Top Research Jobs in Edinburgh

Supports communications measurement and analytics for an automotive client focused on motorsports and Formula 1. Responsibilities include media content collection and coding, data quality management, reporting, visualization, qualitative analysis, insight development, and client presentations. The role provides recommendations on content strategy, media outreach, and influencer activity while responding to real-time questions and ad hoc research needs.

Manage, quality-check, process, and analyze MRI data from multiple sclerosis clinical studies. Responsibilities include running established imaging pipelines, manually segmenting brain images, assessing intracranial and brain volumes, analyzing white matter lesions, and generating parametric maps. The role may also involve supervised research projects and supports imaging outcomes across the University of Edinburgh’s clinical research portfolio.

Conduct research into genomic regions associated with feed efficiency and productivity, design novel gene edits, and assess their effects on breeding programs in low- and medium-income countries. The researcher will join a livestock hologenomics group at the Roslin Institute and collaborate with related research teams. The role requires expertise in quantitative or population genetics and involves contributing to animal bioscience research focused on sustainable agriculture and productivity.

Conduct research and analysis on global gas and LNG markets, including asset valuation, costs, contracts, infrastructure, shipping, supply and demand, emissions, and corporate strategy. Develop data-driven reports, models, presentations, and market insights; engage with senior clients and industry contacts; support business development; maintain research databases; use AI tools to improve research processes; and coach junior team members.

Supports research analysts through project planning, desk and primary research, interview and survey coordination, quantitative data analysis, presentation preparation, report updates, client-call support, performance metrics, and repository maintenance. The role requires strong academic performance, English and an additional European language, attention to detail, project management, technology interest, and proficiency with word processing, presentation, and spreadsheet software.

Develops and delivers strategic research communications for an academic portfolio, increasing research visibility, reputation, and impact. Responsibilities include stakeholder engagement, communications planning, media relations, content commissioning, event promotion, performance analysis, budget management, crisis communications support, and advice to academics. The role collaborates across the university and with external partners, funders, media, and senior stakeholders to promote research excellence and support recruitment, public affairs, alumni relations, and internal communications.

Leads Jisc’s digital research infrastructure strategy across networking, compute, platforms, data, security, and identity. Builds partnerships with universities, funders, government, research organisations, and technology providers; represents Jisc in national discussions; shapes investment, funding, business cases, interoperability, and operating models. Provides inclusive leadership and demonstrates the value, impact, sustainability, and return on investment of digital research infrastructure.

Manages IRT and eCOA systems for clinical studies, including protocol analysis, requirements gathering, system development and validation, client meetings, timelines, budgets, software changes, UAT, user training, and licensing coordination. The role requires knowledge of randomization, clinical supply strategies, SDLC, data structures, query language, pharmaceutical research, and applicable ICH, GCP, FDA, and EU regulations.

As a Research Engineer, you'll develop and manage data systems for text-to-speech projects and enhance machine learning models using innovative strategies.

Owns revenue recognition accounting across entities under IFRS 15, including deferred revenue reconciliations, technical accounting guidance, policy documentation, audit support, internal controls, and process automation. Partners with finance, accounts receivable, product, and commercial teams to align statutory revenue recognition with ARR reporting across subscription and B2C revenue models.

Supports research project delivery across the Intellectual Disabilities Research Institute, including project planning, milestone and risk tracking, data collection, reporting, stakeholder engagement, budget monitoring, recruitment, and grant administration. The role also coordinates events, communications, employment contracts, and institute activities; manages one part-time administrator; and provides guidance to staff and students. It requires initiative, analytical ability, strong IT skills, and effective collaboration with academic, external, and public stakeholders.

Conduct livestock genome engineering research in cattle cells to test genetic changes identified by AI models and genetic studies for improving dairy productivity and feed efficiency. Collaborate with quantitative geneticists and computational biologists, investigate gene regulation, and contribute to an international engineering biology research network focused on sustainable livestock production in low- and middle-income countries.

Conducts on-site and remote clinical trial monitoring across the study lifecycle, ensuring regulatory, ICH-GCP, protocol, data integrity, informed consent, investigational product, and site file compliance. Manages site communications, recruitment support, query resolution, documentation, audit readiness, and corrective actions. Collaborates with sponsors, project teams, regulatory staff, and clinical partners, may mentor junior CRAs, and supports investigator meetings, training, and operational improvements. Requires UK monitoring experience and travel up to 75%.

Conduct basic science research on neurodegeneration and multiple sclerosis, focusing on mitochondrial function and mitochondrial DNA at the single-cell level in animal brain tissue. Collaborate with researchers at University College London and the Dementia Research Institute, contribute to laboratory research, and work with a balance of supervised tasks and independent initiative.

Build and maintain a consultant pool supporting Just Energy Transition Partnership work in South Africa, Indonesia, and Senegal. Responsibilities may include policy and systems research, actor mapping, comparative analysis, stakeholder strategy, convening and dialogue facilitation, dissemination, and clear writing for policy, public, and funder audiences. Consultants will work independently on time-bound engagements involving business, finance, government, civil society, and human rights considerations.

Conduct academic research on DNA methylation, epigenetic marks, and gene regulation within mammalian cells. The role involves using synthetic vector libraries, cellular landing pads, and high-throughput sequencing to investigate transcriptional regulation and cellular phenotypes. The assistant will collaborate with multiple laboratories, contribute to interdisciplinary research projects, and support work toward publication.

Develop and manage clinical change order budgets for biotech, medtech, and specialty pharma clients. Coordinate with business development, finance, contracts, and project management teams; schedule and consolidate budget inputs; resolve issues; calculate resource and service fees; analyze costs; and support customer budget presentations. The role requires understanding CRO services and clinical trial processes, strong mathematics and accounting fundamentals, advanced Microsoft Office skills, and excellent organization and communication.

Leads study start-up performance and teams across the United Kingdom, managing staffing, resources, utilization, timelines, process efficiency, contractual compliance, and risk management. Collaborates with global SSU leadership to standardize processes and improve team capabilities. Requires clinical or scientific expertise, substantial clinical trials or pharmaceutical industry experience, personnel management experience, and detailed knowledge of ICH/GCP, ISO 14155, FDA, European, and country-specific regulatory requirements.

Leads compliance initiatives and audits of financial professional offices, evaluates regulatory adherence, documents findings, communicates deficiencies, supports remediation, trains team members, improves procedures, and provides compliance guidance. The role requires managing multiple audits, follow-ups, travel logistics, regulatory updates, and escalated issues while maintaining FINRA licensing and industry knowledge.

Conduct frontier applied research on efficient AI model architectures, including sparse attention, long-context memory, selective computation, dynamic inference, reasoning, and continual adaptation. Formulate research questions, design rigorous experiments at meaningful scales, develop efficient implementations, publish findings, contribute to open-source tools and models, mentor researchers, and help direct the research stream.

Leads the College of Medicine and Health research support team, overseeing pre-award support, research development, proposal drafting, budgeting, compliance, due diligence, grant setup, and contract negotiation. The role manages approximately 25 professionals, develops research-support processes, monitors performance, leads strategic partnerships, supports complex agreements, and promotes staff development, equality, and continuous service improvement across the University.

Own operational delivery for complex research customer projects, including participant acquisition, onboarding, verification, activation, quality monitoring, and supply development. Build project plans, workflows, playbooks, and scalable processes while optimizing participant funnels and operational metrics. Partner with product, data, science, and customer success teams to improve time-to-data, fill rates, participant quality, and customer outcomes across Prolific’s Research platform.

Conducts qualitative and quantitative research on technology partner ecosystems, alliances, marketplaces, channels, and go-to-market strategies across EMEA. Responsibilities include survey design, data analysis, executive interviews, market research, written thought leadership, consulting support, client presentations, webinars, and trend analysis involving AI and cloud ecosystems.

Conduct patient preference and health outcomes research for pharmaceutical and medical device clients. Responsibilities include literature reviews, study protocol development, choice experiment design, patient interviews, focus groups, qualitative coding, econometric analysis, scientific writing, project coordination, client meetings, and quality control.

Leads the FCA’s Agentic AI and Data Science Research function, setting AI strategy, governance, research ethics, data science standards, and long-term capability roadmaps. The role directs horizon scanning, responsible AI adoption, model assurance, and advanced analytics initiatives supporting regulation, financial crime reduction, and organisational effectiveness. It provides senior technical advice, leads multidisciplinary teams, develops talent, and influences executive, board, regulatory, and technology stakeholders.