Research Associate

Hanson Wade Group; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 27,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading scientific information company in the UK seeks a Research Associate to join their expanding Intelligence Division. This role involves supporting drug and clinical trial data quality, collaborating with the Chinese Language Team, and engaging in various research-related tasks. Ideal candidates will have a bachelor's degree in life sciences, fluent Mandarin abilities, and strong communication skills. This position offers a hybrid working model with a starting salary of £27,000 plus annual bonus.

Benefits

Private health and life insurance

Hybrid working arrangement

Extra annual leave

Wader Hub benefits platform

Volunteer day

Monthly awards and social events

Sabbatical options

Professional education sponsorship

Qualifications

• Fluent in Mandarin (reading, writing, and speaking).
• Bachelor's degree in a life-science subject.
• Basic understanding of drug development is a plus.
• Good knowledge of Excel.
• Strong team player with good communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist with quality control of drug and clinical trial records.
• Support the Chinese Language Team with content curation.
• Collaborate with researchers and account managers.
• Help deliver newsletters, digests, and reports.
• Seek ways to improve processes within the team.

Skills

Fluent Mandarin language abilities

Good communication skills

Good knowledge of Excel

Proactive and inquisitive

Detail oriented

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a life-science subject

Job description

Do you want to turn your love for learning into a career?

Hanson Wade curates niche scientific information into products that improve drug development decision‑making. We're looking for someone to join our emerging Intelligence Division within our Beacon team. This role will support our team of Researchers and is a rare chance to use your research skills in a growing international market.

You will have the opportunity to learn, write and talk about some of the most promising new medicines in oncology, neurology and inflammatory disease. So if you are commercially curious, passionate about research and a keen communicator then look no further.

About the role

This role sits in our Beacon team. Beacon is a SaaS product that is rapidly expanding across the pharmaceutical industry. Our intelligence team is pivotal in keeping Beacon competitive. This role is a chance to join this awesome team and work with one of our fastest growing markets!

Research Associates play a critical support role in the Beacon Research Operations team, undertaking quality control of newly created or updated drug and clinical trial records, and providing feedback to relevant individuals; overseeing the creation of content such as weekly newsletters; responding to queries, and assuming ownership of Beacon modules when Researchers are absent from the team.

Responsibilities

• Build a robust understanding of the policies and standard operating procedures regarding data capture and curation for Beacon, including relevant module‑specific ones.
• Assist the Chinese Language Team with triaging and curation of content in Mandarin and support the wider Beacon Research Operations Team with translation tasks.
• Undertake both prospective and retrospective quality checking as required to ensure Beacon content achieves the highest possible levels of accuracy.
• Provide feedback, training and support to those performing the data capture processes as required.
• Collaborate with researchers and account managers to support sales opportunities.
• Stay up to date with the scientific and commercial developments in the field.
• Assist with the delivery of newsletters, digests and conference reports as required, meeting agreed timelines.
• Assist with relevant sales and customer queries as required, within agreed timelines.
• Actively seek ways to improve processes and increase efficiency within the team.

About you

• Fluent Mandarin language abilities (reading, writing and speaking)
• A bachelor’s degree in a life‑science subject
• Basic understanding of end‑to‑end drug development would be helpful but is not essential.
• Good knowledge of Excel.
• Good communication and collaboration skills, a strong team player.
• Proactive and inquisitive, willing to challenge the status quo and uncover new ways of doing things.
• Ability to work well under periods of pressure, being resilient and self‑aware.
• Persistent and detail oriented, able to maintain focus when undertaking quality control processes.

Why Choose Us?

• Private health and life insurance
• Hybrid working arrangement – 1/2 days a week in the London office
• 1 extra day of annual leave each year, up to 30 days of annual leave (not including public holidays)
• Access to our Wader Hub benefits platform which include, retail, gym, hospitality, and wellness discounts
• Volunteer day (we offer all our employees the chance to take a day on us to get out there and do some good!)
• Monthly awards and social events (we’re talking sports days, karaoke nights, theatre trips, cooking courses, you name it!)
• Sabbatical options after 2 and 5 years
• Opportunities for professional education sponsorship

Salary: £27,000 plus annual bonus

Please note, the start date for this role is February 2026