Qual Associate Director | Boutique Research Agency.

  • £55,000
  • 🏢 The Client

    A boutique qualitative research agency that punches well above its weight. They work with major brands, including household names in FMCG, on communications strategy across EV, financial services, health & wellbeing, and retail. The team is small, expert, and genuinely collaborative. Think tight briefs, shorter sessions, smart thinking, and a culture where your voice is heard.

  • 📋 The Day-To-Day

    🗂️ Leading projects end-to-end, from proposal through to ‘So What’
    🎙️ Moderating across a range of qual methodologies (often paired sessions rather than large groups)
    🤝 Building and owning direct client relationships
    🌱 Contributing to new business by nurturing existing contacts
    👩‍🏫 Mentoring junior team members and supporting their development

  • 🎯 The Ideal Candidate

    • You’re an established AD with a strong track record in qual research
    • You manage your own workload, take pride in your analysis
    • You know how to turn findings into genuinely useful strategic thinking.

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      Senior / Lead Consultant | Behavioural Science Research.

      • £54,000
      • The Company 🌍

        An independent global insight, research and strategy consultancy with behavioural science at its core. With offices across the globe, they work with some of the world’s most recognisable brands – helping them better understand and influence consumer behaviour. You’ll work with cutting-edge behavioural science tools, apply rigorous BE frameworks on every project, and operate in a culture that genuinely invests in your growth.

      • The Day-to-Day 📋

        No two weeks look the same. You could be exploring search behaviour for a global tech giant, shaping comms around weight loss medication, or running innovation workshops for a major media brand. You’ll manage projects end-to-end, lead junior team members, present to clients, and apply behavioural science thinking to everything you do.

      • The Ideal Candidate ✅

        • 3–6 years’ agency-side experience in a predominantly qual role
        • Confident moderator across multiple methodologies including online
        • A genuine curiosity about behavioural science and human behaviour
        • Consumer research background essential

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        Senior Research Analyst | Primary Research | HealthTech.

        🔬 Senior Research Analyst (Primary Research) | Milton Keynes, UK | £36–50K | Hybrid Are you a curious, driven primary research professional looking to take real ownership of your work — and make a genuine impact in the healthcare technology space? Our client is a fast-growing, specialist market intelligence firm dedicated to the healthcare technology sector. They work with some of the biggest names in global healthtech, as well as leading organisations in big tech, finance, and venture capital. They've doubled their headcount in the last two years and are continuing to grow.
        • The Role

          This is a senior individual contributor position within an expanding Primary Research practice, offering real scope to shape how the team operates.

          You’ll take end-to-end ownership of primary research projects — spanning both multiclient programmes focused on areas such as AI in Medical Imaging, Imaging IT, and Device Interoperability, as well as bespoke custom client engagements.

          This means:

          ✅ Designing high-quality research instruments — surveys, interview guides, discussion frameworks

          ✅ Leading in-depth interviews and moderating focus groups with healthcare technology buyers, C-suite executives, and decision-makers across global markets

          ✅ Synthesising quantitative and qualitative findings into clear, evidence-based insight

          ✅ Delivering compelling presentations to senior client stakeholders

          ✅ Contributing to research methodology and mentoring junior analysts

          ✅ Building and maintaining a trusted network of research partners and respondent panels globally

        • What They're Looking For

          🎓 Degree in a relevant field (Informatics, Business, Statistics, Economics, Health/Medical, Social Sciences or equivalent)

          📋 2–5 years’ experience in a primary research or insight role — agency or in-house

          🔍 Strong expertise across both qualitative and quantitative methods

          💡 Genuine curiosity about healthcare technology markets

          🗣️ Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

          📊 Strong analytical skills and a drive to understand the ‘why’ behind the data

          Experience in healthcare technology is strongly preferred. Candidates from adjacent markets — IT, medical devices, life sciences, cloud — who can demonstrate transferable skills and genuine interest in healthcare will also be considered

        • The Package

          💰 £36,000–£50,000 (dependent on experience)

          🏖️ 27 days holiday + bank holidays + option to buy more

          🏥 Health cash plan (includes 24/7 virtual GP, counselling, gym discounts)

          🏢 Hybrid working — primarily Cranfield office (min. 3 days/week), with genuine flexibility

          📈 Personalised bonus scheme

          🛡️ Life insurance (3x salary)

          🎓 Structured mentorship, training & clear career progression

          🤝 Paid volunteer time off

          🎉 Friendly, collaborative, inclusive team culture

        • Why This Role?

          This is a profitable, fast-growing business where individual contributions have real impact. The team culture is built around quality, integrity, and genuine work-life balance — with transparent management and strong employee satisfaction.

          📩 Interested? Please apply!

          #MarketResearch #PrimaryResearch #HealthcareTechnology #HealthTech #ResearchAnalyst #JobOpportunity #MedicalImaging #Cranfield #HybridWorking #NowHiring

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          AI Engineer | AI Tech Start-Up.

          • £80,000 DOE
          We are excited to be working with a rapidly growing AI tech scale-up that’s expanding its team with a few talented AI Engineers.
          • The Company

            This pioneering company offers an advanced enterprise platform that delivers predictive analytics and AI-powered decision-making. Their digital AI agents provide always-on, intelligent insights, empowering top-tier clients across sectors, including asset management, banking, retail, telecoms, supply chain, and utilities, to dramatically enhance performance and efficiency.

          • The Role

            You’ll play a key role in designing and deploying bespoke AI agents in collaboration with leading enterprises.

            This isn’t your typical data science position – it’s deeply technical, highly collaborative, and focused on delivering real-world impact. You’ll help translate complex business challenges into intelligent, scalable solutions powered by cutting-edge AI tools.

          • The Candidate

            Key attributes of a suitable AI Engineer include:

            • Strong Data Science Foundations– bring solid grounding in statistics and machine learning, along with strong programming skills – Python preferred.
            • Passion for Cutting-Edge AI– You actively experiment with and apply modern AI technologies such as LLMs, RAGs, co-pilots, agentic workflows (heavily desired), and more.
            • Client-Centric Problem Solver– You’re confident engaging with clients and stakeholders, able to translate complex business problems into elegant, scalable AI solutions. You’ve played a hands-on role in architecting and delivering real-world deployments.

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            Senior AI Engineer | AI Tech Start-Up.

            • £100,000 DOE
            We are excited to be working with a rapidly growing AI tech scale-up that’s expanding its team with a few talented Senior AI Engineers.
            • The Company

              This pioneering company offers an advanced enterprise platform that delivers predictive analytics and AI-powered decision-making. Their digital AI agents provide always-on, intelligent insights, empowering top-tier clients across sectors, including asset management, banking, retail, telecoms, supply chain, and utilities, to dramatically enhance performance and efficiency.

            • The Role

              You’ll play a key role in designing and deploying bespoke AI agents in collaboration with leading enterprises.

              This isn’t your typical data science position – it’s deeply technical, highly collaborative, and focused on delivering real-world impact. You’ll help translate complex business challenges into intelligent, scalable solutions powered by cutting-edge AI tools.

            • The Candidate

              Key attributes of a suitable Senior AI Engineer include:

              • Strong Data Science Foundations– bring solid grounding in statistics and machine learning, along with strong programming skills – Python preferred.
              • Passion for Cutting-Edge AI– You actively experiment with and apply modern AI technologies such as LLMs, RAGs, co-pilots, agentic workflows (heavily desired), and more.
              • Client-Centric Problem Solver– You’re confident engaging with clients and stakeholders, able to translate complex business problems into elegant, scalable AI solutions. You’ve played a hands-on role in architecting and delivering real-world deployments.

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              Lead AI Engineer | AI Tech Start-Up.

              • £120,000 DOE
              We’re partnering with a fast-growing AI tech scale-up expanding its team, who are hiring for a 5 Lead AI Engineer’s This is a rare opportunity to lead the delivery of enterprise-grade Agentic AI solutions — working with ambitious clients at the forefront of applied AI innovation.
              • The Company

                This pioneering organisation has built an advanced enterprise AI platform delivering predictive analytics and AI-powered decision intelligence.

                Their digital AI agents provide always-on, intelligent insights — supporting leading clients across financial services, retail, FMCG, pharma, and beyond to enhance performance and efficiency.

              • The Role

                As Lead AI Engineer, you’ll lead the delivery of Agentic AI solutions post-sale, owning client projects from design through to deployment. This is a hands-on role combining strong technical depth with delivery leadership and stakeholder management.

                You’ll implement AI and agentic systems across enterprise clients, designing scalable architectures using LLMs, RAG pipelines, and agentic workflows, while working closely with engineering and product teams to ensure successful outcomes.

              • The Candidate

                Key attributes of the suitable Lead AI Engineer include:

                • Technical Data Expertise– Strong background delivering production-grade solutions, ideally within consulting or product-led environments
                • Agentic AI & Modern AI Systems Experience– Hands-on exposure to LLMs, RAG pipelines, and agentic frameworks
                • Delivery Leadership & Client Ownership– Comfortable leading teams while remaining technically involved and managing client relationships post-sale

                 

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                Senior Full Stack Developer – Civic Tech.

                • £80,000
                🌍 Senior Full Stack Developer — Civic Tech Spinout — London I'm working with a small, ambitious civic tech organisation that's spinning out to become independent. They've built a platform used by government departments, local councils and public institutions to engage citizens on the issues that matter — think climate, public health, how AI gets governed. This isn't a role for someone who wants to maintain a quiet backlog. It's for someone who wants to own something real.
                • 👩 💻 What you'll be doing

                  You’ll be the most senior technical person on a close-knit team of six. You’ll own the product roadmap, shape the architecture, and help define what the platform becomes next — including leading a rearchitecting project that’s already in motion. About 3 to 3.5 days a week you’ll be writing code. The rest of the time you’ll be leading, planning, reviewing, and occasionally representing the product to clients.

                  You’ll line manage one developer and work closely with researchers and delivery leads to translate client briefs into builds.

                • 🛠️ The stack

                  TypeScript is your primary language — backend and frontend. The infrastructure runs on AWS serverless. The frontend is React. There’s some legacy C# in the backend which you won’t need to know — and which may get replaced over time. Strong cloud and backend skills matter most here.

                • ✅ What we're looking for

                  You’re a strong TypeScript and AWS backend developer with 5+ years of full stack experience. You’ve come from a larger organisation or agency — you know what good looks like and you’re ready to bring that into a smaller, more purposeful environment. You’re comfortable being the most senior technical voice in the room, and you can talk about a product commercially as well as technically. You’ve managed or mentored developers before, even informally. And you genuinely care about the work — this is civic tech, and the mission matters.

                • 🚀 Why this one's interesting

                  The organisation is transitioning to independence over the next couple of years. As that happens, the right person in this role grows naturally into a CTO position. We’re not promising that on day one — but we are looking for someone with that potential.

                  📍 The practicalities

                  SE1, London. Two fixed days in the office — Monday and Wednesday. Permanent. Right to work in the UK required. Up to three months notice is fine — they’ll wait for the right person.

                  💬 Interested?

                  Please apply.

                  #CivicTech #TechForGood #Hiring #SeniorDeveloper #TypeScript #AWS #London #FullStack

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                  RE / SRE | B Corp Research Agency.

                  • £34,000
                  • 🏢 The Company

                    We are working with a strategy-led, BCorp-certified market research agency in Warwick, working with some of the UK’s most recognisable consumer brands. They specialise in brand tracking, segmentation, campaign effectiveness and commercial impact. No tobacco. No gambling. Just meaningful work for brands that matter.

                  • 📊 The Day-to-Day

                    You’ll work end-to-end on quantitative and tracking projects – designing surveys, interrogating data, and building commercially meaningful PowerPoint narratives that senior clients actually act on. You’ll contribute to client debriefs and work alongside directors who will push you to be better. This is not a role for someone who wants to hide behind a process!

                  • 🔍 The Ideal Candidate

                    • 1–3 years’ experience in research or insights (agency or academic background welcome)
                    • Strong analytical instincts and comfortable in Excel
                    • Can tell a clear story through a slide deck

                    Hybrid working – 2–3 days in the Warwick office. £28,000–£34,000 depending on experience.

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                    Finance & Revenue Systems Lead | Tech Start-Up.

                    • £80,000 DOE
                    We’re partnering with a fast-growing tech scale-up expanding its team, who are hiring for a Finance & Revenue Systems Lead. This is a rare opportunity to build an AI-native finance and GTM operations function, working directly with the CFO to create a lean, highly automated operating model.
                    • The Company

                      This pioneering organisation has built an advanced enterprise AI platform delivering predictive analytics and decision intelligence.

                      Their technology is trusted by leading global clients across healthcare, financial services, and enterprise sectors, and they are now entering an exciting new phase of growth.

                    • The Role

                      As Finance & Revenue Systems Lead, you’ll partner closely with the CFO to own the company’s finance and revenue systems. Your initial focus will be leading ERP selection, technical due diligence, and migration to a modern AI-native platform, building a scalable foundation across core systems.

                      From there, you’ll drive automation across finance (close, AP, treasury, reporting) while owning the end-to-end quote-to-cash lifecycle from CRM through to billing and collections. You’ll also support the build of a clean FP&A data layer and work with engineering to deploy AI-driven workflows — scaling the function through systems, not headcount.

                    • The Candidate

                      Key attributes of the suitable Finance & Revenue Systems Lead include:

                      • Finance Systems & ERP Experience – Proven experience leading ERP implementations or migrations and owning finance systems architecture
                      • Revenue Systems Knowledge – Experience connecting CRM and billing systems, with a strong understanding of quote-to-cash processes
                      • Automation-First Mindset – Track record of improving workflows through automation, tooling, and scalable systems
                      • Technical Finance Background – 3–6 years in finance systems, RevOps, or technical finance operations, with a modern, AI-enabled approach

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                      Consultant Strategy Consulting – Data Economics.

                      • £55,000
                      Most people early in their careers are told to wait their turn. Our client disagrees.
                      • The opportunity

                        This is a specialist boutique pioneering the field of Data Economics — quantifying what data is actually worth and helping organisations treat it as the strategic asset it is. Their clients are some of the UK’s largest infrastructure, utilities, and transport organisations. The work shapes real decisions at board level.

                        They’re looking for a Solution Analyst to join their delivery team. This is an earlier-career role, but it’s not a junior role in the way most firms use that word. You’ll be on live client engagements from day one, supported by experienced practitioners, and expected to take real ownership of the work you’re given.

                      • What the work actually looks like

                        You’ll be part of a squad working on live engagements, handling the analytical engine of every project. That means preparing, cleaning, and structuring data; conducting research; building models and initial outputs; and contributing to client-ready documents and presentations.

                        Day to day, you can expect to:

                        • Prepare, clean, and structure data to support analysis and modelling work
                        • Conduct research and produce initial outputs, models, and materials
                        • Use the firm’s internal tools and accelerators to support delivery
                        • Contribute to client-ready documents and presentations
                        • Support more senior team members on day-to-day delivery tasks
                        • Begin to build client-facing skills through supervised interactions
                      • What we're looking for

                        You’ll be intellectually curious, organised, and someone who takes quality seriously. You check your own work. You ask good questions. You want to understand the problem, not just complete the task.

                        • Strong data handling and analytical skills — comfortable working with data in complex contexts
                        • Ability to produce clear, professional written documents and presentations
                        • Organised and structured approach to tasks, with the ability to work to a brief and meet deadlines
                        • A degree in a relevant discipline — quantitative, business, or analytical — or equivalent experience. We assess this contextually.
                        • Some exposure to data, analytics, financial modelling, or business change through study, placements, or early roles
                      • Why now, why this firm

                        The field is genuinely emerging. Data Economics is being defined right now. Joining early means growing with a discipline that is still taking shape — and being part of what it becomes.

                        The development is structured and real. You’ll be supported by experienced practitioners and given a clear path to grow across all four of the firm’s domains: Data Economics & Valuation, Data Asset Management, Business Change, and Actionable Intelligence.

                        The culture is built on trust. A small, high-calibre team where your work is visible and your contribution counts from the start.

                        The package is thoughtfully designed. Competitive salary, private health cover with enhanced mental health support, generous family policies, and access to professional financial advice.

                        Flexibility with purpose. Around 60% in-person collaboration in London; genuine autonomy to shape the rest of your week around where you do your best work.

                        This role is being recruited on a confidential basis. The client’s name will be shared with suitable candidates at first conversation stage.

                        Please apply to find out more.

                        📍 London | 💼 Permanent, full time | 💰 Competitive salary + bonus

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