Science Advisor​/Project Manager, Custom Market Research

Description

Science and Medicine Group is a leading business information and media firm serving the life science, analytical instrument, clinical diagnostic, diagnostic imaging, and dental industries. The company's portfolio includes market intelligence brands Bio Informatics, IMV Medical Information, Amplion, Instrument Business Outlook, Kalorama Information, and Strategic Directions International as well as media brands , , , and  The Science Advisor/Project Manager, Custom Market Research is responsible for leading and executing qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methodology market research projects from inception through final delivery.

This role serves as both a project manager and research practitioner, ensuring that projects are delivered on time, within scope, and to the highest quality standards while generating actionable business insights for clients.

The Project Manager works closely with clients, sales, and operations to design research approaches that address complex business questions across the life sciences, biotechnology, pharmaceutical, clinical diagnostics, diagnostic imaging, and healthcare sectors. The successful candidate will possess strong expertise across the full research lifecycle, including research design, survey development, discussion guide design, qualitative interviewing, quantitative analysis, mixed-methods integration, data visualization, insight generation, and executive-level reporting.

Comfort working in a fast-paced, client-focused environment is essential.

The ideal candidate is a hands-on researcher who excels at qualitative and quantitative research. The candidate must be able to work closely with science professionals and industry stakeholders, translating complex scientific perspectives into clear, actionable insights. Responsibilities adjust to organization/department needs, but typically align to the following:

• Manage qualitative, quantitative, and mixed-methodology market research projects from project kickoff through delivery.
• Serve as the primary client contact throughout the project lifecycle.
• Lead project planning, timeline development, resource coordination, and risk management activities.
• Collaborate with sales and business development teams to assess project feasibility and recommend appropriate research methodologies.
• Translate client business questions into effective research designs and analytical frameworks.
• Coordinate internal stakeholders including programming, fielding, and panel operations.
• Monitor project progress and proactively resolve issues that may affect budget, timelines, quality, or client satisfaction.
• Ensure adherence to market research and project management best practices, quality standards, and data privacy requirements.

• Design and develop quantitative research studies including surveys, trackers, segmentation studies, concept tests, customer experience studies, market assessments, and ad hoc custom research.
• Author and review survey questionnaires to ensure scientific rigor, logical flow, respondent engagement, and alignment with research objectives.
• Conduct programmed survey testing and quality assurance reviews to identify logic, routing, display, and data integrity issues prior to launch.
• Collaborate with programming and fielding teams to ensure successful execution of quantitative studies.
• Monitor fieldwork performance, incidence rates, quotas, and respondent quality.
• Analyze quantitative datasets using descriptive and inferential statistical techniques as appropriate.
• Interpret crosstabs, significance testing, segmentation analyses, and other analytical outputs.
• Develop data visualizations that translate complex findings into clear and actionable business insights.

• Design qualitative research methodologies to address client objectives and information gaps.
• Develop screeners, discussion guides, ethnographic protocols, and observation frameworks.
• Moderate in-depth interviews (IDIs), focus groups, cognitive interviews, and other qualitative methodologies.
• Conduct ethnographic and observational research with healthcare professionals, scientists, laboratory personnel, patients, and other stakeholders when required.
• Manage qualitative fieldwork logistics, recruitment activities, scheduling, recordings, and transcription processes.
• Perform thematic analysis, coding, text analytics, content analysis, and synthesis of qualitative findings.
• Ensure methodological rigor and respondent engagement throughout all qualitative research activities.

• Design and manage mixed-methodology research studies that integrate qualitative and quantitative approaches.
• Synthesize findings from multiple research methodologies into cohesive narratives and strategic recommendations.
• Identify convergence, divergence, and complementary findings across datasets.
• Translate research findings into actionable business…