Top Research Jobs in London

Lead ML engineering role bridging deep model research and production. Own end-to-end ML systems, translate research findings into engineering work, turn production regressions into research probes, and set architectural direction. Collaborate with Data & Analytics and Global Delivery, mentor others, and build evaluation, federation, and serving infrastructure with technical autonomy.

Lead and scale user research across Core Banking, define strategic research direction, partner with senior stakeholders, manage and coach research managers (6-8 reports), synthesize qualitative and quantitative insights, and embed a global research operating model to inform product and organisational strategy.

Analyze large-scale post-trade data to review and refine client trading behaviour, implement performant C# production code, collaborate with research, engineering and front office, monitor real-world changes, and deliver medium-term strategic projects and urgent commercial improvements.

Support the lead analyst covering Integrated Oil & Gas: maintain and develop Excel-based financial models, forecast commodity prices, contribute thematic and stock-specific research, assist client marketing and corporate access, and support Investment Banking and Corporate Broking colleagues.

Support the Investment Room by maintaining research access, managing broker/provider data and onboarding, administering Bloomberg entitlements, producing MI packs, coordinating research requests and inducements, and improving processes via automation and AI initiatives. Liaise with internal teams to ensure efficient information flow to the investment floor.

Lead design, delivery, and governance of risk and pricing analytics and margin models for F&O and OTC derivatives. Drive end-to-end initiatives from prototyping to production, partner with trading, technology, and product, implement ML/AI and automation, own model risk controls, and provide technical leadership and mentorship.

Lead and execute penetration tests and vulnerability assessments across infrastructure and applications (Kubernetes, Jenkins, Windows Domain Services). Deliver remediation guidance, assess security controls, support Risk/Compliance and Detection teams, build automation/tooling, and mentor junior team members to improve overall security posture.

Own and evolve enterprise IAM platforms: design and operate authentication, identity federation, credential and privileged access solutions. Build SAML/OAuth2/OpenID Connect onboarding, rationalise identity providers, implement Teleport/JIT privileged access, define service account and certificate standards, build APIs and automation, and improve monitoring, logging, and operational maturity while partnering with engineering teams to migrate bespoke systems to standards-based IAM.

Design and own frontier evaluation methodology and benchmarks for LLMs across reasoning, coding, agents, tool use, and multi-modal tasks. Build expert-verified benchmark packages, recruit and calibrate subject-matter experts, act as technical liaison to labs, and deliver lab-ready pilot evaluation packages with rigorous QC and validation.

Lead research and engineering for multimodal and vision document-translation models. Own post-training, fine-tuning, RL-based optimization, evaluator models, and full model lifecycle from prototype to production. Build data and evaluation pipelines, mitigate reward hacking, and collaborate with engineering to deploy scalable, real-time systems.

Lead 6G radio protocol research and standardization, drive innovation in mobile communications, and develop pioneering intellectual property. Collaborate on system-level expertise and advocate for Nokia's technical leadership in international standards.

Support an NIHR-funded realist evaluation of unprofessional behaviour among NHS staff by analysing qualitative data, contributing to outputs (publications, presentations), attending meetings, and assisting with administrative and engagement activities under supervision.

Design, build, and operate large-scale RL post-training systems for multimodal foundation models: distributed training, high-throughput rollout generation, environment and reward infrastructure, evaluation and debugging tooling, and efficiency/stability improvements. Collaborate with researchers to productionize RL methods and run stable RL training across thousands of GPUs.

The Research Advisor will provide high-level consultancy on AI model governance, engage with clients, and contribute to impactful research and publications within the Human Frontier Collective.

The Senior Research Consultant will advise clients on market research, design studies, interpret results, and integrate AI into research processes.

Qube Research & Technologies offers travel grants to support Master, PhD, and Postdoc students attending NeurIPS 2026. Applicants submit a CV and details of any NeurIPS submission; selections prioritize presenters. Successful recipients receive travel, accommodation, a daily stipend, and an all-access conference pass. Applications reviewed by QRT; deadline October 2, 2026.

Drive independent, high-impact research on frontier AI topics, publish findings, collaborate widely, and mentor new researchers in the field.

Design, train, and deploy state-of-the-art, highly efficient computer vision and multimodal LLM models for low-power edge devices. Improve training algorithms, data pipelines, model architectures, and deployment tooling to ship AI features to millions of cameras. Prototype demos and optimize cloud and on-device inference.

Build and optimize state-of-the-art, resource-efficient deep learning models and multimodal LLM features for deployment on low-power embedded devices. Improve training algorithms, data pipelines, model architectures, and training infrastructure (cloud and edge), and ship models to production at scale using Kubernetes, GCP, and auto-labeling workflows.

Lead Carwow's market intelligence: design and run quantitative and qualitative research, manage external suppliers, synthesize internal/external data, publish insight reports, act as external industry voice, and influence product, brand, and commercial strategy.

Lead competitive intelligence and market research to inform product and fund strategy across asset classes. Manage vendor relationships, develop reporting, perform custom analysis to support product development, prioritization, positioning, and mentorship within the Firm & Product Strategy function.

The Lead Research Engineer will provide technical leadership, develop scalable ML solutions, and collaborate with teams to innovate and deliver products that enhance customer experiences in legal, accounting, and government sectors.

Produce high-quality commercial property market reports, briefings and presentations; analyse market, economic and sector data to generate evidence-based insight; support client engagement, events and business development; shape research products and embed data-driven and AI-enabled approaches across the team.

As a Sector Analyst for European Equities, you will analyze alternative data, produce research, and support investment professionals in their decision-making processes.

Drive sales growth across Europe by acquiring new clients and expanding existing accounts for syndicated research, custom research, and consulting services. Qualify inbound leads, align client needs with ABI Research solutions, build client relationships, collaborate with analysts and internal teams, and represent the company at industry events.