Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
Medical Assessor - £81,000-£117,800 p.a. + benefits
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Job Summary
We are currently looking for Medical Assessors to join our Innovative Medicines function within the Healthcare Quality and Access Group.
This is a full-time opportunity, on a permanent basis. The role will be based in 10 South Colonnade, Canary Wharf London, E14 4PU.
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.
The medical assessor is responsible for assessing the clinical and regulatory aspects of initial and variation marketing authorisation applications for chemical or biological medicinal products, across a range of therapeutic areas, including those involving new or complex issues in adult and paediatric patients.
The post holder contributes to the Agency's wider innovation activities and helps ensure that safe and effective medicinal products continue to become available to UK patients promptly. As fully accredited assessors, they are expected to undertake assessments independently, exercising a high degree of professional judgement, autonomy and accountability for their scientific and regulatory recommendations.
The post holder will work within their designated team and will also collaborate across the Innovative Medicines and Established Medicines Functions, using matrix working principles to evaluate applications for other product types, including established medicines, where appropriate.
The post offers career development and progression opportunities in line with our internal development programme.
Job Description
As a Medical Assessor, you'll play a key role in assessing the clinical and regulatory aspects of marketing authorisation applications across a range of therapeutic areas, helping to ensure safe and effective medicines reach UK patients promptly. You'll work independently and exercise a high degree of professional judgement, while also collaborating across teams and contributing to the Agency's wider innovation activities. This is a role with genuine autonomy and impact, backed by clear career development and progression opportunities.
Key Responsibilities
- Independently assess clinical and paediatric data within initial and variation marketing authorisation applications, including complex cases, making decisions that protect public health
- Provide timely, expert scientific and regulatory advice to companies, supporting innovation without compromising the evidence base
- Prepare and present scientific assessments to expert advisory groups, such as the Commission on Human Medicines
- Build effective working relationships with colleagues and stakeholders, contributing to assessment policy and regulatory collaboration
Person Specification
Current, hands-on experience as a medical assessor, with a track record of assessing initial and variation marketing authorisation applications and making sound, independent decisions within regulatory timelines
Strong working knowledge of regulatory processes, including case management systems, databases and the tools used in medicines assessment
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A medical degree, relevant postgraduate qualification in your specialist area, and full GMC registration with a licence to practise
Proven ability to manage a high-throughput, varied workload and consistently meet demanding deadlines without compromising quality
Strong communication skills, with sound judgement under pressure and the ability to build trust with colleagues and stakeholders
Licences
- Registration with the General Medical Council with a licence to practise. (Mandatory)
Qualifications
- A degree in Medicine, together with a relevant postgraduate qualification
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Managing a Quality Service
- Delivering at Pace
- Communicating and Influencing
- Making Effective Decisions
Technical skills
We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
- Substantial, proven working knowledge of the clinical assessment of initial and variation marketing authorisation applications.
- Up-to-date knowledge of relevant legislation and procedures applicable to the regulation of medicines, including the use of regulatory assessment processes, case management systems, databases and associated regulatory tools relevant to assessment.
We only ask for evidence of these technical skills on your application form:
- Substantial, proven working knowledge of the clinical assessment of initial and variation marketing authorisation applications.
Benefits
Alongside your salary of £81,000, Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency contributes £23,465 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides (opens in a new window).
- 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 six months full pay and six months half pay after five years’ service.
- 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 Motoring, Boundless by CSMA
- Variety of staff and Civil Service clubs
- On-going learning and development
Artificial Intelligence
Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance (opens in a new window) for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.
Selection Process Details
This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths, Experience and Technical skills.
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Key Dates (dates are indicative only and could be subject to change)
- Closing date – 11th October 2026 at 23:55
- Sifting – 12th October 2026
- Main panel interviews – 26th October 2026
Communications will be electronic via email therefore it is important that you check your Civil Service Jobs account regularly, as well as your spam/junk email folder.
We’re committed to being diverse and inclusive, so please make your application anonymous by removing all identifying personal information (such as names and dates) from your employment history and personal statement.
What will the process look like?
Pre-sift Stage
An initial sift will be conducted on the experience question which has a word limit of 300 words. If you are assessed as not meeting the required level, you will not be progressed past this stage.
Question: 'Please describe your current experience working as a medical assessor, including your working knowledge of regulatory processes'.
Sift Stage
Those applications which are successful at pre-sift stage will then progress to the main sift, where we'll read and score the rest of your application. This may involve a large number of applications, please bear with us as this can take some time.
- Anonymised CV which sets out your career history, previous experience and skills, highlighting specific responsibilities that are relevant for this role.
- 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.
The panel will look at your application and are looking for evidence of the stated points. We may raise the benchmark score required if we receive a high number of applications.
Main Panel Interview
Successful candidates from the sift stage will be invited to attend an interview. We use a blended interview technique, allowing us to find out more about you. We use the Success Profile framework and at interview we will be assessing Behaviours and Experience.
At interview, we will be asking questions relating to the following:
- Behaviours: Managing a Quality Service, Deliver at Pace, Communicating and Influencing and Making Effective Decisions
- Experience, as listed in the person specification
- Strengths
If you require any disability related adjustments at any point during the process, please contact careers@mhra.gov.uk as soon as possible.
Eligibility
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.
Role Requirements
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
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