Analyst, Research and Development

Syneos Health, Inc.; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Syneos Health in London is seeking an R&D Analyst to conduct secondary research and create high-quality project materials within the R&D Advisory Group of Syneos Health Consulting. You will help make life science R&D organizations more efficient across research, clinical, regulatory, quality and pharmacovigilance.

The role involves building relationships with customers and internal teams, supporting leadership with deliverables, identifying challenges, and contributing to proposals.

Qualifications

• Graduate degree in business or life sciences
• Work experience in the consulting, pharmaceutical or biotech industries
• Life sciences R&D operational experience
• Understanding of the end-to-end pharmaceutical/biotech value chain

Responsibilities

• Help organisations in times of change, whether that is driven by a change in operating model, strategy, processes, technology, or a combination of these
• Build positive working relationships with customers, consulting staff, managers, leadership, and internal support teams
• Support leadership by creating project deliverables and managing customer relationships on a daily basis
• Identify customer challenges and opportunities
• Participate in the development of content for customer proposals
• Attend and participate in company-sponsored events, training and professional development opportunities, meetings, and other practice initiatives
• Actively take part in continuous improvement of the R&D Advisory operating process, and intellectual capital and service line capabilities and offerings
• Experience in life sciences R&D processes
• Willing to travel 15-25% of the duration of an engagement

Skills

R&D Analytics

Life Sciences

Consulting

Travel Availability

Job description

Updated: October 28, 2026
Location: London, England, United Kingdom
Job ID:19017

You’re driven, resourceful, and above all else – remarkably smart.

In this role, you will conduct secondary (i.e., analytically and scientifically based) research and create high-quality project materials and customer deliverables. As an R&D Analyst, you’ll join the R&D Advisory Group within Syneos Health Consulting where you will help make life science R&D organizations and operations more efficient and effective across research, clinical, regulatory, quality and pharmacovigilance. You will:

• Help organisations in times of change, whether that is driven by a change in operating model, strategy, processes, technology, or a combination of these
• Build positive working relationships with customers, consulting staff, managers, leadership, and internal support teams
• Support leadership by creating project deliverables and managing customer relationships on a daily basis
• Identify customer challenges and opportunities
• Participate in the development of content for customer proposals
• Attend and participate in company-sponsored events, training and professional development opportunities, meetings, and other practice initiatives
• Actively take part in continuous improvement of the R&D Advisory operating process, and intellectual capital and service line capabilities and offerings
• Experience in life sciences R&D processes
• Willing to travel 15-25% of the duration of an engagement

Desired Requirements:

• Graduate degree in business or life sciences
• Work experience in the consulting, pharmaceutical or biotech industries
• Life sciences R&D operational experience
• Understanding of the end-to-end pharmaceutical/biotech value chain

At Syneos Health, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace. If your past experie's doesn't align perfectly, we encourage you to apply anyway. At times, we will consider transferable skills fromprevious roles. We also encourage you to join our Talent Network to stayconnected to additional career opportunities.

Why Syneos Health? Here, you're a part of the big picture. You will collaborate with colleaguesacross clinical and commercial disciplines to guide premarket development through post-market commercial strategy.Every project is a chance to solve a new challenge, learn from your colleagues, and advance your career. Thediversification and breadth of our new and existing partnerships create a multitude of career paths and employmentopportunities. Join our game-changing, global company dedicated to creating better, smarter, faster ways to getbiopharmaceutical therapies to patients. Experience the thrill of knowing that your everyday efforts arecontributing to improving patients' lives around the world.

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Syneos Health companies are affirmative action/equal opportunity employers(Minorities/Females/Veterans/Disabled)

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.

Discover what our more than 25,000 employees already know: work here matterseverywhere. We work hard,and smart, all in the name of getting much-needed therapies to thosewho need them most. A career with Syneos Health means your everyday workimprovespatients’ lives around the world. Selecting us as an employer secures acareer in which you’re guaranteed to:

Syneos Health® is a leading fully integrated biopharmaceutical solutions organization builtto accelerate customer success. We translate unique clinical, medical affairs and commercialinsights into outcomes to address modern market realities. To learn more visit syneoshealth.com .

Syneos Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receiveconsideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, marital status,ethnicity, national origin, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protectedveteran status, disability or any other legally protected status and will not bediscriminated against. If you are an individual with a disability who requires reasonableaccommodation to complete any part of our application process, including the use of thiswebsite, please contact us at: Email: [emailprotected] One of our staff members willwork with you to provide alternate means to submit your application.