Top Research Jobs in Sydney

Support development and backtesting of quantitative trading strategies: translate models to code, analyze data (including unconventional sources), and implement/monitor trading signals in live environments under senior mentorship.

Design, develop, and deploy software solutions for automated trading systems while collaborating with researchers on technology priorities.

Provide supervisory review of APAC equity, credit, derivatives, macro and sector research to ensure compliance with FINRA and local regulations. Edit and approve a variety of research products, apply disclosures, collaborate with analysts to enforce guidelines, and meet tight publication deadlines while balancing accuracy and speed.

Supports the CEO and Chief of Staff by coordinating meetings, travel, dinners, events, conferences, and offsites. Manages onboarding, equipment and tooling requests, expenses, invoices, vendor setup, document formatting, and business records. The role also involves building AI-enabled administrative systems and coordinating across Australia and US time zones. Candidates should have administrative or executive support experience, startup or investment-firm exposure, event coordination skills, strong English, and proficiency with modern collaboration tools.

Supports the CEO and Chief of Staff by coordinating meetings, travel, dinners, conferences, offsites, and events. Manages onboarding, equipment and tooling requests, expenses, invoices, vendors, documents, and business records. The role also involves working across Australia-US time zones and using AI tools to build more efficient operational systems.

Support end-to-end analytical projects to translate client objectives into study designs, gather and validate data, interpret modelling outcomes, create client reports and visualisations, respond to queries, and build stakeholder relationships to deliver actionable marketing insights.

Leads end-to-end clinical study operations for an orthopedic medical device portfolio, including feasibility, site selection, CRO and vendor oversight, study execution, monitoring resourcing, compliance, inspection readiness, and risk mitigation. Partners with cross-functional and global teams to manage timelines, budgets, documentation, quality, and regulatory requirements while supporting evidence generation and patient outcomes.

Provides technical and operational support for cancer biology research, conducting experiments involving tissue culture, animal models, human samples, molecular biology, microscopy, and flow cytometry. Maintains data integrity, optimizes protocols, supports scientific communication and publications, trains colleagues, coordinates laboratory resources, and manages competing research timelines. The role focuses on cancer cell biology, immunology, cancer relapse, and tumor microenvironment research.

Conduct site management and monitoring activities from study initiation through closeout for oncology clinical trials. Ensure protocol compliance, data quality, regulatory readiness, site performance, recruitment progress, documentation, study supply accountability, and timely CTMS, EDC, and TMF updates. Build relationships with investigators and site staff, resolve issues, conduct site visits and training, support audits and inspections, and collaborate with study teams while working independently and traveling extensively.

Lead the University’s research analytics strategy and specialist team, delivering trusted insights for research performance, investment, rankings, benchmarking, and institutional decision-making. Partner with senior academic and professional leaders, oversee reporting and external assessments, advance predictive analytics, visualization, and self-service capabilities, and establish strong data governance, quality, security, and compliance frameworks. Monitor research policy and funding trends while building organizational capability and fostering continuous improvement.

Implements pharmaceutical-sponsored and investigator-initiated clinical trials under supervision, following protocols and regulatory requirements. Coordinates with trial stakeholders, supports research meetings and communication, and maintains compliance across trial documentation, ethics applications, participant data capture, and verification. The role also promotes workplace health and safety, participates in drills and training, and identifies safety improvements.

Research Analysts support economic consulting projects through statistical analysis, financial and economic modeling, industry analysis, literature reviews, and research. They work with senior consultants, principals, and academic advisors on complex issues involving finance, competition, energy, regulation, and corporate economics. The role requires interpreting messy data, applying economic theory, building models, monitoring industry trends, and communicating complex concepts effectively to support clients, law firms, corporations, governments, and expert-witness engagements.

Co-lead TMT equity coverage in Australia: develop and defend investment theses, build financial models and valuations, author research, monitor company and industry developments, engage clients and management, ensure model governance, and mentor junior staff.

Conduct clinical trial site qualification, initiation, monitoring, and close-out visits. Ensure protocol compliance, data integrity, and patient safety; collaborate with investigators and site staff; resolve data queries; and support preparation and review of protocols and clinical study reports. The role requires approximately 60% travel.

11-week PhD internship developing, back-testing and implementing quantitative trading strategies. Build and improve mathematical models, translate algorithms into code, analyze unconventional data sources, and deploy signals in live trading while collaborating with senior researchers.

Lead the design, development, deployment, and operation of a Gen3-based research data platform on Google Cloud Platform. Responsibilities include coordinating single-cell omics and clinical-data ETL workflows, developing integrations with analysis tools, managing Kubernetes, Terraform/OpenTofu, and CI/CD infrastructure, gathering stakeholder requirements, contributing code and architecture decisions, improving developer tooling, and mentoring team members.

Design, develop, and support production-grade trading applications, APIs, distributed systems, web tools, deployment automation, and workflow platforms. Build scalable, observable, resilient software for traders, researchers, operations teams, and engineers. Collaborate with stakeholders, contribute to architecture, automate deployment and operational processes, and support systems across global production environments. The role emphasizes reliability, performance, maintainability, cloud technologies, and ownership throughout the software lifecycle.

Conduct independent site monitoring for biotech and pharmaceutical clinical trials across Phase I–III studies. Build partnerships with investigators and site teams, support patient recruitment and site performance, collaborate with sponsors and internal teams, and ensure participant safety, regulatory compliance, and clinical data quality. CRA II applicants need at least six months of independent monitoring experience; CRA III applicants need at least two years.

Leads Executive Office operations, governance infrastructure, executive preparation, stakeholder communications, and support for leadership forums and committees. Manages the Executive Assistant, coordinates calendars and meetings, prepares briefings and Board papers, oversees action follow-up, supports presentations, and provides research and analytical assistance to the Executive Director. The role requires exceptional organisation, communication, discretion, judgement, and ability to manage complex priorities in a scientific research environment.

Leads computational biology and machine learning research on cancer cell dormancy and relapse. Develops deep learning pipelines, foundation models, single-cell trajectory methods, and multi-omic analyses integrating imaging, molecular, and clinical data. Coordinates international collaborations, supervises junior staff and students, manages computational infrastructure and reproducible pipelines, contributes to grants and publications, and provides strategic computational leadership across the AllClear consortium.

Sell Aurora’s energy market research, subscription services, and consultancy offerings across APAC. Responsibilities include qualifying and developing sales opportunities, representing the company, pitching solutions, preparing proposals, negotiating contracts, managing sales activity in Salesforce, and contributing to product development. The role requires client relationship experience, strong commercial judgment, excellent communication, persistence, and an interest in energy markets. Senior Associate consideration requires at least four years of relevant experience and full working rights in Australia.

Support clients with the Australian R&D Tax Incentive by identifying eligible activities, analysing technical and financial information, calculating eligible expenditure, preparing claim documentation, and assisting with regulator reviews and audits. The role involves client relationship building, interpreting legislation, communicating complex concepts clearly, and contributing to business development across technology, engineering, manufacturing, and life sciences industries.

Conduct clinical trial site qualification, initiation, monitoring, and close-out visits. Ensure protocol compliance, data integrity, and patient safety; collaborate with investigators and site staff; resolve data queries; and support preparation and review of protocols and clinical study reports. The role is home-based in Australia and requires approximately 60% travel.

Develop and optimize satellite imaging operations, algorithms, and image-processing tools for non-Earth imagery. Responsibilities include improving image quality and mission success, extracting analytics from imagery and complementary data, collaborating with satellite operators, scaling reliable in-orbit operations, and evaluating new sensors and imaging techniques across orbits.

Leads pharmacy clinical trials and research services across a national healthcare network. Develops scalable operating models, standards, governance, and compliance frameworks; builds pharmacy research capability; collaborates with medication safety, quality, site pharmacy, clinical, operational, and research stakeholders; manages change and continuous improvement; and supports commercial performance, cost recovery, and growth of the clinical trials portfolio.