Senior Research Consultant Public Sector (m/f/d)

Please note: This opening is intended for someone with 4-6 years of experience in similar roles. If you have more than 6 years of experience, we encourage you to refer instead to the Manager/Senior Manager opening. 

Making an application: 

Apply via email. Send a single PDF document with a cover letter justifying motivation and previous experience (max. 1 page) and your CV (max. 2 pages) to people@predictby.com. Please indicate in the subject line of your email "Application for the Senior Research Consultant position in Bonn - [Your Name]". In your cover letter, make sure to indicate when you would be able to start in the role. 

Cover letters are starting to sound all the same due to the growing use of AI… and it shows! We would like to read something creative and distinctive. Tell us what motivates you, what you bring, and why this role makes sense for you. Avoid generic formulations and make it yours. 

Only complete applications submitted via email in the required format will be considered. Applications submitted via LinkedIn will not be reviewed. 

Please submit your application before 23:59 on 1st of June. Interviews will take place commencing 3rd of June. 

Overview 

PredictBy is a research and consulting firm focused on social, behavioural and data science. We conduct rigorous applied research and consulting projects for private companies and public institutions. In particular, PredictBy maintains a strong reputation for delivering high quality projects for the European Commission, the European Parliament, and other EU Institutions as well as national and regional governments. Our interdisciplinary team operates from offices in Bonn and Barcelona. PredictBy has broad expertise in EU policy and regulation in the areas of health, climate change, public sector reform and digital transformation. 

Why join us? 

PredictBy is the right size to be ambitious without being bureaucratic. We work as one team across our offices in Bonn and Barcelona. The Bonn office is small today and growing. 

Joining at this level means stepping up faster than you typically would in a larger firm. You will take real responsibility for substantive workstreams, work closely with the firm’s partners and senior team, and contribute to projects that shape policies and regulation for EU institutions and public-sector clients across Europe. PredictBy is also entering its next phase of European growth, with developments under way that will broaden the firm’s footprint further. We work in a direct, collaborative way, focused on the quality of what we deliver rather than on the overhead of large firms. 

The role 

As a Senior Research Consultant, you will be part of a multidisciplinary, dynamic, and growing team in Bonn and Barcelona, working in a collaborative and intellectually stimulating environment. You will lead and contribute to projects for the European Commission, the European Parliament, EU agencies and national governments — evaluations, impact assessments, studies, and applied research that informs how policies are designed, implemented and reviewed. You will work alongside leading experts, policymakers and stakeholders across Europe, taking real ownership of substantive workstreams from the start. 

Key responsibilities: 

• Lead workstreams within research and consulting projects, including planning, delivery and quality. 
• Contribute to client engagement: prepare materials, attend meetings, follow up on actions, and develop confident, well-judged relationships with public-sector clients. 
• Lead and contribute to reports, proposals and other written outputs in English for EU institutions and public-sector clients. 
• Conduct desk research (e.g. systematic and scoping literature reviews, policy and document analysis). 
• Conduct qualitative research (e.g. interviews, focus groups, stakeholder consultations) and design supporting tools (questionnaires, discussion guides). 
• Contribute to proposals for tenders and EU funding calls, drafting methodology, inputs and contributions to bid materials. 
• Support and mentor more junior team members as the Bonn office grows. 

Required skills and experience 

• Strong academic background, preferably Master’s or PhD level, in economics, public administration, political science, business informatics, computer science, law, psychology or a related field. 
• 4 to 6 years of relevant professional experience in a similar role (consulting firm, research institution, university, think tank). 
• Experience working on EU public policy or EU-funded research and consulting projects. 
• Strong analytical and writing skills in English, with the ability to produce clear, high-quality written outputs to deadline. 
• Desirable: Demonstrable experience applying generative AI tools to research and consulting tasks — for example in literature synthesis, drafting analytical content, or working with long documents and policy texts. 
• Knowledge of both quantitative and qualitative research methods. 
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills. 
• Comfort operating with high autonomy in a small, distributed team. 
• Ability to work independently and as part of teams distributed across Bonn and Barcelona. 
• Fluency in English (our primary working language). German is welcome and useful for the German-market dimension of our work, but not a requirement — most of our delivery is in English for EU institutions and EU public-sector clients. 

What we offer 

• Compensation: Competitive at market level for professionals with 4–6 years of consulting experience, plus a range of additional benefits including a company smartphone for private use, bike leasing, Deutschlandticket, office lunch, complementary refreshments and a performance-based bonus. 
• Location: Bonn, Germany. Please note that appointments will require having the right to work in the EU. 
• Hybrid working: The role is based in our Bonn office with weekly on-site presence. We are open to hybrid arrangements that combine work in Bonn with home office work from elsewhere in Germany, and will work with you to find a setup that fits. 
• Hours: Full-time (40 hours per week). 
• Development and career path: A clear progression path toward Manager level, with substantive client and project exposure from the start. Access to PredictBy's new Academy and to senior leadership of the firm. We invest in the development of people who want to grow with us. 

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