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We are currently looking for a Pharmacovigilance Inspector to join our Standards & Compliance Team within the HQ&A group.
This is a full-time opportunity, on a permanent basis. The role will be home-based with occasional travel to our Canary Wharf London and South Mimms offices as well as travel to inspection sites. Please be aware that this role can only be worked in the UK and not overseas. Please discuss this with the recruiting manager before accepting an appointment.
Salary arrangements depend on home location with London-based employees receiving London rate of £56,353. Regardless of your location, you will receive a Market Pay Supplement of £3,000 p.a. which will increase to £6,000 p.a. upon accreditation.
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 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.
Job description
Whats the role?
The postholder will be a part of the GPvP Compliance Team whose remit is to perform inspections at a wide range of sites in the UK (and potentially overseas) to assess the compliance of organisations with their legal obligations. The role also involves engaging with stakeholders across a variety of platforms to help improve industry compliance and contribute to safeguarding public health.
As Pharmacovigilance Inspector, you will be part of a dynamic and supportive team. In your role, you will have autonomy in how to plan and structure your day-to-day work, including inspections.
This post is aimed at candidates with substantial pharmacovigilance knowledge or GxP auditing experience. If successful, initial employment will start at Grade 7 and you will receive a market pay supplement of £3,000 per year. You will then be expected to achieve accreditation as an Inspector within 12 months of joining the Agency. Upon successful accreditation, the market pay supplement will be increased to £6,000 per year.
The recruitment process consists of an application form, interview and assessment centre aimed at evaluating your experience and knowledge of pharmacovigilance as well as your technical abilities and behaviours which will help you succeed in this role.
Further information on the accreditation process will be provided during the various stages of recruitment.
Key responsibilities:
- To perform GPvP inspections of marketing authorisation holders and their service providers, primarily within the UK but also potentially overseas. This includes planning, conducting and reporting inspections and assessing the adequacy of responses from the inspected organisation.
- To contribute to the GPvP Compliance Teams compliance management process to ensure that instances of suspected or known non-compliance are handled appropriately.
- To engage effectively with external stakeholders across a variety of platforms.
- To work closely across inspection teams, Agency departments and external regulators to ensure inspection activities are planned and communicated effectively.
- To support the continued development of the Compliance Team quality system by maintaining current knowledge and expertise in relevant scientific, professional and administrative matters.
Person specification
Who are we looking for?
Our successful candidate will:
- A degree in a relevant science, medical or engineering degree (e.g. pharmacy, chemistry, microbiology, pharmacology, biochemistry, biology, medicine, engineering).
- Experience of working in Good Pharmacovigilance Practice in a pharmaceutical orientated regulatory environment and/or relevant auditing experience.
- Ability to work unsupervised for long periods of time, but also able to work within a team environment demonstrating good planning and organisational skills to meet tight deadlines and manage multiple priorities.
- Proven ability to analyse and identify issues, make sound decisions, take appropriate actions tactfully and effectively, influence key stakeholders and take responsibility for results.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, IT literate including skills in Microsoft Office.
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
£14,202 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
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The selection process:
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.
- Assessment centre, which will include tests, exercises, and a presentation. Further information will be supplied when you reach this stage.
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.
If you require any disability related adjustments at any point during the process, please contact careers@mhra.gov.uk as soon as possible.
Closing date: 26 November 2023
Interview date: 19 December 2023
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.
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 applicants 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 careers@mhra.gov.uk.
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 Mira Mepa, Head of Recruitment and Operations, Mira.Mepa@mhra.gov.uk.
If you are not satisfied with the response you receive, you can contact the Civil Service Commission at: civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk
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