Head, AI for Medicines Safety

Overview

In this role you lead the Beyond ADMET: AI for Medicines Safety regulatory sandbox, shaping its strategic direction and delivery. You will serve as the senior scientific and regulatory advocate, coordinating cross‑sector expertise to advance AI-enabled regulation and patient safety. You’ll steer multidisciplinary teams and engage with national and international partners to influence regulatory thinking. The opportunity focuses on building robust evidence and scalable approaches for medicines safety in a fast-evolving AI landscape.

Pay / Benefits

• Permanent contract
• Flexible working
• Salary £75,585 per year

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic direction for the Beyond ADMET: AI for Medicines Safety sandbox
• Lead delivery of the programme’s priorities aligned with MHRA strategy
• Act as senior scientific and technical leader across AI, ML, pharmacology, toxicology, data science and regulatory science
• Evaluate emerging technologies, datasets and validation frameworks for regulatory decision-making
• Oversee governance, performance, risk management and budget for the programme
• Lead stakeholder engagement with industry, academia, government and international networks
• Develop and manage a high-performing, multidisciplinary team
• Contribute to wider AI-enabled regulatory science policy and guidance

Key requirements

• Recognised expertise in AI/ML/Data Science or Computational Modelling; or pharmacology/toxicology/drug development/NAMs
• Broad understanding of AI and medicines development ecosystem with ability to lead multidisciplinary teams
• Ability to translate scientific evidence into regulatory and strategic recommendations
• Experience leading complex strategic programmes and delivering outcomes
• Experience influencing senior stakeholders and collaborating with external partners

• leadership
• stakeholder engagement
• collaboration
• Artificial Intelligence
• Machine Learning
• Computational Modelling

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