Higher Scientific Officer in the Supply Team
| Posting date: | 26 June 2024 |
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| Salary: | £35,857 to £38,551 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 24 July 2024 |
| Location: | KT15 3LS |
| Company: | Government Recruitment Service |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 350287/1 |
Summary
The Supply Team is part of the wider Regulatory Affairs Team and you will also liaise closely with our Application Management Team to ensure targets as specified in our Published Standards continue to be met.
The post-holder will be part of the VMD’s Supply Team within the VMD’s Regulatory Affairs Section in the Authorisation Division. The Authorisations Division is responsible for authorising veterinary medicines, including the assessment of data on the quality, safety and efficacy of such medicines.
This role requires an individual with the ability to problem solve, to prioritise and organise themselves and to support their team. It is an ever changing environment and it is essential that the job holder can think on their feet and rise to challenges quickly and effectively.
The post-holder’s main duties will be:
- Draft a scientific summary of the assessment report for each new Marketing Authorisation, for publication on the GOV.UK website in line with VMD’s Quality Standards and Standard Operating Procedures
- Assess Marketing Authorisation variation applications, to include applications to harmonise product information between Ireland and assessment of accompanying product literature (i.e. mock-ups)
- Assess applications from UK veterinary surgeons and wholesale dealers to import unauthorised medicines into the UK for veterinary use
- Assess notifications of product defects to determine potential impact on UK veterinary medicine availability
- Develop, monitor, and troubleshoot process development and improvement projects within the VMD
- Manage your own performance and worklist to maintain targets as set out in our Published Standards
- Contribute to and lead discussions in meetings
- Contribute to the maintenance of the VMD’s Quality Management System in relation to the standards and timescales set; identifying and implementing improvement opportunities
- Comply with ISO 9001 (quality management) and ISO 27001 (information security) standards, and GDPR and record management requirements.
- Act corporately – meeting, role-modelling, embedding, and championing the corporate objectives set by the VMD.