Cambridge Healthcare Research |

Cambridge Healthcare Research [CHR] was founded in Cambridge, as a consultancy specialising in providing Competitive Intelligence [CI] services to the pharmaceutical and life sciences industry.

Now, we provide a wider range of services across CI, Market Research and Insights to this same industry. Our services inform pivotal judgements so that our clients can stay ahead in a fast-moving and highly competitive market. Over time, our vision has developed to become the trusted partner for decision-makers in healthcare and life sciences.

Established in 2013, CHR was ignited by a simple idea: to strive for better. To generate better critical insights. To ensure exceptional quality. To provide more significant opportunities for people to develop their careers. Come and join the talented and the curious and be part of something special! We will help you build a career in specialist research for healthcare and life science.

We offer a flexible and supportive atmosphere as well as a competitive salary and benefits package that includes:

• 25 days holiday per year (with an additional day per year of service, up to 30 days) plus all bank/public holidays and Christmas/New Year closure
• Contributory pension scheme
• Private health insurance
• Employee assistance programme
• Mind & Body allowance to support activities that proactively support your health & wellbeing (such as gym membership or wellbeing apps)
• Share option scheme
• Annual bonus
• Cycle to work scheme
• Flexible working
• Life assurance

We pride ourselves on a culture that nurtures talent and curiosity and helps inquisitive and ambitious people develop skills that empower their growth within the team.​ We are committed to creating an environment where everyone can bring their unique experiences to work, access opportunities to develop their career, and have a sense of belonging in a workplace where diversity is celebrated.

We are constantly evaluating diversity and inclusion at CHR through our EDI Taskforce. Our members drive company-wide actions to maximise diversity and inclusion, including awareness raising campaigns, trainings, and speaker series to uplift underrepresented voices.

Your wellbeing matters to us, and we provide a range of benefits and tools to support you to manage your physical and mental health at and outside of work, including:

• Our Mind and Body monthly allowance which enables you to engage in activities that proactively promote your health and wellbeing such as gym membership and/or wellbeing apps.
• Our internal network of mental health first aiders provide support and listening ear for any challenges you are facing.
• An employee assistance programme with a range of features including remote GP appointments and counselling.
• Hybrid working that empowers you to balance work and home commitments by managing how and where you work.
• Additional benefits including private medical insurance, eye test vouchers and our Cycle to Work scheme.

We offer comprehensive onboarding and training for all of our early talent programmes. This is complemented by on-the-job learning, regular feedback and coaching to ensure you are set up to succeed from the day you start and at every stage of your career.

In 2024, we launched our Career Development Framework, which outlines the skills and behaviours required to be successful in every role at CHR and seeks to develop three core capabilities across all our roles:

• Delivering excellence
• Leading self and others
• Growing our business

This framework is the foundation of all our talent processes from how we develop our talent, measure performance and determine readiness for progression, as well as what we look for when hiring. It enables our people to quickly identify their strengths and development areas and work with their managers to create targeted development plans, offering clarity at every stage of their growth. Coupled with our Learning and Development curriculum, this empowers everyone to seek out the education, experiences and exposure they need to achieve their career goals.

At CHR, we are committed to evidence-based decisions, always considering robust research and innovative solutions, our approach to sustainability is no different. CHR is focused on future-proofing our business, ensuring long-term sustainable growth, we have designed a Net Zero strategy to reduce operational emissions and our impact on the environment. We have set out to leverage our voice in the industry to raise awareness of climate change issues, engage in environmental partnerships, and help our community to achieve their environmentally conscious goals. Being a part of CHR means prioritising people and planet, always working toward a more equitable and sustainable future.