Location
London Borough of Tower Hamlets

Hours
37 hours (net) per week for full time staff, pro rata for part-time staff

Salary
£60,778 - £68,422 per annum plus benefits

About the Role
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) enhances and improves the health of millions of people every day through the effective regulation of medicines and medical devices, underpinned by science and research. The agency employs around 1700 staff across two main centres and peripatetically across the UK and abroad, encompassing Corporate, Partnerships, Transformation, Governance, Communications & Engagement, Scientific Research & Innovation, Healthcare Quality & Access, Safety & Surveillance and Technology groups.

This role is based in the Software and AI team within the Innovation and Compliance Group. The group is responsible for protecting public health by ensuring software and AI as medical devices meet all appropriate safety and performance standards, encouraging their safe use.

The postholder will lead and contribute to policy development, lead technical reviews and enquiries, and support international and domestic programmes related to AI and software-enabled medical devices. They will play a pivotal role in shaping the UK’s approach to AI governance in healthcare, ensuring regulatory frameworks are evidence-based, future-proof, and aligned with public interest.

Key responsibilities include leading parts of the policy function within the AI and Software Policy Team, delivering projects within AI healthcare regulation, managing a small team of advisors, assessing regulatory challenges posed by advanced AI technologies, providing regulatory advice, synthesising complex evidence to inform legislation, producing clear policy products, and representing MHRA at meetings and conferences.

The role also involves engaging with industry, academia, government and other stakeholders to inform MHRA’s work, ensuring joined-up delivery of AI and software medical device regulation projects, and maintaining high standards of quality and assurance in policy and regulatory decisions.

The postholder will be expected to deliver complex messages with clarity and sensitivity, promote diversity and inclusion, and demonstrate commitment to continuous learning and innovation.

Experience
- Significant experience in policy, regulatory, technology-based or legal roles.
- Experience in AI governance or policy within healthcare or medical devices.
- Proven ability to analyse complex issues and formulate clear, persuasive arguments.
- Strong interpersonal skills with experience negotiating and maintaining relationships with senior officials and stakeholders.
- Understanding of political, economic and technological developments in the UK and internationally.
- Relevant experience in healthcare, medical devices, AI governance, regulation or regulatory environments.

About you
- Proactive, independent and a strong team player.
- Able to manage multiple projects and meet tight deadlines.
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Committed to promoting diversity, inclusion and equality.
- Willingness to learn and adapt in a fast-changing environment.
- Leadership skills with experience managing small teams.

Qualifications
- No specific qualifications stated, but relevant experience in policy, regulation, technology, law or AI governance is essential.
- Demonstrated ability to produce high-quality policy and regulatory outputs.
- Commitment to continuous professional development and innovation.