Top Research Jobs in Edinburgh

Conduct hands-on research on frontier AI models, reasoning, agents, and multimodal systems. Design benchmarks, evaluation frameworks, and experimental pipelines; rapidly execute research cycles from hypotheses to prototypes and validated findings. Identify model limitations and research opportunities, translate customer challenges into measurable outcomes, and collaborate with engineering and product teams. The role emphasizes LLMs, foundation models, AI security, benchmarking, and evaluation.

Produces and promotes digital-first content across YouTube, social media, podcast platforms, and other channels. Responsibilities include creating short-form assets, managing publishing workflows, optimizing metadata and thumbnails, monitoring analytics, conducting A/B tests, coordinating editors, identifying audience opportunities, and translating performance insights into content and format recommendations.

Lead advanced AI research evaluations involving foundational problems, mathematical proofs, algorithms, numerical experiments, simulations, and high-performance computing. Validate results through rigorous verification, reproduction, and formal methods; assess novelty and scientific significance; document model limitations and research progress; and recommend promising research directions and evaluation standards.

Participate in a 60–80-minute moderated remote usability study about sending money from the UK to India. Discuss current money-transfer methods, complete an approximately $20 transfer using the tested mobile application, and provide spoken feedback during a recorded video session. Participants must be UK residents, use an online transfer service, have not previously used Wise, and have an iOS or Android device. Compensation is $100 per hour plus reimbursement of the transfer amount.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Conduct independent research on frontier AI evaluation and auditing. Design rigorous evaluations, audit methods, and reproducible experimental pipelines; analyze model capabilities, risks, robustness, and alignment-relevant behavior. Produce audit reports, recommendations, publications, tools, and presentations while collaborating with technical, policy, engineering, and standards teams. The role requires careful handling of confidential information and may involve pilot audits with frontier AI companies.

Lead qualitative, quantitative, and mixed-method research and evaluation projects for public sector clients across Scotland and the UK. Manage project design, budgets, timelines, risks, teams, client relationships, reporting, and dissemination. Contribute to proposals and business development, provide subject matter expertise, and coach junior researchers. Translate complex evidence into clear policy and service recommendations while using AI-enabled tools to improve research, analysis, reporting, and productivity.

Research newly launched technology products, create and maintain accurate Magento product listings, update specifications and pricing, audit catalog data, validate information using AI-powered tools, and monitor competitors. The role requires strong attention to detail, product research and analytical skills, familiarity with e-commerce platforms, Microsoft Office proficiency, and the ability to manage multiple deadlines.

Reviews contracts, budgets, payment schedules, and change orders; prepares invoices, revenue calculations, cash-flow analyses, and monthly project backlog reports. Supports project managers with profitability tracking and financial analysis for clinical research projects. Maintains financial system setup and tracking worksheets, attends project meetings, and responds to project-related questions. Requires accounting or finance experience within a CRO, revenue recognition system expertise, strong Excel skills, and excellent organizational and communication abilities.

Lead product discovery and delivery for an AI platform serving life-sciences R&D. Partner with design, engineering, and data science to define requirements, prioritize features, and measure outcomes. Engage researchers and R&D users to ground decisions in workflows, and help scale enterprise AI/data products from concept through launch.

Open expression-of-interest opportunity for professionals with demonstrated impact in areas such as engineering, policy, cybersecurity, auditing, standards, or program management. Applicants should describe an achievement that influenced corporate practices, public policy, widely used software, or their broader field, and explain their interest in working with AVERI. Formal credentials are less important than verifiable impact.

Curate and interpret drug discovery data from scientific papers, patents, and other disclosures. Responsibilities include interpreting chemical structures and biological data, building and maintaining databases, researching biopharmaceutical R&D, and surfacing accurate insights for scientific and industry audiences. The role requires strong data curation, patent literature, chemoinformatics, scientific communication, and attention to detail skills.