The UK veterinary medicines regulator is recruiting for two Veterinary Pharmacovigilance Inspectors to work on the UK veterinary medicinal product pharmacovigilance inspection programme. The announcement, published on GOV.UK on 14 October 2026, confirms two vacancies for the role, graded at G7.

What the role involves

The Pharmacovigilance Inspector checks that Marketing Authorisation Holders meet their legal obligations for pharmacovigilance under the Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2013, as amended, and EU 2019/6. GOV.UK describes the work as critical to safeguarding animal and public health, and the environment, through rigorous inspection, compliance oversight and stakeholder engagement.

The post holder leads a discrete, high-impact operational area and works within a complex scientific and regulatory framework. That requires expert judgement, leadership of inspection activities and collaboration across multidisciplinary teams, including internal Veterinary Medicines Directorate teams, external stakeholders and other regulators.

Pay and leave

The salary is £64,015 per annum, with a pension scheme. Annual leave entitlement starts at 25 days. The announcement does not state a base location for the posts, and no salary figure beyond the one stated here should be assumed.

How to apply

Applications must be made through the Civil Service Jobs listing linked from the GOV.UK announcement, where the full job description is published. Applicants should read that full description before applying, as the announcement itself is a summary of the vacancy.

Deadline

The closing date is 9 November 2026. The announcement does not state that the vacancy may close early, so applicants should still aim to apply well before the deadline in case of any change.

Source: GOV.UK.