Medical Officer (Research Physician Pharma) @ Dstl

We are seeking a medical officer to join the Advanced Development Programme (ADP) team. The successful candidate will join a small, busy, multi-disciplinary team working closely with medical and scientific research colleagues. The primary focus for the successful candidate will be to provide medical/pharmaceutical advice and support across a range of Defence activities, with particular focus on translational medicine applied to early stage drug development, clinical trials and licensure.

The post holder may be directly responsible for the welfare of subjects involved in clinical trials and volunteer studies, but this will depend on their current scope of practice. There may be opportunities within the organisation for the post holder to develop funding lines for their own research should they align with the organisation’s objectives.

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 inter-disciplinary teams across the non-clinical/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 evidence-based decisions and be confident and clear in presenting your ideas and work to a variety of technical and non-technical 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 self-motivated
• Work safely in accordance with Dstl policies and procedures