"Contracts Officer"

The MHRA is transforming. Through enabling innovation, making the right judgements of the benefits and risks of medical products and forging the right partnerships in the UK and internationally, it aims to deliver world class regulation and improved outcomes for UK patients.

We are currently looking for an experienced Contracts Officer to join our Standards Lifecycle function in the Scientific, Research & Innovation group.

The Scientific, Research & Innovation group delivers public health impact, world-leading research innovation. The South Mimms campus of the MHRA delivers statutory scientific functions such as the provision of biological reference materials that enable the global harmonisation of vaccines, therapeutic medicines and diagnostic tests as well as the independent batch release biological products. These activities are under pinned by a strong global research and development program.

The post is based within the Standards Lifecycle function which is responsible the scientific delivery, manufacture and global distribution of biological reference materials that enable the global harmonisation of vaccines, therapeutic medicines and diagnostic tests. However, the role will serve all scientific teams across the Science Campus.

The successful candidate will have:

• Demonstrable experience of drafting and negotiating effective research and business contracts.
• Demonstrable experience of building and maintaining effective and successful relationships with a variety of stakeholders in a client-facing role, responding to enquiries from clients and colleagues in a timely, efficient and appropriate manner.
• Professional business, legal or paralegal qualification and/or equivalent proven contract drafting and negotiation experience, preferably gained in a research environment in academia or industry.
• Demonstratable knowledge of how to conduct a thorough review of a contract to ensure its accuracy and completeness.

Closing date: 3 October 2025.