Senior Product Manager - Travel

Join to apply for the Senior Product Manager role at Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency 2 days ago Be among the first 25 applicants Join to apply for the Senior Product Manager role at Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency We have an exciting opportunity for one Senior Product Manager in our Digital and Technology Group . 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. Flexible working is potentially available. 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 . We are transforming, to create a progressive, responsive, and sovereign regulator of medical products that is a fundamental requirement to achieve the innovation set out in the UK Life Sciences Vision. The Digital and Technology Group lies at the heart of the Agency and is responsible for delivering an optimised IT infrastructure and maximising the secure use of data to enable the rest of the organisation to deliver world class services. Within Digital and Technology Group , the Digital and Service Design Group (D&SDG) provides a number of services through its practice-based model including user-research, service design, business analysis, change management and product management. D&SDG owns the customer experience for the division and is currently building its in-house capabilities around Digital Product Management and User Centred Design. This is a high-profile role working directly with the business to understand their needs and help assess these and align them to the agency’s overall strategic priorities and our agreed Digital, Data and Technology (DDaT) approach. Working alongside colleagues across the division, the post holders will play a fundamental role in the iterative design and continuous improvement of digital products and services at MHRA. The post holders will be required to develop and maintain a strong understanding of the changing needs and demands on our users, acting as the voice of the user and will also be instrumental in familiarising all stakeholders with a new delivery approach in the agency, being more agile and product-focussed. The successful candidates will be experienced Product Managers, familiar with working in agile environments. You will know how to coach and lead teams of varying levels of maturity in agile practices and be able to determine the right approach. You will have a track record of building strong relationships with stakeholders at all levels and be able to orchestrate multiple stakeholders, including vendors, to come together to deliver the right services based on user needs. Please use Chrome or Microsoft Edge. In the instance that we receive a high number of applications, we will hold an initial sift based on the lead criteria of ‘ Extensive experience of working effectively as a product manager in a multi-disciplinary digital team (including vendors), working across boundaries and delegating where appropriate, coming together to deliver the right service based on what users need and adding value through strategic thinking’ . If you require any disability related adjustments at any point during the process, please contact careers@mhra.gov.uk as soon as possible. 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. Candidates will be subject to UK immigration requirements as well as Civil Service nationality rules. 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. 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. 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. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax-Free Childcare. Successful candidates may be subject to annual Occupational Health reviews dependent on role requirements. 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.