Quantitative Research & AI Solutions Consultant

Quantitative Research & AI Solutions Consultant London | AI Studio | Full-time | Hybrid (3 days in-office) What if your research didn't just inform a client's strategy — it also shaped the AI tools used to deliver it?Our client, a respected, employee-owned advisory firm working with clients at the frontier of technology, is looking for a quantitative researcher to join a growing team at the intersection of research and AI. Research depth and AI/coding capability are equally core to this role — you won't be leaning on one to cover for the other.This is a rare opportunity to shape how a respected advisory firm uses AI in practice, working across both classic research methods and some of the newest measurement techniques in the field.What you'll doDesign and deliver primary quantitative research — including message testing and tracking studies — that shapes client strategyWork on the computational, content-analysis side of the practice: media measurement, social and media listening, and analysing how clients show up in AI search — a fast-growing, distinctive part of the roleCommission and manage fieldwork and third-party suppliersUse R or Python fluently, with the judgement to direct, read and sanity-check AI-generated ("vibe-coded") code — hand-coding everything from memory matters less than knowing what good output looks likeContribute to building novel measurement methodologies as the team's remit growsTurn research findings into clear, actionable recommendations for senior client stakeholdersRecent examples of the kind of work you'd be doing:Helping a research organisation understand what drives its reputation in AI searchHelping a large tech company navigate a strategic governance decisionMapping the media conversation around a tech client's highest-priority issueHelping an investor understand its positioning in the marketWhat we're looking forStrong quantitative research experience — comfortable with methods like message testing and tracking studies, and turning findings into strategic recommendationsFluency in R or Python, and genuine comfort directing and sanity-checking AI-generated code rather than only hand-coding from scratchCuriosity about computational and content-analysis research — media measurement, social listening, or similar — even without direct prior exposure to this exact type of workA decent working understanding of communications and policy, so you can operate credibly with clients and colleaguesCorporate research agency experience is a plus but not essential — we're equally open to backgrounds in management consulting or in-house corporate insight teamsWhat's on offerEmployee ownership — everyone shares in the firm's successA twice-yearly bonus based on company and individual performancePrivate healthcare and dedicated mental health support26 days' holiday plus public holidaysVisa sponsorship available for the right candidateHybrid working, three days a week in the London officeWe know profiles like this rarely tick every box on paper. If you're excited by the role and meet most of what's above, we'd love to hear from you — get in touch confidentially to find out more, including the client's identity and full compensation details.Nicholson Glover is a specialist recruitment consultancy founded in 2002. We focus exclusively on four disciplines: Customer Research & Insight, Strategy & Innovation, Data, Analytics & AI, and Product & Technology — placing mid-to-senior professionals with agencies, consultancies, corporate teams, and venture-backed businesses. Speak to us: francis@nicholsonglover.co.uk