Latest Research Scientist Jobs

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Data Engineer - Level 5 Coach - Fully Remote

This role involves coaching and mentoring working professionals through a Level 5 Data Engineering apprenticeship programme, helping them develop technical and professional skills in data engineering. You'll deliver 1:1 coaching, lead workshops, and guide learners in building secure, scalable data solutions using modern cloud platforms and tools. The position blends deep technical expertise with teaching and mentorship, focused on real-world application and ethical data practices.

Corndel London, United Kingdom

Remote Permanent

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Senior AI Engineer

The role involves developing emotionally responsive virtual humans using AI to enhance soft-skills training. You'll work across the full AI stack—integrating large language models with speech and vision systems—to create realistic, interactive simulations. The position emphasizes research-to-product development, rigorous evaluation, and cross-disciplinary collaboration in a socially impactful startup environment.

Bodyswaps London, United Kingdom

Hybrid Permanent

Research Scientist

This role involves conducting original research in AI safety, focusing on interpretability and behavioral analysis of transformer-based large language models. You'll design and run experiments, develop reproducible research tooling in Python with PyTorch, and translate technical findings for government, frontier labs, and national security partners. The position emphasizes scientific rigor, collaboration with senior researchers, and contributing to emerging AI safety standards.

Faculty London, United Kingdom

Permanent

Research Scientist/Engineer - General Decision & Control Agent

This role involves advancing autonomous AI agent systems with a focus on long-term reasoning, memory, self-improvement, and reinforcement learning. The researcher will design scalable memory architectures, develop self-evolving agent capabilities, and contribute to novel research in agentic RL and LLM-based reasoning. Work is conducted in a high-impact research environment with publication and innovation as core goals.

Adecco London, City And County Of the City Of London, United Kingdom £100,000 – £180,000 pa

Research Scientist, Wayve Labs

This role involves advancing embodied AI for autonomous driving through research in world modeling, spatial intelligence, and scalable decision-making. You'll develop foundation models, reinforcement learning systems, and sim-to-real transfer techniques in a multidisciplinary environment. The work spans simulation, robotics, and real-world deployment, with a focus on long-horizon prediction and cross-embodiment learning.

Wayve London, United Kingdom

On-site Permanent

Research Scientist (Applied LLMs), London

A Research Scientist will focus on applying Large Language Models to drug discovery challenges, developing novel ML techniques and models that integrate with biological and chemical data. The role involves close collaboration with interdisciplinary teams of scientists and engineers to advance AI-driven drug design. Work includes model development, experimentation, and scaling frameworks for predictive applications in a fast-paced research environment.

Isomorphic Labs London, United Kingdom

Hybrid Permanent

Research Scientist (Machine Learning), London

A Research Scientist in machine learning will develop novel deep learning models and algorithms to accelerate drug discovery, working in an interdisciplinary team of scientists and engineers. The role involves designing architectures, training models, and applying ML to complex biological and chemical problems, with opportunities to lead projects and mentor others depending on experience.

Isomorphic Labs London, United Kingdom

Hybrid Permanent

Research Scientist - Material Modelling

This role involves developing and applying machine learning interatomic potentials (MLIPs) to model atomistic systems for real-world materials science challenges. The Research Scientist will work on high-fidelity, multi-physics simulations using state-of-the-art ML frameworks, run large-scale experiments on chemistry and materials datasets, and collaborate across disciplines to translate research into production-ready pipelines. The position operates in a high-performance computing environment and emphasizes publication, mentorship, and cross-functional communication.

PhysicsX London, United Kingdom

Hybrid Permanent

Research Scientist/Engineer - Multimodal AI & LLM

Research Scientist / Research Engineer - Multimodal AI & Large Language ModelsLocation: LondonSalary: £(phone number removed) per annum + permanent benefits + bonusJob Type: Permanent, Full-Time, On-siteAbout the OpportunityWe are partnering with an innovative research organisation at the forefront of...

Adecco London, United Kingdom

Research Scientist in Machine Learning for Wearables

Develop and apply deep learning models to analyse multimodal wearable data—including physiological signals and voice biomarkers—to identify patterns linked to maternal and partner health during pregnancy. Work within the EMBRACE research programme to enable early detection of health risks and support personalised interventions. Contribute to academic publications, conference travel, and collaborative research in a precision health context.

King's College London London, United Kingdom £45 – £52 pa

Contract

Principal Research Scientist - AI Safety

Lead and shape the scientific research agenda for AI safety, focusing on large language models and safety-critical systems. Conduct high-impact research, publish in top-tier venues, and guide red-teaming and evaluation efforts in high-risk domains such as cybersecurity and CBRN. Mentor researchers and position the organisation as a thought leader in responsible AI development.

Faculty AI London, United Kingdom

Hybrid Permanent Clearance Required

Senior Research Scientist - AI Safety

This role involves leading high-impact AI safety research, focusing on red teaming and evaluations for frontier models in high-risk domains such as cybersecurity and national security. The scientist will drive technical research from concept to publication, shape safety strategies, and support real-world deployment of responsible AI systems through collaboration with government and commercial partners.

Faculty AI London, United Kingdom

Hybrid Permanent Clearance Required

Senior Research Scientist - AI Safety Evaluations

Lead the development of advanced AI safety evaluations to assess risks in critical domains like CBRN and cybersecurity. Conduct original research from concept to publication, shape methodological strategy, and collaborate with frontier labs and government stakeholders. Focus on rigorous, scientifically grounded approaches to red-teaming, robustness testing, and evaluation design.

Faculty London, United Kingdom

Permanent

(Senior) Postdoctoral Research Scientist – Generative AI for Biological Design

Develop novel generative AI and closed-loop discovery methods for biological design within a well-funded research group. Focus on advancing AI methodology—such as generative modelling, reinforcement learning, or Bayesian optimisation—with integration into experimental feedback loops. Collaborate across AI and biosciences in a high-performance computing environment with access to automation and national-scale infrastructure.

Earlham Institute Norwich, South East England, United Kingdom £39 – £52 pa

Contract

Head of Policy & Security Research Lab

Lead the strategy and execution of a research lab focused on AI policy, safety, and security, working with cross-sector partners to develop frameworks and benchmarks for frontier AI models. Manage research agendas, recruit top talent, and engage with global AI safety institutions. The role involves deep technical-policy expertise and leadership in high-impact AI governance initiatives.

Scale AI United Kingdom US$198,000 – US$247,000 pa

On-site Permanent

Machine Learning Scientist

This role involves designing and prototyping generative machine learning models for protein design, with a strong focus on real-world biological applications. The scientist will build and evaluate models, collaborate across interdisciplinary teams, and iterate based on wet lab feedback. A significant emphasis is placed on high-performance code, scalable data pipelines, and staying current with advances in ML and synthetic biology.

Latent Labs London, United Kingdom, United Kingdom

Hybrid Permanent

Machine Learning Software Engineer, Research

Develop and optimize machine learning models for high-fidelity, multi-physics simulation in engineering and scientific domains. Translate research prototypes into scalable, production-grade systems using distributed training and cloud infrastructure. Work across the full ML lifecycle, from foundational model design to deployment, while mentoring team members and collaborating with research scientists on real-world industrial applications.

PhysicsX London, United Kingdom

On-site Permanent