the Science, Research & Innovation group.
This is a full-time opportunity, on a permanent basis. The role will be primarily site based in South Mimms, Hertfordshire. 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.
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 Science, Research and Innovation Group (SR&I) delivers public health impact, world-leading research innovation, and a unique proposition 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 SR&I Research & Development function will deliver statutory mandated strategically aligned, sustainable and impactful Regulatory Scientific research that is applied primarily to biological reference materials development and medicines control testing and areas of international and national priority for future biological medicines. Research and Development (R&D) will host and nurture the current excellence in research into biological reference materials, biological activity measurements, product quality testing and standardisation that is currently hosted by the National Institute for Biological Standards and Control (NIBSC).
Analytical and Biological Sciences (ABS) is a multi-laboratory, multi-disciplinary team of experts within R&D. Both in vitro and in vivo methods are used to deliver practical laboratory analysis, experimentation and expertise aligned the Agency objectives. Biological Services, within ABS supports three sub-groups of SR&I; Standards Lifecycle, Control Testing and R&D in all aspects of in vivo experimentation. The division houses a range of species across two floors at different containment levels up to and including containment level 3 (CL3) and Specified Animal Pathogen Order 4 (SAPO4). A highly trained and professional technical team care for the animals and perform the scientific procedures, underpinned by a specialist support team, ensuring the highest standards of animal welfare are maintained at all times.
Job Description
What’s the role?
The Biological Sciences Facility Manager oversees the day-to-day operations of the Biological Services unit, ensuring excellence in animal care, housing, and scientific use. The role is crucial in supporting the agency’s statutory duties in regulatory research, preparation of reference materials, and biological medicines evaluation. This includes a strong focus on infectious disease studies, biological medicines, countermeasures, and biologics.
As an expert in animal technology, the role holder will lead a highly skilled technical team, ensuring compliance with ethical and legal standards. Additionally, they will act as the primary liaison between Biological Services and facilities teams to ensure effective and proactive operation and maintenance of the animal housing facility.
Key Responsibilities:
* Oversee the daily operations of the animal facility, including resource deployment for scientific and husbandry needs, during the working week, weekends and out-of-hours requirements.
* Be the liaison point with the Infrastructure and Facilities team on facility projects, ranging from minor repairs to major refurbishments, ensuring compliance with legal and ethical standards.
* Act as a deputy for the Head of Biological Services when required.
* Oversee contracts and procurement processes related to the Unit operations.
* Coordinate document reviews and updates for Quality Management and Health & Safety to ensure compliance.
* Collaborate with the Establishment Licence Holder, Home Office Liaison Contact, and Named Persons to maintain compliance with Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 and health and safety regulations.
* Monitor animal welfare, husbandry, and regulated procedures, ensuring adherence to the highest ethical and scientific standards.
What’s the role?
The Biological Sciences Facility Manager oversees the day-to-day operations of the Biological Services unit, ensuring excellence in animal care, housing, and scientific use. The role is crucial in supporting the agency’s statutory duties in regulatory research, preparation of reference materials, and biological medicines evaluation. This includes a strong focus on infectious disease studies, biological medicines, countermeasures, and biologics.
As an expert in animal technology, the role holder will lead a highly skilled technical team, ensuring compliance with ethical and legal standards. Additionally, they will act as the primary liaison between Biological Services and facilities teams to ensure effective and proactive operation and maintenance of the animal housing facility.
Key Responsibilities:
* Oversee the daily operations of the animal facility, including resource deployment for scientific and husbandry needs, during the working week, weekends and out-of-hours requirements.
* Be the liaison point with the Infrastructure and Facilities team on facility projects, ranging from minor repairs to major refurbishments, ensuring compliance with legal and ethical standards.
* Act as a deputy for the Head of Biological Services when required.
* Oversee contracts and procurement processes related to the Unit operations.
* Coordinate document reviews and updates for Quality Management and Health & Safety to ensure compliance.
* Collaborate with the Establishment Licence Holder, Home Office Liaison Contact, and Named Persons to maintain compliance with Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 and health and safety regulations.
* Monitor animal welfare, husbandry, and regulated procedures, ensuring adherence to the highest ethical and scientific standards.
Person specification
Our Successful Candidate Will Have:
* A degree and higher qualification in life sciences and/or equivalent Institute of Animal Technology (IAT) level 6 qualification or Fellowship and significant relevant experience
* Registered Animal Technician status
* Experience of specialist working within the Animal Technology field e.g. biocontainment systems (at CL3 as a minimum), GM breeding programmes, technical procedures (e.g. surgical procedures)
* Demonstratable extensive experience and knowledge of working to ASPA
* Extensive experience of developing, leading, and fostering a high performing team of staff, including acting as a mentor, and issue resolution
If you would like to find out more about this fantastic opportunity, please read our Job Description and Person Specification!
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Alongside your salary of £58,983, Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency contributes £17,087 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
* 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 geographical locations, including London and pro rata for part-time staff
* 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
* Mobility: Mobility clause in contracts allowing staff to be mobile across the Civil Service
* Civil Service Pension Scheme. Please see the link for further information http://www.civilservicepensionscheme.org.uk/ For enquiries relating to the Civil Service Pension Schemes please contact MyCSP's Pension Service Centre directly on 0300 123 6666
* Flexible working to ensure staff maintain a healthy work-life balance
* Interest free season ticket loan or bike loan
* Employee Assistance Services and access to the Civil Service Benevolent Fund
* Eligibility to join the Civil Service Motoring Association (CSMA)
* Variety of staff and Civil Service clubs
* On-going learning and development
Selection process details
We use the Civil Service Success Profiles to assess our candidates, find out more here.
* Online application form, including questions based on the Behaviour, Experience and Technical Success Profiles. Please ensure all application questions are completed in full; your application may not be considered if any responses are left blank. Our applications are CV blind, and our Hiring Managers will not be able to access your CV when reviewing your application.
* Presentation, to be prepared as part of your interview, with further information being supplied when you reach this stage.
* Interview, which can include questions based on the Behaviour, Experience, Technical and Strengths Success Profiles. In the instance that we receive a high number of applications, we will hold an initial sift based on the lead criteria of Communicating and Influencing.
In the instance that we receive a high number of applications, we will hold an initial sift based on the lead criteria of extensive experience of developing, leading, and fostering a high performing team of staff, including acting as a mentor, and issue resolution. Can coach staff at all grades and levels of experience. Excellent management skills to enable staff to be highly effective and motivated. A proven track record of training people in animal facilities.
Applicants are assessed on whether they meet any mandatory requirements as well as the necessary skills and experience for the role. Applications are scored based on the competency-based answers provided- ensure you have read these thoroughly and allow sufficient time. You can view the competencies for this role in the job description.
Use of AI in Job Applications
Applicants must ensure that anything submitted is factually accurate and truthful. Plagiarism can include presenting the ideas and experience of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own.
If you require any disability related adjustments at any point during the process, please contact careers@mhra.gov.uk
Closing date: 4 July 2025
Shortlisting date: 11 July 2025
Interview date: W/C 21 July 2025
Candidates will be contacted within a week of the sift and the interviews completed to inform them of the outcome.
If you need assistance applying for this role or have any other questions, please contact careers@mhra.gov.uk
Candidates will be subject to UK immigration requirements as well as Civil Service nationality rules. Further information on whether you are able to apply is available here.
Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check as well as animal rights and pro-life activism checks.
People working with government assets must complete basic personnel security standard checks.
Certain Roles Within The MHRA Will Require Post Holders To Have Vaccinations, And In Some Circumstances, Routine Health Surveillance. These Roles Include:
* Laboratory-based roles working directly with known pathogens
* Maintenance roles, particularly those required to work in laboratory settings
* Roles that involve visiting other establishments where vaccination is required
* Roles required to travel overseas where specific vaccination may be required.
Applicants who are successful at interview will be, as part of pre-employment screening subject to a check on the Internal Fraud Database (IFD). This check will provide information about employees who have been dismissed for fraud or dishonesty offences. This check also applies to employees who resign or otherwise leave before being dismissed for fraud or dishonesty had their employment continued. Any applicant’s details held on the IFD will be refused employment. A candidate is not eligible to apply for a role within the Civil Service if the application is made within a 5 year period following a dismissal for carrying out internal fraud against government.
Any move to the MHRA from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax-Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility here.
In accordance with the Civil Service Commissioners’ Recruitment Principles our recruitment and selection processes are underpinned by the requirement of selection for appointment on the basis of merit by a fair and open competition. If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles and you wish to make a complaint, you should firstly contact Florentina Oyelami, Head of Talent Acquisition, Florentina.Oyelami@mhra.gov.uk
If you are not satisfied with the response you receive, you can contact the Civil Service Commission at:
Civil Service Commission
Room G/8
1 Horse Guards Road
London
SW1A 2HQ
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
Security
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.
Nationality requirements
This Job Is Broadly Open To The Following Groups:
* UK nationals
* nationals of the Republic of Ireland
* nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
* nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
* nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
* individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
* Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)
Working for the Civil Service
The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.
We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.
The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.
We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.
Diversity and Inclusion
The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).
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Contact point for applicants
Job Contact :
* Name : Simon Campbell
* Email : Simon.Campbell@mhra.gov.uk
Recruitment team
* Email : careers@mhra.gov.uk
Further information
In accordance with the Civil Service Commissioners’ Recruitment Principles our recruitment and selection processes are underpinned by the requirement of selection for appointment on the basis of merit by a fair and open competition. If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles and you wish to make a complaint, you should contact the Resourcing Team at Careers@mhra.gov.uk, in the first instance. If you are not satisfied with the response you receive you can contact the Civil Service Commission at: civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk - info@csc.gov.uk - Civil Service Commission Room G/8 1 Horse Guards Road London SW1A 2HQ
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