Head of Scientific Partnerships
UK Health Security AgencyPorton Down, South West
Overview
This is a central government role (full time) with UK Health Security Agency based in Porton Down. The advertised salary is £70,797 to £81,450. GovJobs has indexed this vacancy from its official source — use the apply button to view the full advert and apply directly.
Job description
Job summary The Countermeasures Development, Evaluation & Preparedness (CDEP) Division, along with other divisions within the PHM Directorate, provide the laboratory-based capability for UKHSA. This role provides specialist, operational leadership to activities within CDEP and other operational functions as required across UKHSA/the Porton site (HR, safety, biosecurity, quality, facilities etc).
How this role compares
We hold 21 central government vacancies in South West that publish a salary, and their median advertised starting figure is £28,547. This role pays more than about 90% of them.
There are 463 central government roles open across the UK on GovJobs right now, 30 of them in South West.
UK Health Security Agency has 37 other vacancies open on GovJobs, with a breakdown of what they pay and the kinds of roles they recruit for.
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