AI Researcher

About the Role

Cognizant is seeking an exceptional AI Researcher to join our AI Market Unit Strategy team. This role is primarily about producing and publishing original Cognizant research and point of view on enterprise AI-led transformation — the research that defines how Cognizant talks about AI in the market, with clients, and with industry analysts. That same research also informs what solutions and offerings Cognizant chooses to build, but the core of this role is the research and the published word.

This is a research‑and‑publishing role  will design studies, synthesize findings, and author the white papers, reports, and executive point‑of‑view content that establish Cognizant's voice on enterprise AI‑led transformation — informed by real rigor, not just opinion.

• Cognizant's published point of view on enterprise AI‑led transformation starts with you.
• Analyst relations leans on your research and point of view to represent Cognizant credibly with Gartner, Forrester, IDC, and peers.
• Your research also becomes a foundation other teams draw on when shaping offerings and solutions.

Research & Publication

• Design and execute primary research studies on enterprise AI‑led transformation, AI adoption, and business impact, using rigorous quantitative and qualitative methods.
• Write and publish white papers, industry reports, articles, and executive point‑of‑view content that define Cognizant's narrative on enterprise AI‑led transformation.
• Adapt core research across formats — from a full white paper to a short article or executive social post — without losing analytical rigor or brand voice.
• Maintain a personal publication record and represent Cognizant's research agenda and point of view at conferences, symposia, and analyst events.
• Build and maintain proprietary research assets — benchmarks, maturity models, adoption indices — that give Cognizant's published point of view a distinct, evidence‑based edge.

Point of View for Analyst Relations

• Develop the research, data, and point of view that Cognizant's analyst relations team uses in briefings and inquiries with Gartner, Forrester, IDC, Everest Group, and peers.
• Track and interpret the latest AI trends — model releases, agentic systems, regulatory shifts — and translate them into a clear, current Cognizant point of view.
• Partner closely with analyst relations to prepare briefing materials, anticipate analyst questions, and keep Cognizant's positioning ahead of the market.
• Be available to join briefings directly when deep research or technical credibility is needed to make the case.

Informing Offerings & Solutions

• Share research findings and market trends with offering and solution teams so new offerings are grounded in evidence.
• Flag where enterprise AI adoption gaps suggest an opportunity for Cognizant to build or extend an offering.

Data & Analytical Rigor

• Apply structured research methodology: hypothesis formation, survey and data design, statistical analysis, source validation, and peer review.
• Work hands‑on with quantitative data — survey results, model benchmarks, usage telemetry — to produce defensible, evidence‑based findings.
• Build and maintain proprietary research assets: benchmarks, maturity models, and adoption indices that can be reused and cited across Cognizant's go‑to‑market content.

Industry & AI Intelligence

• Maintain deep, current expertise in AI developments including generative AI, agentic systems, large language models, and applied enterprise AI.
• Track how AI is transforming specific industries and quantify business impact through original data rather than secondary sources.
• Monitor the competitive AI and analyst landscape to identify research gaps Cognizant is best positioned to fill.

Cross‑Functional Collaboration & External Relations

• Partner with offering, solution, content strategy, marketing, and business development teams so research consistently feeds both what Cognizant builds and what Cognizant says.
• Collaborate with AI engineers, data scientists, and solution architects to ensure technical accuracy of published research and proposed offerings.
• Engage with academic institutions, think tanks, and analyst…