GLP & Laboratories Inspector - 55,233 p.a. + benefits

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Salary

£55,233

A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

GBP

Job grade

Grade 7

Contract type

Permanent

Business area

MHRA - Healthcare, Quality and Access Group

Type of role

Other

Working pattern

Full-time

Number of jobs available

1

Contents

• Location
• About the job
• Benefits
• Things you need to know
• Apply and further information

Location

Remote working (anywhere in the UK)

About the job

Job summary

We are currently looking for a Good Laboratory Practice & Laboratories Inspector to join our Standards & Compliance Function within the Healthcare Quality and Access portfolio group.

This is a full-time opportunity, on a permanent basis. The role will is a home-based role but will require occasional travel to 10 South Colonnade, Canary Wharf London, E14 4PU or South Mimms, Hertfordshire. Please be aware that this role can only be worked in the UK and not overseas.

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.

The postholder will also join the Good Laboratory Practice Monitoring Authority (GLPMA), which is part of the Healthcare Quality and Access division of the MHRA. Good Laboratory Practice Inspectors inspect facilities that generate data which is used to assess the safety of medicines, industrial chemicals, pesticides, food and feed additives for the purpose of submission to a regulatory receiving authority.

Job description

The postholder will be a part of the GLP & Laboratories Compliance Team, a multi-disciplinary team whose remit is to perform GLP, GCP and GMP inspections at a wide range of laboratory and test facility 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 a Laboratories 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 regulated laboratory knowledge and experience gained from either laboratory operations such as study & test facility management or quality assurance in a regulated laboratory.

The recruitment process consists of an application form, interview and assessment centre, including a Maths and English aptitude test, aimed at evaluating your experience and knowledge of regulated laboratory environment (GLP / GCP / GMP) 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 a range of inspections, primarily within the UK but also potentially overseas, which can include:
• Good Clinical Practice inspections of laboratories performing analysis of clinical trial samples
• Good Laboratory Practice inspections of facilities conducting non-clinical safety studies
• Good Clinical Practice inspections of bioequivalence studies
• Inspection of laboratories performing Good Manufacturing Practice quality control testing.
• To contribute to the GLP & Laboratories Compliance Team\'s compliance management process to ensure that instances of suspected or known non-compliance are handled appropriately.
• To work closely across inspection teams, agency departments and external regulators to ensure inspection activities are 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

Our successful candidate will demonstrate the following:

• A degree in a relevant science, medical or engineering degree (e.g. pharmacy, chemistry, microbiology, pharmacology, biochemistry, biology, medicine, engineering)
• Significant relevant experience in a relevant regulated laboratory discipline
• 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.
• 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

Alongside your salary of £55,233, Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency contributes £16,001 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.
• Online numerical and verbal reasoning tests
• Technical and Scenario Interview, which can include questions based on the Behaviour, Experience, Technical and Strengths Success Profiles.
• Assessment Centre

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 a relevant science, medical or engineering degree (e.g. pharmacy, chemistry, microbiology, pharmacology, biochemistry, biology, medicine, engineering) and experience working in a relevant GXP area to the job application (e.g. GCP sample analysis, GLP, GMP Quality Control).

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.

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Closing Date: 22 October 2025

Shortlisting Date: from 23 October 2025

Interview Dates: 17 to 18 November 2025

Assessment Centre: 04 December 2025

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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 Oyelami, 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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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