IT Governance, Risk and Compliance Analyst managing compliance initiatives like NIST and ISO standards in technology and security operations.
About the role
- Healthcare regulatory lawyer providing specialist advice on UK medicines regulation, focusing on prescription-only medicines and medical cannabis compliance. Ensuring operations meet healthcare regulatory standards.
Responsibilities
- Ensure Montu’s operations, medicines supply, and telehealth services remain fully compliant with MHRA, CQC, GPhC, and relevant healthcare regulations, with a special focus on prescription cannabis medicines.
- Advise senior leaders, clinical, and digital teams on all legal and regulatory issues arising from the provision of medical cannabis, digital prescribing, pharmacy practice standards, and novel healthcare delivery models.
- Conduct and report on regulatory risk assessments for current and future products, especially where cannabis-based medicines or remote prescribing are involved.
- Lead regulatory horizon scanning, monitoring developments in UK and (where relevant) EU medicines and pharmacy law to ensure proactive compliance and business readiness.
- Liaise with regulators (MHRA, CQC, GPhC) in connection with authorisations, registrations, audits, and inspections, supporting Montu’s relationship management and incident responses.
- Draft, review, and negotiate legal agreements relevant to Montu’s ecosystem (e.g., supplier, clinical, technical, research, and digital health contracts), ensuring all regulatory obligations are met and reflected.
- Design and deliver internal regulatory training to non-legal teams, fostering best practice, innovation, and regulatory compliance culture.
- Support Montu’s industry leadership by contributing to policy engagement, thought leadership, and advocacy for evidence-based regulatory change in the medical cannabis field.
Requirements
- UK qualified solicitor or barrister with 4–6 years’ post-qualification experience (PQE) in healthcare, life sciences, or medicines regulation (in-house or private practice).
- Experience of UK regulatory frameworks for prescription medicines, ideally including cannabis-based products for medicinal use in humans (CBPMs), and their clinical and digital supply pathways.
- Prior work with CQC and GPhC frameworks for remote clinical practice, online pharmacies, or digital health businesses.
- Proven ability to provide practical, business-focused legal advice in a fast-paced, purpose-driven environment.
Benefits
- 25 days holiday (rising to 27 after year one and 30 after year two) + 8 bank holidays
- Up to 5% employer matching contributions.
- Work-from-home options, cycle-to-work scheme, and more.
- Collaborate across teams and represent Montu at events, with support to grow your skills and impact.
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