3 Researcher jobs in Edinburgh

Evidence & Research Lead

Part Time | Permanent | Up to £34,680.00 per annum (£43,350 FTE) plus benefits | Location: Remote/Hybrid

We’re a dedicated, inspiring and forward-thinking healthcare charity. Our mission is to improve the bone health of the nation and prevent osteoporosis by influencing healthcare providers and professionals, supporting services to help our beneficiaries and driving research.

We’re also proud to have a committed, highly engaged workforce, as shown by our employee engagement rating, and we want to attract the brightest and the best to help us beat this condition and change society for the better.

In this role, you will be responsible for leading our research and evidence programme, ensuring it is delivered to high professional and governance standards. You’ll oversee our research grants programme, identify evidence gaps and emerging research, build strong external partnerships, and help ensure high-quality evidence informs our influencing, services, fundraising, communications and wider organisational strategy.

Do you have substantial experience of research funding, grants management, expert review or research governance? Do you have strong research and analytical skills, with the ability to interpret research data, statistics and complex evidence confidently? Can you think strategically, identify evidence gaps and build strong relationships with researchers, academic institutions, funders and other external partners?

If this is you, and you’re looking to join a fantastic organisation and team where you can really make a difference, we’d love to hear from you.

Location - In this role, you would benefit from fully remote working. If you are local to the Bath area, there is the option to work on a hybrid basis from our central Bath office at least 20% of your time each month.

How to apply

To apply, applicants should provide a comprehensive CV, including details of relevant experience and achievements. Please include a cover letter demonstrating how your skills and experience meet the person specification.

We particularly welcome qualified applicants from the global majority, as they are under-represented in the team.

Want to know more? For more details on this exciting role, please download the job description. The closing date is Wednesday 11th November. Interviews are planned to take place on Thursday 26th and Friday 27th November 2026.