Associate Director of Quantitative Research

Summary

Join M3 Global Research, a leading market research firm, as an Associate Director of Quantitative Research. Manage and mentor a team, overseeing project completion on time and within budget. Build strong client relationships and collaborate with senior management on process improvements. This role requires 5+ years of quantitative market research experience, including 3+ years of project management and experience managing employees. The ideal candidate will possess strong analytical, communication, and organizational skills. M3 offers competitive benefits, including 25 days of annual leave, a bonus scheme, pension contributions, a medical cash plan, and a cycle scheme.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience preferred
• 5+ years of experience in Quantitative Market Research
• 3+ years of project management experience
• Minimum of 1 year of experience managing employees preferred
• Be a self-motivated individual with exceptional time management, organizational skills and attention to detail
• Able to work well meet deadlines and under pressure
• Have exceptional written and verbal communication skills
• Have strong Microsoft Office skills including Excel, Outlook, and Word
• Have well-developed analytical and problem-solving skills
• Have the ability to work autonomously and in a team environment to successfully meet departmental objectives

Responsibilities

• Manage, mentor, appraise and develop team members, monitoring team KPI’s and workload distribution
• Responsible for providing guidance and mentoring members of the operations team
• Responsible for managing project escalations to ensure the project is completed on time and within budget. This will require the candidate to partner with internal stakeholders to address issues and improve performance on research projects
• Working closely with senior management to adapt, develop and initiate processes, procedures, and system enhancements
• Investigating and managing project escalations. The Associate Director will be responsible for ensuring the project is completed on time and to the satisfaction of the client
• Monitoring productivity and quality of data collection of their team’s projects
• Overseeing the billing process of the team, and ensuring projects end with expected profitability
• Support the development and implementation of best practices and policies for client service
• Execute client service improvement plans on allocated accounts, ensuring collaboration with sales and other members of the team, and providing a consistent and solution-oriented approach across each touch point of the client journey
• Overseeing the training of any new team members, as well as the training needs of current employees
• Responsible for approving annual leave, expense reports, and quarterly reviews of their direct reports

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in healthcare focused Market Research preferred
• Experience with complex market research projects which could include programming, intricate sampling, international, translations, patients, or patient referrals (preferred)

Benefits

• 25 days annual leave
• Participation in an annual bonus scheme
• Pension 4%/4% employee/employer contributions of qualifying earnings
• Company’s medical cash plan. As part of the cash plan you have access to subsidised gym membership and a staff discount scheme
• Cycle scheme