292 Research Specialist jobs in the United Kingdom

Are you a researcher who thrives at the intersection of user insight and product strategy? Do you get excited about not just uncovering what users need, but also about driving the product decisions that bring those insights to life?

We are looking for a seasoned Senior Product Research Strategist to join our dynamic team working at our HQ in Dubai, UAE . This isn't a traditional research role; it's a hybrid position designed for someone who thinks like a Product Manager but loves the rigor of research. You will be the critical link between deep user understanding and actionable product strategy, directly influencing our roadmap and fueling innovation.

If you are a strategic thinker who loves to own problems from hypothesis to execution, we want to hear from you.

What You'll Do:

• Drive Product Strategy: Conduct comprehensive user, market, and competitive research to identify opportunities and shape the future direction of our products.
• Translate Insights into Action: Synthesize complex data into clear, compelling product requirements, user stories, and strategic recommendations for feature prioritization and roadmap planning.
• Collaborate for Impact: Partner closely with Product Managers, Data Analysts, and Designers to validate product hypotheses, measure success, and drive tangible business outcomes.
• Influence Decision-Making: Deliver actionable insights that inform and influence both our near-term tactics and long-term business and product strategy.

Who You Are (Qualifications):

• You have 4+ years of experience in a research role with significant exposure to product management principles and practices (e.g., roadmap development, backlog grooming, agile rituals).
• You possess a strong toolkit of qualitative and quantitative research methodologies and know how to apply them to answer critical business questions.
• You have an ownership mindset —you don’t just deliver reports; you own the problem and drive the insights through to execution.
• You are resilient and thrive in ambiguous, fast-paced environments, with an enterprise-first attitude .
• You are a brilliant communicator and storyteller, skilled at engaging and aligning stakeholders at all levels.

Ideal Backgrounds Include:

• Former consultants with experience in product-led or tech-driven projects.
• Professionals from service design or UX research who have completed product management rotations or have closely embedded with product teams.
• Individuals from tech-enabled companies with hybrid research/product structures.

Why Join Us?

• High Impact: Play a pivotal role where your work directly shapes our product and company trajectory.
• Growth Opportunity: Bridge two critical disciplines and carve out a unique career path.
• Collaborative Culture: Work with a talented, cross-functional team that values curiosity and evidence-based decision making.

About Us-

Landmark Group

Our journey started in 1973 with a single store in Bahrain. Since then, we have grown into a global retail and hospitality group. The proud creator of 25 plus value led, own-built brands across retail, hospitality, food, and leisure.

Over the years, our UAE - based group has evolved into a comprehensive retail and hospitality entity, with over 2200 retail stores, leisure, and hospitality outlets, panning the GCC, Middle East, India, Southeast Asia, and Africa. Today, Landmark Group is one of GCC's largest omnichannel retailers and India's top home and fashion retailer.

We take immense pride in the organic growth of our retail brands, which have blossomed into household names. From Max, Splash, Babyshop, Centrepoint, Shoemart, Home Centre, Emax, Fitness First, to Fun City, to name a few, our brands span across a multitude of categories, enriching the lives of countless families over the past decade.

As a part of the Landmark Group, a renowned retail and hospitality conglomerate in the Middle East, North Africa, and India, Landmark Digital is the dynamic digital arm of Landmark Retail, serving as the cornerstone of our omnichannel business strategy.

Headquartered in Dubai, UAE, we oversee the digital operations of eight leading brands across diverse geographies, with ambitious plans for expansion into new territories and functions. Joining us means becoming a vital part of the Middle East's most significant bricks-to-clicks success story, boasting an impressive year-on-year growth rate exceeding 100%.

Comprising a talented workforce of over 700 professionals across diverse domains, Landmark Digital spearheads various functions including Enterprise and E-commerce Tech, Product Management, User Design, and MarTech, among others. With our futuristic outlook, we are committed to delivering seamless digital experiences to our customers.

Landmark Digital

At Landmark Digital, we cultivate an agile work culture , empowering you to make impactful decisions from day one within collaborative squads comprising professionals from over 20 nationalities. Additionally, our dedicated software development center in Bangalore, India, offers opportunities for incubation, design, and optimization of digital products.

Working at Landmark Digital means engaging with cutting-edge technologies , including Enterprise and E-commerce tech, headless commerce, Java Spring Boot, React Native, React frontend, and Azure Cloud solutions, providing an enriching environment for professional growth and development.

In addition to competitive remuneration and benefits , we prioritize continuous learning and growth through dedicated training and upskilling initiatives. Furthermore, our vibrant workplace culture fosters camaraderie through various team events, celebrations, and recreational amenities, ensuring a fulfilling experience both personally and professionally.

Come be a part of Landmark Digital, where innovation, collaboration, and growth converge to redefine the digital retail landscape

Are you a researcher who thrives at the intersection of user insight and product strategy? Do you get excited about not just uncovering what users need, but also about driving the product decisions that bring those insights to life?

We are looking for a seasoned Senior Product Research Strategist to join our dynamic team working at our HQ in Dubai, UAE . This isn't a traditional research role; it's a hybrid position designed for someone who thinks like a Product Manager but loves the rigor of research. You will be the critical link between deep user understanding and actionable product strategy, directly influencing our roadmap and fueling innovation.

If you are a strategic thinker who loves to own problems from hypothesis to execution, we want to hear from you.

What You'll Do:

• Drive Product Strategy: Conduct comprehensive user, market, and competitive research to identify opportunities and shape the future direction of our products.
• Translate Insights into Action: Synthesize complex data into clear, compelling product requirements, user stories, and strategic recommendations for feature prioritization and roadmap planning.
• Collaborate for Impact: Partner closely with Product Managers, Data Analysts, and Designers to validate product hypotheses, measure success, and drive tangible business outcomes.
• Influence Decision-Making: Deliver actionable insights that inform and influence both our near-term tactics and long-term business and product strategy.

Who You Are (Qualifications):

• You have 4+ years of experience in a research role with significant exposure to product management principles and practices (e.g., roadmap development, backlog grooming, agile rituals).
• You possess a strong toolkit of qualitative and quantitative research methodologies and know how to apply them to answer critical business questions.
• You have an ownership mindset —you don’t just deliver reports; you own the problem and drive the insights through to execution.
• You are resilient and thrive in ambiguous, fast-paced environments, with an enterprise-first attitude .
• You are a brilliant communicator and storyteller, skilled at engaging and aligning stakeholders at all levels.

Ideal Backgrounds Include:

• Former consultants with experience in product-led or tech-driven projects.
• Professionals from service design or UX research who have completed product management rotations or have closely embedded with product teams.
• Individuals from tech-enabled companies with hybrid research/product structures.

Why Join Us?

• High Impact: Play a pivotal role where your work directly shapes our product and company trajectory.
• Growth Opportunity: Bridge two critical disciplines and carve out a unique career path.
• Collaborative Culture: Work with a talented, cross-functional team that values curiosity and evidence-based decision making.

About Us-

Landmark Group

Our journey started in 1973 with a single store in Bahrain. Since then, we have grown into a global retail and hospitality group. The proud creator of 25 plus value led, own-built brands across retail, hospitality, food, and leisure.

Over the years, our UAE - based group has evolved into a comprehensive retail and hospitality entity, with over 2200 retail stores, leisure, and hospitality outlets, panning the GCC, Middle East, India, Southeast Asia, and Africa. Today, Landmark Group is one of GCC's largest omnichannel retailers and India's top home and fashion retailer.

We take immense pride in the organic growth of our retail brands, which have blossomed into household names. From Max, Splash, Babyshop, Centrepoint, Shoemart, Home Centre, Emax, Fitness First, to Fun City, to name a few, our brands span across a multitude of categories, enriching the lives of countless families over the past decade.

As a part of the Landmark Group, a renowned retail and hospitality conglomerate in the Middle East, North Africa, and India, Landmark Digital is the dynamic digital arm of Landmark Retail, serving as the cornerstone of our omnichannel business strategy.

Headquartered in Dubai, UAE, we oversee the digital operations of eight leading brands across diverse geographies, with ambitious plans for expansion into new territories and functions. Joining us means becoming a vital part of the Middle East's most significant bricks-to-clicks success story, boasting an impressive year-on-year growth rate exceeding 100%.

Comprising a talented workforce of over 700 professionals across diverse domains, Landmark Digital spearheads various functions including Enterprise and E-commerce Tech, Product Management, User Design, and MarTech, among others. With our futuristic outlook, we are committed to delivering seamless digital experiences to our customers.

Landmark Digital

At Landmark Digital, we cultivate an agile work culture , empowering you to make impactful decisions from day one within collaborative squads comprising professionals from over 20 nationalities. Additionally, our dedicated software development center in Bangalore, India, offers opportunities for incubation, design, and optimization of digital products.

Working at Landmark Digital means engaging with cutting-edge technologies , including Enterprise and E-commerce tech, headless commerce, Java Spring Boot, React Native, React frontend, and Azure Cloud solutions, providing an enriching environment for professional growth and development.

In addition to competitive remuneration and benefits , we prioritize continuous learning and growth through dedicated training and upskilling initiatives. Furthermore, our vibrant workplace culture fosters camaraderie through various team events, celebrations, and recreational amenities, ensuring a fulfilling experience both personally and professionally.

Come be a part of Landmark Digital, where innovation, collaboration, and growth converge to redefine the digital retail landscape

Research and content Specialist Life | Insurance Market intelligence Leader | London/Hybrid

Are you a Life insurance expert with a flair for content strategy and a passion for shaping the future of market intelligence?

We're proud to partner with a global leader in insurance market insight, in their search for a Content Specialist who will drive innovation and excellence across their Life & Pe.

• Lead the design and execution of complex bioinformatics research projects.
• Develop and implement advanced computational methods and pipelines for 'omics' data analysis.
• Analyze large-scale genomic, transcriptomic, and proteomic datasets.
• Interpret biological findings and translate them into research insights.
• Ensure data quality, integrity, and robust statistical analysis.
• Collaborate effectively with remote scientific teams and stakeholders.
• Manage computational resources and optimize analysis workflows.
• Contribute to scientific publications, grant proposals, and presentations.
• Mentor and guide junior bioinformatics researchers.
• Stay current with cutting-edge bioinformatics tools and techniques.

• Ph.D. in Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Computer Science, Statistics, or a related field.
• Minimum of 8 years of post-doctoral research experience in bioinformatics.
• Extensive experience with various 'omics' data types and analysis pipelines.
• Proficiency in programming languages such as Python and R, and strong command-line skills.
• Expertise in statistical analysis and machine learning methods relevant to biological data.
• Demonstrated track record of high-impact scientific publications.
• Proven ability to lead research projects and work independently in a remote setting.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills.

• Design, perform, and optimize complex experiments in molecular biology and biochemistry.
• Develop and validate new assays and experimental protocols.
• Analyze experimental data using appropriate statistical methods and software.
• Troubleshoot experimental issues and identify solutions.
• Accurately record and meticulously document all experimental procedures and results in electronic lab notebooks.
• Collaborate with project teams, present findings, and contribute to research strategy discussions.
• Maintain laboratory equipment and ensure compliance with safety regulations.
• Stay updated on relevant scientific literature and emerging technologies.
• Contribute to manuscript preparation and patent applications as needed.

• MSc or PhD in Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Biotechnology, or a related life science discipline.
• Minimum of 5 years of post-graduate research experience in an industrial or academic R&D setting.
• Proven expertise in cell-based assays, molecular cloning, protein expression and purification, or similar relevant techniques.
• Strong understanding of drug discovery and development processes.
• Proficiency in data analysis software (e.g., GraphPad Prism, R).
• Excellent laboratory technique, attention to detail, and record-keeping skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication abilities.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a collaborative team.
• Experience with high-throughput screening (HTS) is a plus.