Total 2 Manager level Science / R&D / Research job vacancies in NN11 4AA

Join us as a Behavioural Risk & Applied Empirical Science Audit Manager

• In this key role, you’ll be focussing on driving the adoption of empirical scientific research methods within the NatWest Behavioural Risk team and wider Internal Audit sector
• You’ll be responsible for leading and managing data science and behavioural science colleagues, and you’ll shape and lead high profile evidence-based and data-led pieces of insight, providing assurance to senior executives on our assets and sustainability
• This role offers a great platform to build your leadership profile as you shape a high performing and vibrant team culture

What you’ll do

As a Behavioural Risk & Applied Empirical Science Audit Manager, you’ll collaborate with audit experts to understand critical business assurance and sustainability questions. You’ll work closely with a diverse group of talented and accomplished behavioural and data scientists, identifying opportunities for innovation, gathering resources and owning implementation.

You’ll also:

• Guide more junior colleagues in designing feasible research approaches, as well as in executing and interpreting insights
• Develop and manage effective stakeholder relationships and act as first point of contact when leading reviews
• Stay on top of latest applied empirical science methods and applications, as well as analysis and workflow management technology
• Stay at the forefront of empirical social science behavioural insight, sharing knowledge where possible

The skills you’ll need:

We’re looking for someone with extensive relevant technical and research leadership experience. You’ll hold an academic degree in a social science discipline, with a strong quantitative analysis element, or you’ll have a proven equivalent track record.

You’ll also have experience in empirical social science design and execution, covering statistics, causal inference and data science. Knowledge of large-scale business data handling such as databases and SQL would be beneficial, as would an understanding of retail banking, financial markets and code development and quality assurance practices such as Git, GitLab and GitHub.

In addition to this, we’re looking for:

• Enterprise level coding experience including object-oriented programming, ideally using Python
• Experience in drawing conclusions from different primary and secondary data sources
• Clear, concise and compelling communication skills to inspire others, maintain momentum and ensure work completion
• Experience role-modelling, supporting and supervising through coaching, feedback and development
• The entrepreneurial skills, resilience, drive and enthusiasm to develop your skill set and innovate

Join us as our Head of Group Public Policy Research & Political Risk

• This is a varied and engaging role in which you’ll be responsible for supporting your function and wider business with policy development, political horizon scanning, political engagement and the identification of political risk
• You’ll be working with senior stakeholders and leading a highly skilled team, continually driving the identification and mitigation of potential risks
• Your work will have an enormous impact as you’ll develop and implement our centre of expertise regarding political policy, research and risk

What you'll do

As our Head of Group Public Policy Research & Political Risk, you’ll be responsible for driving the development of policy interventions. In doing so, you’ll develop our strategic approach for the use of lobbying governments and politicians across the UK. You’ll be expected to stay abreast of the key political policy areas of the day in order to develop our policy positions across a number of areas.

In addition to this, you’ll be responsible for:

• The horizon scanning of key issues covering policy and political risk
• Identifying any political risks we might face before developing mitigating actions
• Developing research materials to support regional board communications, influencer engagement and the Levelling Up agenda
• Developing simple, accessible materials on our strategy and purpose for external use

The skills you'll need

We’re looking for someone with the ability to deliver clear, well researched materials for external parties covering our strategy. As such, you’ll be able to deal with highly sensitive and confidential materials.

Along with an understanding of our wider strategy, you’ll have the ability to research complex political policies and how they affect us and our customers.

You will also need a contacts book, the desire to build that contacts book and the willingness to engage with politicians and officials on an ongoing and out of hours basis.

We’re also looking for:

• The ability to build strong and widespread relationships across the bank
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to articulate innovative solutions to potential risks
• Effective leadership skills to manage a highly skilled, experienced and well connected team
• The ability to lobby government on areas of political policy and risk that affect us