Business Affairs Manager (Laboratories)
Location
Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Employment TypeFull-time
Posted At4/20/2026
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Description
Job Description
We are currently looking for a Business Affairs Manager (Laboratories) to join our Health & Safety and Quality Assurance Function within the Science, Research and Innovation group.
This is a full-time opportunity, on a permanent basis. The role will be based in South Mimms, Hertfordshire.
Government departments and agencies are working towards implementing a minimum 60% attendance in office sites.
Who are we?
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency enhance and improve the health of millions of people every day through the effective regulation of medicines and medical devices, underpinned by science and research.
The role sits in the Science and Research (S&R) arm of the Scientific Research and Innovation Group. Science & Research delivers laboratory-based regulatory science with public health impact and world-leading research innovation, through the MHRA’s Science Campus. Science & Research comprises four Functions: Research and Development (R&D), Standards Lifecycle, Control Testing and Quality Assurance and Health & Safety (HSQA).
The activities of the Health and Safety and Quality Assurance Function ensure that the MHRA is operating within controlled H&S, Quality and Governance frameworks, ensuring compliance and good governance for its activities. The team provides guidance and advice for staff, supporting the scientific staff in areas of governance and alignment of the scientific work with Agency guidelines, policies, and strategies.
What’s the role?
This is an exciting opportunity to support the Deputy Director of Health and Safety and Quality Assurance, in providing central business support for the scientific Functions within the Science and Research Group at MHRA, providing expert guidance and advice to staff on areas of governance and scientific strategy. The role will support the Senior Management Team in monitoring business planning for the function and will feed outputs into assurance and risk processes. The role will play a key part in business continuity requirements for the Science and Research activities carried out at the Science Campus and ensuring continued resilience of scientific outputs.
Key Responsibilities
We are currently looking for a Business Affairs Manager (Laboratories) to join our Health & Safety and Quality Assurance Function within the Science, Research and Innovation group.
This is a full-time opportunity, on a permanent basis. The role will be based in South Mimms, Hertfordshire.
Government departments and agencies are working towards implementing a minimum 60% attendance in office sites.
Who are we?
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency enhance and improve the health of millions of people every day through the effective regulation of medicines and medical devices, underpinned by science and research.
The role sits in the Science and Research (S&R) arm of the Scientific Research and Innovation Group. Science & Research delivers laboratory-based regulatory science with public health impact and world-leading research innovation, through the MHRA’s Science Campus. Science & Research comprises four Functions: Research and Development (R&D), Standards Lifecycle, Control Testing and Quality Assurance and Health & Safety (HSQA).
The activities of the Health and Safety and Quality Assurance Function ensure that the MHRA is operating within controlled H&S, Quality and Governance frameworks, ensuring compliance and good governance for its activities. The team provides guidance and advice for staff, supporting the scientific staff in areas of governance and alignment of the scientific work with Agency guidelines, policies, and strategies.
What’s the role?
This is an exciting opportunity to support the Deputy Director of Health and Safety and Quality Assurance, in providing central business support for the scientific Functions within the Science and Research Group at MHRA, providing expert guidance and advice to staff on areas of governance and scientific strategy. The role will support the Senior Management Team in monitoring business planning for the function and will feed outputs into assurance and risk processes. The role will play a key part in business continuity requirements for the Science and Research activities carried out at the Science Campus and ensuring continued resilience of scientific outputs.
Key Responsibilities
- Oversee the co-ordinated update of Group policies and procedures and identify where management changes are required - working with functions to design and implement new standards, systems and procedures - and ensure these are communicated effectively to stakeholders.
- Work with the Science and Research Senior Leadership Team and their functions to ensure successful delivery of the Group’s strategic and operational priorities, and support the reporting and escalation where delivery is at risk.
- Support the Deputy Director of HSQA to manage Business Continuity processes for Science and Research, working with other stakeholders on the wider site plans, and ensuring S&R Function plans are in place and maintained to be up to date.
- Manage the governance and secretariat arrangements for the Senior Leadership Team and key internal / external meetings, ensuring accurate record-keeping and tracking of actions to completion.
Our Successful Candidate Will Demonstrate The Following
- Leadership: Able to respond to views and challenges from others, standing by, promoting or defending own and team’s actions and decisions where needed, and inspiring and motivating those in other teams.
- Experience: Excellent presentation and communication/influencing skills with the ability to concisely communicate information to different audiences to enable successful delivery through others. Evidence of this from a scientific perspective would be an advantage.
- Seeing the Bigger Picture: Ensuring plans and activities reflect wider strategic priorities and are communicated effectively with senior leaders to influence future strategies and bringing together views, perspectives and diverse needs of stakeholders to gain a broader understanding of the issues surrounding policies and activities.
- Communicating and Influencing: Communicating with others in a clear, honest and enthusiastic way, able to explain complex issues in a way that is easy to understand, monitoring the effectiveness of communications and taking action to improve where necessary.
Method of assessment: A=Application, T=Test, I=Interview, P=Presentation
Behaviour Criteria
- Seeing the Bigger Picture (A, I)
- Leadership (A, I)
- Communicating & Influencing (A, I)
- Delivering at Pace (A, I)
- Substantial programme / project management experience with excellent organisational skills and the ability to prioritise extensive demands (A, I, P)
- Excellent presentation and communication/influencing skills with the ability to concisely communicate information to different audiences to enable successful delivery through others. Evidence of this from a scientific perspective would be an advantage (A, I, P)
- Excellent writing is required for preparing briefing, independently writing formal reports, gathering information across a range of stakeholders and providing information on complex / technical matters (A, I, P)
- Degree or equivalent qualification / experience. (Science or Life Science would be an advantage) (A)
- Recognised programme / project management qualification and advantage (A)
- Focussed (I)
- Influencer (I)
- Improver (I)
- Team Leader (I)
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The Selection Process
We use the Civil Service Success Profiles to assess our candidates, find out more here .
Applicants are assessed on whether they meet any mandatory requirements as well as the necessary skills and experience for the role. Applications are scored based on the competency-based answers provided- ensure you have read these thoroughly and allow sufficient time. You can view the competencies for this role in the job description.
Use of AI in Job Applications
Artificial Intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.
If you require any disability related adjustments at any point during the process, please contact
We use the Civil Service Success Profiles to assess our candidates, find out more here .
- Online application form, including questions based on the Behaviour, Experience and Technical Success Profiles. Please ensure all application questions are completed in full; your application may not be considered if any responses are left blank. Our applications are CV blind, and our Hiring Managers will not be able to access your CV when reviewing your application.
- Presentation, to be prepared as part of your interview, with further information being supplied when you reach this stage.
- Interview, which can include questions based on the Behaviour, Experience, Technical and Strengths Success Profiles.
Applicants are assessed on whether they meet any mandatory requirements as well as the necessary skills and experience for the role. Applications are scored based on the competency-based answers provided- ensure you have read these thoroughly and allow sufficient time. You can view the competencies for this role in the job description.
Use of AI in Job Applications
Artificial Intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.
If you require any disability related adjustments at any point during the process, please contact
careers@mhra.gov.uk as soon as possible.
Closing date: 4 th May 2026
Shortlisting date: from 8 th May 2026
Interview date: from 18 th May 2026
If you need assistance applying for this role or have any other questions, please contact careers@mhra.gov.uk
Candidates will be subject to UK immigration requirements as well as Civil Service nationality rules. Further information on whether you are able to apply is available here .
Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check as well as animal rights and pro-life activism checks. People working with government assets must complete basic personnel security standard checks .
Role
Certain roles within the MHRA will require post holders to have vaccinations, and in some circumstances, routine health surveillance. These roles include:
Any move to the MHRA from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax-Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility here .
Individuals appointed on level transfer will retain their existing salary and are responsible for ensuring they fully understand the financial implications of any potential move and the impact (if any) on their terms. If an individual is in any doubt, they should seek
Closing date: 4 th May 2026
Shortlisting date: from 8 th May 2026
Interview date: from 18 th May 2026
If you need assistance applying for this role or have any other questions, please contact careers@mhra.gov.uk
Candidates will be subject to UK immigration requirements as well as Civil Service nationality rules. Further information on whether you are able to apply is available here .
Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check as well as animal rights and pro-life activism checks. People working with government assets must complete basic personnel security standard checks .
Role
Certain roles within the MHRA will require post holders to have vaccinations, and in some circumstances, routine health surveillance. These roles include:
- Laboratory-based roles working directly with known pathogens
- Maintenance roles, particularly those required to work in laboratory settings
- Roles that involve visiting other establishments where vaccination is required
- Roles required to travel overseas where specific vaccination may be required.
Any move to the MHRA from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax-Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility here .
Individuals appointed on level transfer will retain their existing salary and are responsible for ensuring they fully understand the financial implications of any potential move and the impact (if any) on their terms. If an individual is in any doubt, they should seek
clarification before accepting a job offer.
Staff joining on promotion will receive up to a 10% increase of their current basic salary, or the pay band minimum, whichever is the greater.
The individual will not retain any allowances paid by the former department/Agency, unless there are special circumstances, such as a reserved right to those allowances on transfer.
Successful candidates may be subject to annual Occupational Health reviews dependent on role requirements. If you have any queries, please contact careers@mhra.gov.uk .
In accordance with the Civil Service Commissioners’ Recruitment Principles our recruitment and selection processes are underpinned by the requirement of selection for appointment on the basis of merit by a fair and open competition. If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles and you wish to make a complaint, in the first instance, you should contact the MHRA Recruitment Team at careers@mhra.gov.uk .
If you are not satisfied with the response you receive, you can contact the Civil Service Commission at: civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk
info@csc.gov.uk
Civil Service Commission
Room G/8
1 Horse Guards Road
London
SW1A 2HQ
About Us
ABOUT US
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency enhance and improve the health of millions of people every day through the effective regulation of medicines and medical devices, underpinned by science and research.
The agency is made up of c.1300 staff working across two main centres and peripatetically across the UK and abroad.
The agency consists of Corporate, Digital & Technology, Enablement, Healthcare Quality & Access, Partnerships, Safety & Surveillance and Scientific Research & Innovation.
Staff joining on promotion will receive up to a 10% increase of their current basic salary, or the pay band minimum, whichever is the greater.
The individual will not retain any allowances paid by the former department/Agency, unless there are special circumstances, such as a reserved right to those allowances on transfer.
Successful candidates may be subject to annual Occupational Health reviews dependent on role requirements. If you have any queries, please contact careers@mhra.gov.uk .
In accordance with the Civil Service Commissioners’ Recruitment Principles our recruitment and selection processes are underpinned by the requirement of selection for appointment on the basis of merit by a fair and open competition. If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles and you wish to make a complaint, in the first instance, you should contact the MHRA Recruitment Team at careers@mhra.gov.uk .
If you are not satisfied with the response you receive, you can contact the Civil Service Commission at: civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk
info@csc.gov.uk
Civil Service Commission
Room G/8
1 Horse Guards Road
London
SW1A 2HQ
About Us
ABOUT US
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency enhance and improve the health of millions of people every day through the effective regulation of medicines and medical devices, underpinned by science and research.
The agency is made up of c.1300 staff working across two main centres and peripatetically across the UK and abroad.
The agency consists of Corporate, Digital & Technology, Enablement, Healthcare Quality & Access, Partnerships, Safety & Surveillance and Scientific Research & Innovation.