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- Tasks: Lead innovative healthcare projects and streamline regulatory pathways for transformative medicines.
- Company: Join the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, enhancing health through effective regulation.
- Benefits: Enjoy a competitive salary, flexible working options, generous leave, and a robust pension scheme.
- Why this job: Be at the forefront of healthcare innovation, making a real impact on patient access to new treatments.
- Qualifications: Strategic thinking, leadership skills, and experience in policy development are essential.
- Other info: This role offers hybrid working with a minimum of 8 days in the office each month.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 80000 £ per year.
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Canary Wharf, London
Job Summary
We are currently looking for a Senior Policy Partner to join our Innovation Accelerator Function within the Science, Research & Innovation 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. Please be aware that this role can only be worked in the UK and not overseas. We are open to requests for part-time, job shares and 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 Science, Research and Innovation Group delivers public health impact, world-leading research innovation, and a unique proposition via its Science Strategy. 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 Innovation Accelerator helps provide innovators access to MHRA scientific expertise and regulatory guidance, helping developers of innovative products (medicines, medical devices (including software) and blood components for transfusion) connect more dynamically with an enhanced advice and signposting service. It brings together the MHRA Innovation Office, the Regulatory Advice Service for Regenerative Medicines (RASRM), Regulatory Science and horizon scanning. It also leads for MHRA on the delivery of the Innovative Licensing and Access Pathway (ILAP) and Innovative Devices Access Pathway (IDAP).
Job Description
What’s the role?
The role offers an exciting opportunity to be at the forefront of healthcare innovation in the UK. This role will focus on leading on the delivery of the Innovative Licensing and Access Pathway (ILAP) which aims to accelerate the time to market, facilitating patient access to transformative medicines. This will involve working across multiple organisations to ensure the successful delivery of the ILAP and ensure it can continue to develop to meet the needs of the whole sector.
The successful candidate will also have a key role in supporting cross-Agency work to develop and implement new policy aimed at streamlining regulatory pathways that accelerate the development of innovative products. In particular working closely with the Innovative Devices team to take lessons from the Innovative Devices Access Pathway (IDAP) pilot to inform the future direction of the MHRA, alongside work to develop plans to establish a new Innovation Gateway. The person will also act as the point person for, and contributing to, task-and-finish projects across the range of the Innovation Accelerator responsibilities and reach across the whole of the Agency’s work. The role is regularly required to work at pace on multiple areas and deal with competing priorities.
Key responsibilities:
- Provide strategic leadership for the development and delivery of the Innovative Licensing and Access Pathway (ILAP) and its integration with the next iteration of IDAP to create an ‘Innovation Gateway’. This will include providing oversight of the governance, overseeing delivery of project and programme milestones, setting future policy direction policy through ongoing evaluation to identify opportunities to deliver improvements.
- Lead on driving forward the development of cross-cutting strategy, policy and guidance, working with MHRA technical experts, contributing to MHRA’s wider innovation strategy by informing decisions on the case for change through use of evidence, providing advice and briefings to senior leaders on a variety of policy and strategy matters relating to the regulation of innovative healthcare products, ensuring these are aligned with Government and MHRA strategic priorities. This will include playing a key role in developing and implementing policy changes.
- Take a leading role in the evolution of the Innovation Accelerator as the team objective expand, balancing its reactive and proactive work, and ensuring the team continues to be highly regarded, motivated and supported.
- Establish strong relationships with a network of both internal and external stakeholders – such as DHSC Sponsor and policy teams, other Government departments, industry trade associations, and other regulators – bringing different perspectives together to understand policy and technical challenges creating a shared sense of purpose to maximize the impact of our work for the benefit of patients and the public. Confidently leading representational work with senior stakeholders, which may include representing the MHRA at external meetings, conferences and events.
- Monitor the broader policy landscape relating to innovative product and regulatory environment in order to providing advice and insight to steer, prioritise, and maximise the impact of the MHRAs activities. This will include preparing and presenting high-quality briefing and policy documents, communicating complex issues into clear and concise policy recommendations, to advise Ministers and senior officials and support key decision making.
What’s the role?
The role offers an exciting opportunity to be at the forefront of healthcare innovation in the UK. This role will focus on leading on the delivery of the Innovative Licensing and Access Pathway (ILAP) which aims to accelerate the time to market, facilitating patient access to transformative medicines. This will involve working across multiple organisations to ensure the successful delivery of the ILAP and ensure it can continue to develop to meet the needs of the whole sector.
The successful candidate will also have a key role in supporting cross-Agency work to develop and implement new policy aimed at streamlining regulatory pathways that accelerate the development of innovative products. In particular working closely with the Innovative Devices team to take lessons from the Innovative Devices Access Pathway (IDAP) pilot to inform the future direction of the MHRA, alongside work to develop plans to establish a new Innovation Gateway. The person will also act as the point person for, and contributing to, task-and-finish projects across the range of the Innovation Accelerator responsibilities and reach across the whole of the Agency’s work. The role is regularly required to work at pace on multiple areas and deal with competing priorities.
Key responsibilities:
- Provide strategic leadership for the development and delivery of the Innovative Licensing and Access Pathway (ILAP) and its integration with the next iteration of IDAP to create an ‘Innovation Gateway’. This will include providing oversight of the governance, overseeing delivery of project and programme milestones, setting future policy direction policy through ongoing evaluation to identify opportunities to deliver improvements.
- Lead on driving forward the development of cross-cutting strategy, policy and guidance, working with MHRA technical experts, contributing to MHRA’s wider innovation strategy by informing decisions on the case for change through use of evidence, providing advice and briefings to senior leaders on a variety of policy and strategy matters relating to the regulation of innovative healthcare products, ensuring these are aligned with Government and MHRA strategic priorities. This will include playing a key role in developing and implementing policy changes.
- Take a leading role in the evolution of the Innovation Accelerator as the team objective expand, balancing its reactive and proactive work, and ensuring the team continues to be highly regarded, motivated and supported.
- Establish strong relationships with a network of both internal and external stakeholders – such as DHSC Sponsor and policy teams, other Government departments, industry trade associations, and other regulators – bringing different perspectives together to understand policy and technical challenges creating a shared sense of purpose to maximize the impact of our work for the benefit of patients and the public. Confidently leading representational work with senior stakeholders, which may include representing the MHRA at external meetings, conferences and events.
- Monitor the broader policy landscape relating to innovative product and regulatory environment in order to providing advice and insight to steer, prioritise, and maximise the impact of the MHRAs activities. This will include preparing and presenting high-quality briefing and policy documents, communicating complex issues into clear and concise policy recommendations, to advise Ministers and senior officials and support key decision making.
Person specification
Our Successful Candidate Will Have:
- Experience of strategic thinking skills, with the ability to align delivery with broader system objectives and policy context
- Demonstrated ability to build influence and trust with senior internal and external stakeholders
- Effective leadership skills, being visible, empowering others, building resilience and leading improvements with the ability to motivate high performing teams to success, adapting your leadership style where appropriate and delivering through others
- The ability to see the big picture, developing and maintaining an understanding of economic, social, political, environmental and technological developments to ensure activity is relevant
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 £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 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 ‘Experience of strategic thinking skills, with the ability to align delivery with broader system objectives and policy context’.
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 statement of suitability provided. You can view the criteria 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 as soon as possible.
Closing date: 17 July 2025
Shortlisting date: 18 July 2025
Interview date: 29 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.
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 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: civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk
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Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
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Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
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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
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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 : Anita Lim
- Email : Anita.Lim@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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Senior Policy Partner - Innovation - £73,324 p.a. + benefits employer: Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency
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We think this is how you could land Senior Policy Partner - Innovation - £73,324 p.a. + benefits
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Familiarise yourself with the Innovative Licensing and Access Pathway (ILAP) and the Innovative Devices Access Pathway (IDAP). Understanding these frameworks will not only help you in interviews but also demonstrate your commitment to the role and its objectives.
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Network with professionals in the healthcare regulatory field, especially those involved with the MHRA. Attend relevant conferences or webinars to build connections and gain insights that could be beneficial during your application process.
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Prepare to discuss your experience in building relationships with stakeholders. Highlight specific examples where you've successfully collaborated across different teams or organisations, as this is crucial for the Senior Policy Partner role.
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Before your interview, make sure you thoroughly understand the key responsibilities of the Senior Policy Partner role. Familiarise yourself with the Innovative Licensing and Access Pathway (ILAP) and how it integrates with the Innovative Devices Access Pathway (IDAP). This will help you articulate how your experience aligns with the expectations of the role.
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