Chief Scientist

Location: This role can work flexibly and remotely, or be based in one of our offices

Type: Permanent/ Full or Part-time (3-5 days a week), these can be worked flexibly

Salary: £80,000- £90,000 (pro rata).

Do you have a passion for pharmacy or pharmaceutical research and science?

A fantastic vacancy has become available for a Chief Scientist to join us on a full-time basis which can be flexible by arrangement, as we recognise candidates of the calibre we seek may have other professional commitments that it would be advantageous to the role to maintain.

We don’t expect the impossible; you can’t be an expert in all aspects of science and research which will be important to us and our members. But you will use our networks, committees, expert groups, and members to source expertise while bringing your leadership and input into our priorities and work areas.

You will work across our professional leadership teams, driving excellence by supporting them to continually improve how we support our members and the profession by bringing in your commitment, focus and enthusiasm for science. You will work on projects to develop and improve products and services benefiting pharmacists and pharmaceutical scientists. You’ll have the ability to work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders and so much more.

Chief Scientist Requirements:

The ideal candidate will have a broad appreciation of pharmaceutical science and its application across the profession, combined with a positive national reputation for research which would link to our vision and/or mission together with:

• An understanding of science and health policy and how these interact is also required.

• You will hold a degree in pharmacy or a subject related to the pharmaceutical sciences and a relevant post graduate qualification.
• You must have experience of working within an organisation at a senior level and demonstrable success outside of traditional organisational boundaries. You will be a member of RPS
• You must have a commitment to improving our profession and the care of the people they serve by helping us stamp out discrimination.
• You must be able to take a strategic approach to being more than one step ahead of these changes so RPS, and the Royal College of Pharmacy that we are seeking to become, is best placed to support our members as they take on these new challenges.

Our Inclusion and Diversity

We are passionate about inclusion & diversity. We do know we have a gender pay gap, an ethnicity pay gap and a disability pay gap, but we are committed to taking action to address them. We want to recruit the best person for this role, and we can only do that if we have a diversity in our applicants. We commit to a diversity of gender and ethnicity on the recruitment panel for this role and to interview any applicant with a disability who meets the essential criteria.

What we offer

We have a friendly, supportive, and collaborative work environment with an attractive remuneration package. Benefits include excellent work life balance (35-hour work week & hybrid working), professional learning and development opportunities, 30 days’ holiday (plus bank holidays), with the option to purchase additional annual leave, multiple discounts from major stores, Ride2work, interest free season ticket loans and enhanced family leave and pay. We host regular social events, and you can get involved in our diversity and inclusion groups, and charity fundraising initiatives.

We continue to support our employees to work flexibly and from home and there is an expectation for this role to attend the London office between 4-8 days / month and where there is a need to do so; otherwise, the majority of the role can be done at home or at one of our offices.

We are an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic candidates and people of all abilities.

🗓️ Closing date: 18 August 2025

Interviews will take place on 27 August and 5 September 2025

If you would like to learn more about the role,

Please attach your CV and Cover Letter

We are passionate about creating a culture of belonging, inclusion, and diversity these are part of our core values at RPS and we are striving to have an organisation that represents the diversity of the profession. At RPS we do not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, age, or disability and we encourage applications from all backgrounds.