Research Manager

Salary: £48,000 – £66,000 per year

Role: Research Manager Quantitative

Package: Basic Salary £48,000 – £66,000plus bonus and benefits

Location: WFH / London Office

This position presents a fantastic opportunity to build a successful career in a consultancy-led market research agency. Our client is looking for a Quantitative Research Manager to join their European Team. The role requires a passion for quantitative research. You will be working alongside an experienced Quantitative Research Director.

As a Quantitative Research Manager, you will be tasked with multiple projects across biotech, healthcare and pharmaceutical organisations, as well as growing client relationships.

Job Responsibilities:

• Takes responsibility for a portion of the company’s target, and for maximising profitability.
• Expands existing relationships with current clients, providing support and back-up to Research Directors/Associate Directors when required.
• May lead research projects (multi-market, multi-methodology) calling on support from Associate Directors or Research Directors where necessary and provides support to other projects where required.
• Takes ownership of, or assists with, the preparation of proposals
• Oversees the development or takes ownership of, writing research materials, such as screeners, questionnaires, pilot questionnaires, stimulus materials
• Coordinates fieldwork
• Leads and, where required, supports analysis and presentation writing
• Coordinates and oversees the day-to-day running of projects
• Provides support and coaching to Senior Research Executives/Research Executives
• Ensures all project tasks are carried out according to the Processes and Procedures manual
• Takes responsibility and ownership for maintaining, developing and expanding designated client accounts, and provides support with clients as required to Directors/Associate Directors or others
• Supports the promotion of the company profile (e.g. attending conferences, writing and presenting papers)
• Takes responsibility for line management, usually for one direct report. May assist with training and coaching SREs and REs.

As a Research Manager you should:

• Have a clear understanding of Clients’ needs and implement these across research projects
• Have a clear understanding of different quantitative research methods and approaches that meet the variety of business needs, and apply them across the research process
• Be capable of knowing when to apply specific statistical skills, including techniques, set-up and providing the correct instructions to statistical agencies to proceed with analysis (conjoint, MaxDiff, pricing study, forecast)
• Take a leading role in the analysis processes.
• Develop the framework for and write presentations, ensuring a story is clearly communicated and that the research implications for the client are well explored
• Present project debriefs with confidence and skill
• Coach SREs and REs through all aspects of the project process
• Demonstrate a firm understanding of sales, overheads and profit, managing projects and project deliverables to ensure overall project profitability