Director, Market Research

We invite you to come grow with us.

Research Partnership (part of Inizio Ignite) is one of the world's largest pharma market research and consulting agencies with over 250 researchers, consultants, project managers and support staff. Our teams are located across the globe, in Europe (London, Lyon), North America (New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco), India (New Delhi), and Singapore.

As individuals with diverse backgrounds, as a team with shared values, as professionals ready to reimagine health and life sciences—you can grow with us at a place that:

Makes a difference to human health

Shares values and celebrates progress

Puts people at the center of everything

About the team:

Our custom research team partners with global pharmaceutical and biotech clients to enable them to solve marketing, brand, advertising and communications problems through a mixture of innovative qualitative and quantitative market research techniques.

You will be empowered to develop broad expertise across the healthcare landscape, and will have the opportunity to work with a wide range of expert senior researchers and gain exposure to the full suite of research tools and techniques covered by the team.

Our studies are typically multi-market, encompassing Europe, North America and Emerging Markets. We believe that exposure to a wide range of healthcare systems – and different cultural approaches to healthcare – helps our researchers to offer the most impactful, commercially-relevant insights to our clients.

Your primary role:

Lead projects and project teams, be the main point of contact with the client and write and give client presentations

Line manage multiple individuals with the responsibility of conducting appraisals, pay reviews, monitoring of performance, personal development, training of staff, recruitment and developing and implementing internal company procedures

Engage in business development and sales initiatives generating approximately $1m in annual revenue

Write proposals to win new business, consider timescales and calculate the research cost alongside VPs and operations

Involvement in talent acquisition and assessing potential new staff

About You…

Your skills and experience:

At least 7 years of experience with qualitative and quantitative custom primary market research projects

Experience in the life sciences sector

Strong client engagement and relationship management skills

Experience driving revenue growth to meet business development goals

Proven project supervision skills

Appreciation of marketing/client-side issues, knowledge and understanding of client issues

Self-motivated and able to work independently

Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written

Ability to multitask under pressure and meet tight deadlines

Experience with advanced analytics, SPSS, SAS, and/or Q is a plus

Experience in qualitative market research methodologies, including advanced moderation techniques, and delivering actionable insights across diverse markets

Ideal profile:

You are proactive, dedicated and enthusiastic, with a ‘can do’ attitude and approach

You demonstrate a high level of accuracy and attention to detail, as well as strengths in organization and prioritization

You are a collaborative team player who works well with colleagues

You communicate ideas and issues in an effective, straightforward fashion

You are highly motivated and want to seize opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career

Life at Research Partnership:

We love what we do and continuously strive for innovation and creativity. We believe everyone should continuously be learning and provide:

A relaxed and friendly working environment

Social events - including a summer day out and end of year party, along with regular social events after office hours

Fundraising and charity events – we support Forever Angels, a children's charity whose aim is to care for abandoned babies in Tanzania, Africa

Employee Benefits:

A comprehensive training and development program

Opportunities for internal advancement

Annual salary and promotion review

Paid time off

401(k) plan with employee match

Medical/vision/dental/prescription insurance plans, including heath savings and flexible spending accounts

Company paid life insurance

Short term/long term disability

Commuter reimbursement accounts

Employee assistance program

Our Pledge

At Research Partnership, we value inclusivity, recognize the power of diversity, and inspire the next generation of change-makers. We are an equal opportunities employer. We believe in creating a work environment that values diversity, equity, and inclusion. We aim to recruit from a diverse slate of candidates and foster an environment that provides the right conditions for long-term success. We welcome all applications regardless of race, colour, religion or belief, gender, gender identity, age, national origin, marital status, military veteran status, genetic information, sexual orie…