Research Methods Director

5 days ago


London, Greater London, United Kingdom Verian Group Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled Director, Research Methods to join our UK Research Methods team. This is a permanent, full-time, hybrid home/office role.

The successful candidate will work across our client base, providing ad hoc support to other members of the UK Methods team. The primary focus of this role will be on complex data analysis.

Key Responsibilities
  • Apply statistical skills and broader methodological knowledge to various research projects across the business.
  • Client work: complex sampling, weighting, and multivariate analysis/interpretation of substantive data.
  • Development work: investigation of new statistical techniques, software packages, and routines, and reviewing methodological literature to support new components of the Verian offer.
  • Business generation work: contributing to the methodological shape of proposed research projects, drafting elements of the bid documents, and directing literature searches to ensure evidential support for what is proposed.
  • Provide ad hoc support to other members of the Methods team and the division as a whole.
Your Profile
  • Solid formal qualifications (e.g., a Bachelor's degree with a significant statistics element or a Master's/doctorate in a relevant topic).
  • Substantial track record of working with survey, administrative, and other large-scale datasets to answer research questions or to prepare sample frames.
  • Detailed knowledge and experience of sample design and bias analysis.
  • Robust applied knowledge of generalized linear modeling techniques.
  • Experience of providing both verbal and written advice to research commissioners.
  • Able to deliver on time and to specification.
About Verian Group

Verian Group is one of the top-tier social research agencies in the UK. Our team is based in the heart of Westminster and comprises around 150 specialist researchers working together to provide knowledge, evidence, and insight that helps Government, the private sector, and the Third Sector plan and care for society.

We encourage applications from all sections of society and ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.



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