User Research Officer
Quick answer
EMBL-EBI is hiring a Senior User Research Officer in Cambridgeshire, UK, with a salary of £3,452.05 to £3,861.91 per month, offering a hybrid work schedule and various benefits.
- Role
- User Research Officer
- Organization
- EMBL - European Molecular Biology Laboratory
- Location
- Cambridgeshire, UK
- Work setup
- Hybrid
- Level
- Senior
- Compensation
- Grade 5 or 6 monthly salary from £3,452.05 or £3,861.91 after tax plus generous benefits and financial allowances based on personal circumstances. Excluding personal pension and insurance contributions.
- Category
- Communications & Marketing
The role
The User Research Officer at EMBL-EBI will work closely with senior colleagues to enhance engagement with biodata communities, particularly in low and middle-income countries. The role involves developing stakeholder maps, coordinating outreach, and conducting user research to identify needs and gaps in biodata resources. The officer will also advise on collaborations and partnerships while ensuring alignment with EMBL-EBI's ongoing activities.
What you'll do
- Develop a stakeholder map of the current landscape of life science data communities and resources in low and middle income countries
- Coordinate outreach to existing and new biodata communities
- Work with EMBL-EBI-based service teams to inform user research and raise awareness of new stakeholders or new needs identified
- Build and share new and specific understanding of global community challenges
- Advise the Global Engagement programme on potential collaborations and partnerships
- Run user research activities that enable key stakeholders from low and middle income countries to understand motivations and provide a forum for user needs to be heard
What it takes
- Familiarity with biodata services and the communities who use them
- Ability to gather data resource requirements from audiences in the Global Engagement programme and communicate these to resource delivery teams
- Experience interfacing with biodata scientific communities in Africa, Latin America, and/or South East Asia
- Strong communication skills with an appetite for building new relationships, and keeping existing relationships and communities engaged
- Technical understanding of bioinformatics processes or operations evident through software engineering / web development projects, research/data service experiences, publications and/or GitHub repositories
- Demonstrated ability or experience to deconstruct complex low resource problems into basic units and map these to requirements
What you'll bring
How we treat you
Financial incentives, flexible working arrangements, private medical insurance, generous time off, relocation package, campus life, family benefits, benefits for non-UK residents
Frequently asked questions
Where is the job located?
The job is located in Cambridgeshire, UK.
What is the compensation?
The compensation is Grade 5 or 6 monthly salary from £3,452.05 or £3,861.91 after tax plus generous benefits and financial allowances based on personal circumstances. Excluding personal pension and insurance contributions.
What are the key qualifications required?
Key qualifications include familiarity with biodata services, ability to gather data resource requirements, experience interfacing with biodata communities, strong communication skills, technical understanding of bioinformatics processes, and demonstrated ability to deconstruct complex low resource problems.
How do I apply?
To apply, submit a cover letter and a CV through the online system before the closing date of September 29, 2026.
Is the job remote?
The job is a hybrid work schedule.
How to apply
Apply directly on EMBL - European Molecular Biology Laboratory's site. We link straight through — no resume parsing, no profile to fill out.
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