Technical Lead, Medicines Safety Technologies

Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) invites a senior technical leader to guide the Beyond ADMET: AI for Medicines Safety sandbox in the UK. You will shape evidence, methodologies and regulatory approaches at the intersection of AI, toxicology, pharmacology and medicines development.

Working with the Head of AI for Medicines Safety, you will build credibility, foster collaboration with industry, academia and government, and drive the assessment of emerging AI-enabled

Responsibilities

• Provide senior scientific and technical leadership for the Beyond ADMET: AI for Medicines Safety Sandbox programme, ensuring programme activities are scientifically robust, technically credible and aligned with regulatory objectives.
• Work in partnership with the Head, AI for Medicines Safety to ensure the programme benefits from complementary expertise across artificial intelligence, healthcare data science, toxicology, pharmacology, medicines development and regulatory science.
• Lead the evaluation of emerging methodologies, technologies, datasets and evidence relevant to AI-enabled medicines development, safety assessment and regulatory decision-making.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with experts across the MHRA, industry, academia and government, representing the programme through technical engagement, collaboration and thought leadership activities.

Job description

This is an exciting opportunity to play a senior technical leadership role in the MHRA's pioneering regulatory sandbox, Beyond ADMET: AI for Medicines Safety, an innovative initiative exploring how artificial intelligence can transform medicines development and strengthen patient safety. Working alongside the Head, AI for Medicines Safety, you will provide specialist scientific and technical leadership, helping to shape the evidence, methodologies and innovations that inform future regulatory approaches. This is a unique opportunity to work at the intersection of AI, toxicology, pharmacology, medicines development and regulatory science while contributing to the MHRA's wider ambitions for AI-enabled innovation and patient safety.,

• Provide senior scientific and technical leadership for the Beyond ADMET: AI for Medicines Safety Sandbox programme, ensuring programme activities are scientifically robust, technically credible and aligned with regulatory objectives.
• Work in partnership with the Head, AI for Medicines Safety to ensure the programme benefits from complementary expertise across artificial intelligence, healthcare data science, toxicology, pharmacology, medicines development and regulatory science.
• Lead the evaluation of emerging methodologies, technologies, datasets and evidence relevant to AI-enabled medicines development, safety assessment and regulatory decision-making.

• Build and maintain strong relationships with experts across the MHRA, industry, academia and government, representing the programme through technical engagement, collaboration and thought leadership activities.

  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