Mandarin-Speaking Research Associate, Life Sciences Data Insights

Beacon Intelligence; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private health insurance

Life assurance

Personal learning budget

Employee Assistance Programme

Wellbeing Champions

23 days annual leave + 7 public/breaks

Job summary

Beacon Intelligence in London is seeking a Research Associate (Mandarin Speaker) to join our Research Operations team. You will help transform complex scientific information into actionable insights for pharmaceutical and biotech clients.

You will support Mandarin-language content curation, perform QA on drug and trial records, and contribute to newsletters and research content while collaborating with researchers and account managers across the business.

Qualifications

• Fluent Mandarin (reading, writing and speaking).
• A degree in Life Sciences.
• Excellent attention to detail and commitment to high-quality work.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Excel.
• Proactive, inquisitive mindset and willingness to learn.
• Strong organisational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Collaborative approach and enjoyment of working in a team.
• Resilience to maintain accuracy under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Support the Chinese Language Team with triage, translation and curation of Mandarin content.
• Review and quality-check drug, clinical trial, company and deal records for data accuracy.
• Conduct quality control across Beacon datasets (prospective and retrospective).
• Provide feedback, training and support to data capture colleagues.
• Assist with newsletters, digests, conference reports and other research content.
• Respond to customer and sales queries within agreed timelines.
• Collaborate with researchers, account managers and stakeholders across the business.
• Monitor scientific and commercial developments in pharma/biotech.
• Support datasets and workflows when colleagues are absent.
• Identify opportunities to improve processes and increase team efficiency.

Skills

Mandarin language

Life Sciences degree

Attention to detail

Written and verbal communication

Microsoft Excel

Proactive mindset

Organisational skills

Collaborative team player

Resilience under pressure

Education

Life Sciences degree

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Beacon Intelligence in London is seeking a Research Associate (Mandarin Speaker) to join our Research Operations team. You will help transform complex scientific information into actionable insights for pharmaceutical and biotech clients.

You will support Mandarin-language content curation, perform QA on drug and trial records, and contribute to newsletters and research content while collaborating with researchers and account managers across the business.