GovWire

Recruitment of a Senior Scientific Officer in the Residues Team

Veterinary Medicines Directorate

November 30
14:18 2022

This exciting and fast-paced job is based in the VMDs Residues Team and working closely with our International Team, to help ensure food imported to the UK is safe for consumers. You will be responsible for assessing whether the systems that trading partners have in place are sufficient to ensure that banned substances, authorised medicines and contaminants are not present in food-producing animals, or their products, at levels that exceed Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs).

Job Title

Senior Scientific Officer in the Residues Team

Grade

SSO

Salary & Pension

40,262 44,724 per annum with Pension Scheme

Annual Leave Entitlement

Commencing at 25 days

Role

The primary purpose of this role is to coordinate and conduct audits and assessments of the veterinary residues programmes of both existing and prospective UK trading partners, contributing to the wider Defra-led decision-making process. You will also support other countries to build their own residues surveillance and laboratory testing capacity by provision of technical advice and training.

How to apply

You must make your application via Civil Service Jobs where you will find a full job description including salary details.

Closing Date

Related Articles

Comments

  1. We don't have any comments for this article yet. Why not join in and start a discussion.

Write a Comment

Your name:
Your email:
Comments:

Post my comment

Recent Comments

Follow Us on Twitter

Share This


Enjoyed this? Why not share it with others if you've found it useful by using one of the tools below: