Senior Research Scientist - Advanced Survey Design (Hybrid)

Verian Group; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Flexible arrangements

Meaningful public-interest projects

Professional development

Job summary

Verian is seeking a Senior Research Scientist to join the UK Methods team in London. The role focuses on complex survey design, sampling frames, and weighting to support public sector projects. You will work with cross‑functional teams in Westminster and contribute to methodological innovation.

The position offers hybrid working arrangements, ongoing training, and opportunities to influence policy through robust research design and analysis of large-scale surveys.

Qualifications

• Formal qualification, such as a Bachelor’s degree with a significant statistics element.
• Master’s or Doctorate in a relevant topic preferred; doctorate with focus on research methodology encouraged.
• Experience with survey, administrative and large-scale datasets.

Responsibilities

• Apply statistical skills and methodological knowledge to diverse research projects.
• Undertake complex sampling, weighting, and multivariate analysis on client data.
• Review literature and contribute to development of new statistical techniques and routines.
• Contribute to bid documents and literature searches to shape methodological approach.
• Participate in cross-national methodological debate and present findings.
• Deliver high-quality work on time and to specification.

Skills

Survey methodology

Statistical principles

Data analysis

Weighting methods

Cross-national collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in statistics or related

Master's degree or Doctorate in a relevant topic

Job description

Verian is seeking a Senior Research Scientist to join the UK Methods team in London. The role focuses on complex survey design, sampling frames, and weighting to support public sector projects. You will work with cross‑functional teams in Westminster and contribute to methodological innovation.

The position offers hybrid working arrangements, ongoing training, and opportunities to influence policy through robust research design and analysis of large-scale surveys.