AEMPS 2026 Contest: Positions Announced and How to Participate

Key data

Civil servants of the General State Administration assigned to enabled bodies and scales have a new opportunity to join the Spanish Agency for Medicines and Health Products (AEMPS). The Resolution of April 16, 2026, from the Under-Secretariat, published in the BOE on April 28, 2026 with reference BOE-A-2026-9232, announces a specific contest for the provision of job positions in this body.

Unlike an ordinary contest, the specific nature of this announcement means that the evaluation is not limited to general merits. Particular competencies and knowledge linked to the positions offered are also taken into account, which directs the selection toward profiles technically better suited to the AEMPS functions.

What does this regulation establish?

The resolution regulates the process of provision of job positions at the AEMPS through a specific contest. The main elements of the announcement are:

• Type of procedure: Specific contest, which combines the evaluation of general merits with the assessment of particular competencies and knowledge associated with each position.
• Calling body: The Under-Secretariat, with competence to announce this type of process within the scope of the General State Administration.
• Destination body: The Spanish Agency for Medicines and Health Products (AEMPS), responsible for the control and authorization of medicines and health products in Spain.
• Eligible participants: Civil servants of the enabled bodies and scales that meet the requirements established in the resolution itself.
• Deadlines and form of application: Established in the text of the resolution published in the BOE on April 28, 2026.

The announcement responds to the need to fill positions that directly impact the operational capacity of the AEMPS to exercise its regulatory functions in the pharmaceutical and health products sector.

Economic and operational impact

This announcement does not generate direct costs for private companies. Its impact is fundamentally operational and institutional, with indirect consequences for the regulated sector:

• For the AEMPS: The provision of the announced positions strengthens the internal structure of the body and its capacity to process authorizations, conduct controls, and execute its regulatory functions with greater agility.
• For the pharmaceutical and health products sector: An AEMPS with complete staffing and technically adequate profiles can result in faster response times in authorization and control procedures, which has a direct impact on the operational timelines of companies in the sector.
• For participating civil servants: The announcement opens a path for mobility or promotion within the General State Administration, with access to a specialized technical body of the highest level.

Who does it affect?

This resolution directly and indirectly affects the following groups:

• Civil servants of the AGE: Belonging to the enabled bodies and scales who wish to apply for a position at the AEMPS, either through change of destination or as a path for professional promotion.
• HR managers of public bodies: Must manage applications from their civil servants participating in the contest and anticipate possible vacancies resulting from transfers.
• Companies in the pharmaceutical and health products sector: Indirectly, since the filling of positions at the AEMPS impacts the regulatory capacity and processing times of the body.
• Advisors and consultants specialized in Public Administration: Who advise civil servants in mobility and position provision processes.

Practical example

A civil servant of the General Administrative Body of the State Administration, currently assigned to another body of the AGE, identifies that one of the positions announced at the AEMPS fits their technical profile and knowledge in pharmaceutical regulation acquired during their professional career.

Since this is a specific contest, this civil servant will not only compete based on their seniority or consolidated grade (general merits), but their particular competencies and knowledge linked to the specific AEMPS position they are applying for will also be evaluated. This gives them an advantage over candidates with more seniority but with a profile less suited to the functions of the position.

To participate, they must submit their application within the deadlines and forms established in the Resolution of April 16, 2026, available in full in the BOE with reference BOE-A-2026-9232.

What should civil servants do now?

1. Consult the full text of the resolution published in the BOE on April 28, 2026 (reference BOE-A-2026-9232) to learn about the positions announced, participation requirements, and specific evaluation criteria.
2. Verify the enablement of the body or scale to which you belong to participate in this specific contest, as the contest is restricted to bodies and scales expressly enabled in the resolution.
3. Prepare supporting documentation of general merits and, especially, of the particular competencies and knowledge that are evaluated in the specific contest.
4. Respect the application submission deadlines established in the resolution. Submission outside the deadline implies automatic exclusion from the process.
5. Inform the HR manager of the originating body about participation in the contest, to facilitate administrative management in case of favorable resolution and transfer.