The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is the UKs sovereign regulator for medicines, biological medicines, medical devices and blood products. As an executive agency of the Department of Health and Social Care, it plays a vital role in protecting and improving public health, ensuring that healthcare products meet the highest standards of safety, quality and effectiveness. Operating at the heart of the UKs health and life sciences ecosystem, the Agency supports innovation, enables access to safe and effective products, and works extensively with partners across the UK and internationally. Funded primarily through fee-generating activities, products and services, MHRA combines scientific excellence, regulatory expertise and public accountability in pursuit of its mission to keep patients and the public safe.
MHRA is now seeking an outstanding Chief Finance and Commercial Officer to join its Executive Committee and Unitary Board. Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer, this highly influential role will provide strategic leadership across commercial, finance, estates and infrastructure. The postholder will act as a trusted adviser on financial stewardship, commercial strategy and organisational sustainability, ensuring that the Agencys business model supports the delivery of its regulatory responsibilities while enabling long-term growth and investment. Leading a directorate of approximately 80 colleagues, the Chief Finance and Commercial Officer will oversee ambitious commercial and fee reform programmes, shape revenue generation and procurement strategies, provide assurance on financial performance and risk, and guide the future development of key laboratory and estate infrastructure, including nationally significant facilities.
