R&D, Senior Associate

PwC.
We help our clients stay ahead of changes that impact their businesses, navigating complexity and risk. We deliver deep tax technical, people and legal expertise, while providing the critical context to make informed and compliant decisions. With clients ranging from multinational organisations and public sector bodies to entrepreneurs and family businesses, the work we do is diverse.
An exciting role for a technology enthusiast, interested in learning and writing about innovative technologies being developed in the UK. It is also an opportunity to learn about the UK Research & Development (R&D) tax legislation, and how this legislation is applied and rewards the companies that carry out the R&D.
The role is ideal for a Computer Scientist or other engineering university graduate
who is interested in gaining a broad knowledge of current R&D areas. It will involve collaboration with a large PwC team of legislation and technology experts.

Typical activities to be performed include:

• Join technology interviews and write detailed notes
• Write initial drafts summarising the technology interviews
• Research to help summarise the technology terms discussed
• Write documents that summarise the R&D analysis process
• Work with tools e.g. Power Point to prepare presentations
• Preparation of emails to send to engineers being interviewed
• On the job training to learn and summarise areas of technology
• Optional: Work with tools e.g. Excel or Alteryx to help quantify R&D

Requirements

• Effective verbal and written communication skills (English)
• Computer science or other engineering related university degree or masters
• Strong technical documentation writing skills
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office and Google’s office suite
• Optional: Working knowledge of Microsoft Excel (or Alteryx) tools

Attributes

• Enthusiasm about learning new technologies and writing summaries of these
• Consistently demonstrate teamwork dynamics by working as a team member
• Takes responsibility to complete tasks in time and at a high standard
• Contribute to a positive working environment building collaborative
• relationships with team members; proactively seeks guidance and feedback
• Committed to continuous training and to proactively learning
• Ability to analyse and anticipate requests and act according to expectations

Education

• Degree or Masters in a computer science or engineering related discipline