Details
Reference number
431254
Salary
£73,324
A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
GBP
Job grade
Grade 6
Contract type
Permanent
Business area
MHRA - Healthcare, Quality and Access Group
Type of role
Medical
Working pattern
Flexible working, Full-time
Number of jobs available
3
Contents
* Location
* About the job
* Benefits
* Things you need to know
* Apply and further information
Location
London
About the job
Job summary
We are currently looking for a Medical Assessor to join our Innovative Medicines Function within the Healthcare Quality and Access.
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 open to requests for flexible working. Please discuss this with the recruiting manager before accepting an appointment.
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.
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 objective of the Healthcare Quality and Access portfolio is to drive quality and critically appraise benefits and risks to inform robust decisions on healthcare access including accelerated access pathways. It will do this by bringing together a fusion of our capabilities across both medicines and medical devices to enable licensing and market access, as well as ensuring compliance with regulations and standards.
Job description
The successful candidate will be reporting to the Head of Medicine Assessment Team in Innovative Medicines. You will be required to assess the clinical and regulatory aspects of marketing authorisation applications and paediatric requirements for chemical or biological products, in a variety of therapeutic fields.
You will develop and maintain good working relationships with external stakeholders including dealing effectively with official correspondence to agreed timelines. You will contribute to and influence assessment policy and practice and proactively identify where such contributions would be beneficial.
Key responsibilities:
1. Assessment of Applications
* Carry out the assessment of clinical data provided in marketing authorisation initial and variation applications (including applications made through the Early Access to Medicine Scheme and Innovative Licensing and Access Pathway) and/or paediatric data from various sources (e.g. paediatric investigation plans), including data with new, wide-ranging, or complex issues, making appropriate recommendations and decisions aligned with the protection of public health.
* Manage own workload working in conjunction with other assessors to meet agreed timelines responding to public health demands
* Prepare present and discuss objective assessments or other scientific papers at expert advisory groups, e.g., Commission on Human Medicines as needed
* Take a lead in providing reliable, timely and appropriate scientific and regulatory advice to companies and in writing reflecting contemporary regulatory guidance and relevant regulatory decisions. Advice should be given in line with protection of public health and to promote innovation, specifically to promote efficient development without compromising the evidence base for regulatory decision making.
2. Sharing Knowledge and Development of Self and Colleagues
* Commensurate with experience, mentor or coach other staff to enhance their knowledge and contribution
* Provide advice to colleagues in the division or Agency as needed
* Continues to extend and deepen skills and knowledge in relevant scientific or professional areas
3. Contribution to Policy and Procedures
* Contribute to and influence assessment policy and practice, and proactively identify where such contributions would be beneficial
* Contribute to and influence divisional procedures
* Make individual contributions to representational or professional activities inside or outside the Agency
* Support and develop interactions with international regulators, both for assessments and regulatory science
4. Communication with Stakeholders
* Develop good working relationships with colleagues and with internal and external stakeholders
* Deal effectively with official correspondence to agreed timelines
5. Management and Use of Resources
* Use own and Agency resources in line with Agency and divisional strategy to meet targets
* Provide support when required to assist other Functions and Agency teams
The job description is not intended to be exhaustive, and it is likely that responsibilities and outcomes may be altered from time to time in the light of changing circumstances and after consultation with the postholder.
Person specification
Our successful candidate will demonstrate the following.
* Managing a Quality Service
* Deliver at Pace
* Communicating and Influencing
* Clinical, academic or pharmaceutical medicine experience, including evidence of analysis of data and preparation of reports, scientific publications or regulatory submissions
* Excellent interpersonal skills to facilitate team-working/team-leading, consulting and co-operating with colleagues from different disciplines and with variable degrees of expertise.
* Degree in Medicine and with a relevant postgraduate qualification within specialist area. Registered with the General Medical Council.
* Evidence of an up-to-date specialist level knowledge in one or more relevant scientific areas.
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
Alongside your salary of £73,324, Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency contributes £21,241 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 For enquiries relating to the Civil Service Pension Schemes please contact MyCSP's Pension Service Centre directly on
* 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
Things you need to know
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.
* Interview, which can include questions based on the Behaviour, Experience, Technical and Strengths Success Profiles.
* Test, further information will be supplied when you reach this stage
In the instance that we receive a high number of applications, we will hold an initial sift based on the lead criteria of candidates having a degree in Medicine and with a relevant postgraduate qualification within specialist area and being registered with the General Medical Council.
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 as soon as possible.
Closing date: 19th October 2025
Shortlisting date: from 3rd November 2025
Interview date: from 17th November 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
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.
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.
Successful candidates may be subject to annual Occupational Health reviews dependent on role requirements. If you have any queries, please contact
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 Oleylami, Head of Talent Acquisition,
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.
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)
* 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
Working for the Civil Service
The Civil Service Code 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 .
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 and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy .
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Contact point for applicants
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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, in the first instance. 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