Medical Officer - Salisbury, United Kingdom - Defence Science and Technology Laboratory

Defence Science and Technology Laboratory

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Salisbury, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Salary:

- £88,364

Salary will be in line with the NHS Consultant (2003 contract) basic salary and allowances pay scales, dependent on experience

Job grade:

Grade 6
Dstl level 7
Contract type:
Permanent
Business area:
DSTL
Chemical, Biological & Radiological Division
Type of role:
Medical
Working pattern:
Fulltime
Number of jobs available:
1Contents

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Location

DSTL, Porton Down, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP4 0JQAbout the job

Job summary:

The work of the
Toxicology, Trauma and Medicine Group within the
Chemical, Biological and Radiological (CBR) Division is aimed at preventing or mitigating the lethal and incapacitating effects of chemical and biological agents and toxins, and also physical and traumatic injuries, by exploring pre
- and/or post-exposure medical/pharmaceutical therapies as well as novel concepts for passive protective measures. The work covers early stage innovative research through to clinical development and drug licensure, and includes volunteer trials to understand the effects that protective measures have on military task performance. The research and development outcomes may inform a range of strategic and policy decisions across MOD and wider government.

Job description:

The post holder will be required to engage at all levels within the organisation and externally with the MOD and other organisations, including regulatory authorities.

In this role you will:

Work collaboratively across interdisciplinary teams across the nonclinical/clinical interface to ensure robust studies are planned, carried out to the required clinical and regulatory standards and reported appropriately
Work on multiple projects depending on experience
Contribute to regulatory documentation and submissions to regulatory authorities
Provide robust and reliable clinical advice to MOD stakeholders to enable informed decision making
Develop internal and external networks to ensure knowledge is appropriately shared and exploited within both the military and civilian environments
Manage and conduct interactions with external partners and ensure positive and trusted relationships are developed
Exercise good judgement to reach evidencebased decisions and be confident and clear in presenting your ideas and work to a variety of technical and nontechnical audiences
Maintain CPD to ensure your advice to projects and relevant external organisations is current
Maintain currency in clinical affairs regulations and requirements affecting pharmaceutical product development activities at Dstl
Promote and raise the importance of clinical affairs issues within the organisation and amongst stakeholders
Organise your time and be able to prioritise activities across a number of diverse activities
Be highly selfmotivated
Work safely in accordance with Dstl policies and procedures

Person specification:

We are looking for someone who has:

Working experience in the pharmaceutical sector, with experience in early stage drug development
A CCT in any medical specialty a CCT in Pharmaceutical Medicine, Pharmacology and Therapeutics or General Medicine is highly desirable
A GMC licence to practise
Good interpersonal skills, including the ability to form strong working relationships with the existing Dstl medical team, scientific staff and military and nonmilitary partners
A strong understanding of regulatory guidelines and regulations associated with clinical trials and licensing of drug products a knowledge of good clinical practice (GCP) is essential
Appropriate skills and experience to provide medical input to and oversight of clinical trials of investigational medicinal products (CTIMPs)
Experience of providing medical input to target product profiles (TPPs)
Experience of providing medical input to investigator's brochures (IBs), clinical trial protocols and other regulatory documents
Experience of interacting with regulatory authorities
A proven track record of working collaboratively within teams
The ability to organise, plan and implement projects to deadlines
Strong written and verbal communication skills
A commitment to undertake continuing professional development (CPD) throughout their career

Important Information

This role will require full UK security clearance and you should have resided in the UK for the past 5 years.

For some roles Developed Vetting will also be required, in this case you should have resided in the UK for the past 10 years.

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