# Software and AI Lead

**Company**: Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency
**Location**: London, Greater London
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: GBP 47,776 - 53,474 per year
**Category**: IT
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

We are currently looking for a Software & AI Lead to join our Software & AI Team within the Innovation & Compliance Group.

This is a full-time opportunity, on a permanent basis. The role will be based in 10 South Colonnade, Canary Wharf London, E14 4PU.

Government departments and agencies are working towards implementing a minimum 60% attendance in office sites.

We are currently implementing a flexible, hybrid way of working, with a minimum of 8 days per month working on site to enable the collaboration and contact with partners and stakeholders needed to deliver MHRA business. Attendance on site is driven by business needs so depending on the nature of the role, this can flex up to 12 days a month, with the remainder of time worked either remotely or in the office. Some roles will need to be on site more regularly. Remote working is potentially available for some specific roles.

The postholder will be based in the Software and AI team and will contribute across policy, regulatory and technical work. They will play a pivotal role in shaping the UK’s approach to AI governance in healthcare, helping to ensure that regulatory frameworks are evidence-based, future-focused and aligned with the public interest.

**Key Responsibilities:**

- Develop policy and support the implementation of regulatory change for software and AI-enabled medical devices through legislative reform, guidance and practical advice to stakeholders.

- Work closely with other regulators, government departments and external stakeholders to build consensus on AI regulation for medical products and medicines, informing MHRA policy, regulatory and programme work.

- Represent the Agency at internal and external meetings, providing authoritative, concise and up-to-date advice on high-profile and topical regulatory issues to technical, non-technical and senior audiences.

- Contribute to and, where required, coordinate a responsive briefings function, producing clear briefings, presentations, parliamentary responses, correspondence and senior-level advice at pace and to a high standard.

- Support delivery of team priorities by planning and producing high-quality content for meetings, events and leadership discussions that enable effective collaboration on software and AI regulation in healthcare.

- Coordinate meetings, events and collaborative activity across the Agency, government and partner organisations to support delivery of defined objectives.

- Support communications and engagement activity across a range of channels, working with communications teams and private offices in the MHRA, DHSC and wider government to deliver clear and impactful outputs.

- Build and maintain effective stakeholder relationships across organisations, regulators, government departments and external partners, using appropriate engagement and project tools to support well-coordinated delivery.

- Exercise initiative, attention to detail and resourcefulness when working independently and as part of a team, including by developing an understanding of relevant policy, regulatory, technical and operational issues.

- Take responsibility for personal development with your line manager, building knowledge of new device areas and technology-enabled healthcare in response to changing business needs.

**Benefits:**

Alongside your salary of £47,776, Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency contributes £13,840 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme.

- Annual Leave: 25 days annual leave on entry, rising by one day for each completed year of service to a maximum of 30 days and pro-rata for part-time staff. PLUS 8 bank holidays

- Privilege Leave: 1 day

- Hours of Work: 37 hours (net) per week for full time staff in all geographical locations, including London and pro rata for part-time staff

- Occupational Sick Pay (OSP): One month full pay/one month half pay on entry, rising by one month for each completed year of service to a maximum of six months full pay and six months half pay after five years’ service.

- Mobility: Mobility clause in contracts allowing staff to be mobile across the Civil Service

- Civil Service Pension Scheme

- Flexible working to ensure staff maintain a healthy work-life balance

- Interest free season ticket loan or bike loan

- Employee Assistance Services and access to the Civil Service Benevolent Fund

- Eligibility to join Motoring , Boundless by CSMA

- Variety of staff and Civil Service clubs

- On-going learning and development

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## Skills

### Required
- governance
- policy
- regulation
- AI
- medical devices
- digital health

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