updated august 2026

Research Scientist Jobs in the UK (August 2026)

42 open Research Scientist positions in the UK as of August 2026, across 23 hiring companies — 3 of them remote-friendly. DRW leads with 5 openings. Listings are scraped daily from company career pages and ATS APIs; every role links straight to the official application page.

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Senior Machine Learning Scientist

Intercom·London, England·On-site

Senior·Research Scientist

Python PyTorch TensorFlow Natural language processing

6d ago→

Senior AI Research Scientist (Model-based RL)

Phaidra·Remote - United Kingdom·Remote

Senior·Research Scientist

Reinforcement learning Model-based rl Control systems Sensor data

6d ago→

Staff Machine Learning Scientist

Intercom·London, England·On-site

Staff·Research Scientist

Python PyTorch TensorFlow Natural language processing

6d ago→

Quantitative Trading Analyst Intern

DRW·London·On-site

Junior·Research Scientist

Python Statistics Machine learning Time series

1w ago→

Quantitative Trading Analyst

DRW·London·On-site

Mid·Research Scientist

Python Statistics Machine learning Time series

1w ago→

Quantitative AI Strategist

DRW·London·On-site

Senior·Research Scientist

Python C++Machine learning Time series

1w ago→

Quantitative Trading Analyst - Equity Options

DRW·London·On-site

Mid·Research Scientist

Python C++Statistical modeling Time series

1w ago→

Quantitative Researcher - Commodities

DRW·London·On-site

Senior·Research Scientist

Python C++Statistical modeling Time series

1w ago→

Senior Staff Research Scientist | Voice

DeepL·London·On-site

Staff·Research Scientist

Python Natural language processing Machine learning Voiceprocessing

1w ago→

Principal Machine Learning Scientist

TripAdvisor·London, United Kingdom·On-site

Staff·Research Scientist

Python Machine learning Deep learning Natural language processing

1w ago→

Staff/Principal Machine Learning Scientist - Ranking & Retrieval

TripAdvisor·London, United Kingdom·On-site

Staff·Research Scientist

Ranking Retrieval Search Recommendation

1w ago→

Graduate Machine Learning Researcher - London

IMC Financial Markets·London, United Kingdom·On-site

Junior·Research Scientist

Python Machine learning Statistical modeling Overfitting control

2w ago→

Principal Scientist, Translational Data Sciences

GSK·UK - Hertfordshire - Stevenage; Heidelberg; USA - Pennsylvania - Upper Providence·On-site

Senior·Research Scientist·$74k – $124k

Python R Machine learning Bioinformatics

2w ago→

Associate Director, Translational Data Sciences

GSK·UK - Hertfordshire - Stevenage; Heidelberg; USA - Pennsylvania - Upper Providence·On-site

Senior·Research Scientist·$83k – $138k

Python R Machine learning SQL

2w ago→

Director, Translational Data Sciences

GSK·UK - Hertfordshire - Stevenage; Heidelberg; USA - Pennsylvania - Upper Providence·On-site

Senior·Research Scientist·$108k – $180k

Genomics Single-cell Spatial transcriptomics Multi-omics

2w ago→

Senior Quantitative Researcher - Options Market Making

Maven Securities·London·On-site

Senior·Research Scientist

Options Volatility Pricing Algorithm design

2w ago→

Principal Research Scientist - Machine Learning

IMC Financial Markets·London, United Kingdom·Hybrid

Senior·Research Scientist

Machine learning Deep learning Natural language processing Time series

2w ago→

PhD Research Scientist Intern - Reinforcement Learning for Diffusion Modelling

Canva·London, England, United Kingdom·On-site

Research Scientist

Reinforcement learning Diffusion modeling Research Data science

2w ago→

Founding AI Research Scientist (LLMs)

Kangal AI·London, England, United Kingdom·On-site

Senior·Research Scientist·$100k – $160k

Python Deep learning Natural language processing LLMs

2w ago→

Research Engineer, Machine Learning (Reinforcement Learning)

Anthropic·London, UK·On-site

Mid·Research Scientist·$260k – $630k

Reinforcement learning LLMs Autonomous agents Code generation

3w ago→

Quantitative Researcher

Point72·London·On-site

Mid·Research Scientist

Time series Feature engineering Anomaly detection Quantitative backtesting

3w ago→

Quantitative Researcher

Point72·London ·On-site

Mid·Research Scientist

Python Statistical arbitrage Time series Equity market data

3w ago→

Senior Machine Learning Scientist

Qureight Ltd·Cambridge, England, United Kingdom·On-site

Senior·Research Scientist

Python PyTorch TensorFlow Computer vision

3w ago→

Senior Machine Learning Scientist

Qureight Ltd·London, England, United Kingdom·On-site

Senior·Research Scientist

Python Deep learning Computer vision Medical imaging

3w ago→

Senior Research Scientist FMTA

DeepL·London·On-site

Senior·Research Scientist

Python Machine learning Natural language processing AI

4w ago→

Graduate Machine Learning Researcher

Longshot Systems Ltd·London, England, United Kingdom·On-site

Junior·Research Scientist

Python Machine learning Predictive modeling Quantitative analysis

1mo ago→

Graduate Machine Learning Researcher

Longshot Systems Ltd·London, England, United Kingdom·On-site

Junior·Research Scientist

Python Machine learning Predictive modeling Statistics

1mo ago→

Data Science Internship

G-Research·London, UK·On-site

Junior·Research Scientist

Python Machine learning Data science Quantitativefinance

1mo ago→

Crypto - Quantitative Researcher

Qube Research And Technologies·London·On-site

Mid·Research Scientist

Python Machine learning Time series forecasting Quantitative research

1mo ago→

Senior Research Scientist | Model Steering

DeepL·London·On-site

Senior·Research Scientist

Python Machine learning Natural language processing Deep learning

1mo ago→

Senior Research Scientist | Model Scaling

DeepL·London·On-site

Senior·Research Scientist

Python Machine learning Deep learning Natural language processing

1mo ago→

Senior Research Scientist | Multimodal Systems

DeepL·London·On-site

Senior·Research Scientist

Python Machine learning Natural language processing Deep learning

1mo ago→

2026 - Internship, Quantitative Research/Trading

Qube Research And Technologies·Aarhus, Dubai, Geneva, London, Paris, Zurich, Budapest·On-site

Junior·Research Scientist

Python Statistical modeling Time series Quantitative trading

1mo ago→

Research Scientist (Machine Learning), London

Isomorphic Labs·London·On-site

Mid·Research Scientist

Deep learning Protein folding Generative AI Biomedical ml

1mo ago→

Research Scientist (Applied LLMs), London

Isomorphic Labs·London·On-site

Mid·Research Scientist

LLMs Transformer architectures Protein folding Drug discovery

1mo ago→

Applied Scientist / Research Engineer (Internship)

Mistral AI·Paris, London·On-site

Junior·Research Scientist

LLMs Reinforcement learning Distributed computing Model optimization

1mo ago→

Machine Learning Fellow - Human Frontier Collective (UK)

Scale AI·United Kingdom·Hybrid

Senior·Research Scientist

Python PyTorch TensorFlow AWS

3mo ago→

Quantitative Researcher

Qube Research And Technologies·London·On-site

Mid·Research Scientist

Statistical modeling Predictive modeling Time series Machine learning

3mo ago→

Senior Data Scientist (AI & Synthetic Intelligence)

Cint·London, England, United Kingdom·On-site

Senior·Research Scientist

LLMs Machine learning model development Data mining Statistical methodologies

3mo ago→

Principal Data Scientist & Machine Learning Researcher

RTX·Gloucester, South Gloucestershire; Manchester, Lancashire; London, London·On-site

Senior·Research Scientist

Machine learning research Deep learning Computer vision Reinforcement learning

6mo ago→

Research Scientist Intern (PhD) - Model Team - London

H Company·Hybrid London·On-site

Senior·Research Scientist

Transformer architectures Reinforcement learning LLMs Agentic AI

6mo ago→

Machine Learning Researcher

Wintermute·London·On-site

Mid·Research Scientist

Reinforcement learning Deep learning Quantitative trading Time series forecasting

9mo ago→

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