Job Description

Research Analyst

Do you enjoy working with data, identifying trends, visualizing data and providing insights for customers?

Do you have a level of comfort with accessing and presenting data?

About our Team

Our team is responsible for both commercial projects and strategic collaborations in the area of research evaluation. We deliver bespoke solutions to the market, helping our clients assess and evaluate research. Our contacts and end users of our reports and services are often high-level executives in these organizations.

About the Role

As a Research Analyst you will be a part of a global team of data analysts and data scientist. We collaborate with research managers and provide meaningful insights into the questions they have. This includes contributing to the discussion on the role of research in solving grand challenges.

Responsibilities

• Deliver research performance assessments* for internal and external customers on time, in scope and with desired quality.
• Uses best practices and knowledge of internal or external business issues to improve products or services
• Able to understand the needs of internal stakeholders to make suggestions for analyses and metrics to drive insights and recommendations.
• Able to apply data blending techniques, hygiene checks, implement data quality precautions, use analytics techniques to prepare data for analysis
• Data modelling- able to understand and apply statistical analysis
• Able to present complex issues in simple and sophisticated insights. Creates clear and insightful visual displays of data through selected tools and analytical packages
• Domain/Industry Skills- Understands complex features within discipline, industry, and activity.
• Able to effectively lead and manage small/operational analytics projects by structuring work in modular tasks. Understands the complexity of different project tasks and estimating time required for executing tasks.

Requirements

• Have a Bachelor or Master's in Science or Technology. Bibliometrics experience a clear plus.
• Have experience of consulting with stakeholders to understand their needs, propose meaningful insights, and deliver in time, scope and quality.
• Have the ability to manage multiple projects at different stages, prioritize and signal challenges early on.
• Be a trusted team player
• Have experience in the world of research and and understanding of how researchers work is a plus
• Have worked with data extraction and modelling using SQL, Python or other programming languages a clear plus
• Experience with Tableau, R and other data visualisation softwares is a plus
• Have English as a working language

Work in a way that works for you

We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organisation. With an average length of service of 9 years, we are confident that we offer an appealing working prospect for our people. With numerous wellbeing initiatives, shared parental leave, study assistance and sabbaticals, we will help you meet your immediate responsibilities and your long-term goals.

Working flexible hours - flexing the times when you work in the day to help you fit everything in and work when you are the most productive

Working with us

We are an equal opportunity employer with a commitment to help you succeed. Here, you will find an inclusive, agile, collaborative, innovative and fun environment, where everyone has a part to play. Regardless of the team you join, we promote a diverse environment with co-workers who are passionate about what they do, and how they do it.

Working for you

We want to protect your health, help you accumulate wealth and secure your future. We are therefore delighted to offer:

Generous holiday allowance with the option to buy additional days

Access to a competitive contributory pension scheme and life assurance

Tax-free childcare support

Parental leave options

Health screening and private medical benefits

Season ticket loan

About Us

A global leader in information and analytics, we help researchers and healthcare professionals advance science and improve health outcomes for the benefit of society. Building on our publishing heritage, we combine quality information and vast data sets with analytics to support visionary science and research, health education and interactive learning, as well as exceptional healthcare and clinical practice. At Elsevier, your work contributes to the world's grand challenges and a more sustainable future. We harness innovative technologies to support science and healthcare to partner for a better world.

Join Us

Are you ready to help us progress science and health? Our technology leads to innovation, so join a forward-thinking digital business that is tackling world-scale challenges and align your ambitions with our passion for driving global knowledge-sharing.

Please see below a sample of the portfolio :

https://www.elsevier.com/research-intelligence/resource-library/resource-library-search?queries_subjects_query_posted=1&queries_subjects_query%5B%5D=Analytical+Services&queries_keyword_query=%C2%A4t_result_page=1&results_per_page=0&submitted_search_category=&mode=&search_page_53228_submit_button=Search



Elsevier is an equal opportunity employer: qualified applicants are considered for and treated during employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship status, disability status, protected veteran status, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. If a qualified individual with a disability or disabled veteran needs a reasonable accommodation to use or access our online system, that individual should please contact accommodations@relx.com or if you are based in the US you may also contact us on 1.855.833.5120.

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