Research Manager

Job  | Type:
Permanent | Expertise:
Market Research Consulting, Insights & Analytics Recruiter:
Chris Newall (Principal Consultant)
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Summary Are you an experienced Healthcare Market Researcher who enjoys going beyond the research findings to understand what they actually mean for the client and what they should do next?

We’re working with a highly successful, independent insights consultancy that is continuing to grow its Healthcare team following a particularly strong period of client demand.

This isn't a business that sees market research as simply conducting the research and producing a deck. Their approach sits somewhere between high-quality market research and strategic consultancy, helping pharmaceutical and healthcare clients translate insights into clear commercial direction, strategy and action.

They’re now looking for a Research Manager who shares that mindset.

The role

You'll work across a varied portfolio of international healthcare and pharmaceutical research, with projects predominantly qualitative but with exposure to and an appreciation of quantitative research too.

You'll take ownership of projects from initial set-up through to final delivery, including:

Managing multiple healthcare research projects

Building strong relationships with clients throughout the project lifecycle

Moderating interviews and attending international fieldwork

Analysing research and identifying the real themes, insights and implications

Turning complex findings into clear, engaging and actionable stories

Producing high-quality reports and presentations

Presenting findings and recommendations to clients

Supporting proposal development, costing and research design

Contributing ideas around methodologies and how projects could be approached differently

Working closely with senior colleagues on larger, more strategic programmes

What they're looking forYou'll already have solid experience within healthcare/pharmaceutical market research, ideally from an agency or consultancy environment.

You'll also need:

Strong qualitative research experience and moderation skills

Experience working on international healthcare projects

Excellent project management and organisational skills

Strong analytical skills and the ability to recognise the important story within the research

Confidence communicating and presenting directly to clients

Strong report writing and storytelling skills

An understanding of quantitative research

Experience contributing to proposals and research design

The confidence to manage projects independentlyA genuine interest in the pharmaceutical and healthcare industries

But they're particularly interested in how you think.

They're looking for someone intellectually curious who will challenge themselves, question the obvious and think about how the research can add greater value.

Someone who doesn't want to simply execute a methodology because “that's how we've always done it”, but instead thinks about the business question first and considers the best way to answer it.

Why join?

This is a business doing extremely well in a challenging market, with strong levels of repeat business and continued demand from its clients.

They're also investing heavily in what the next generation of market research looks like – expanding their capabilities across strategic consulting, quantitative research, advanced analytics and AI, while maintaining the belief that great research ultimately comes down to the quality of the people and thinking behind it.

You'll join a team of bright, experienced researchers in an environment that is professional without being overly corporate. People are trusted, given space to develop and encouraged to contribute ideas rather than simply follow a process.

If you're looking for a Research Manager position where you can think more strategically, challenge yourself and take research further than the findings, we'd love to hear from you.