Associate Director - Commercial; Market Research

Prescient is looking for a bright, ambitious Associate Director to join our Commercial Practice team in either our Manchester or London (UK) offices. About Our Commercial Practice Prescient has 3 core practices:
Commercial, Competitor Intelligence and Medical. We specialize in supporting our biopharma clients in making insightful strategic choices for their products and portfolios. We bring together a unique blend of skills and experiences which are required to drive winning strategies. The Commercial Practice is on an exciting journey to expand our customer‑centric teams to better serve our global and domestic clients.

When you join this exciting venture, you will be working with global healthcare and pharmaceutical clients across the full product life cycle, to help them unlock the full potential of their brands. The Commercial Practice specializes in primary market research and brand strategy development. The types of projects market research projects deliver include:
Patient Journey, Segmentation, Market Understanding, Demand Assessment, and Brand Story Assessment.

As an Associate Director in Primary Market Research, you will take a leadership role in overseeing large-scale, high impact quantitative and qualitative research projects. You will manage and guide a team of analysts, collaborating directly with senior client stakeholders to deliver actionable insights that drive business decisions. This role has a strong focus on Quantitative research whilst also blending strategic leadership, technical expertise, and client management experience.

You'll not only be responsible for the successful execution of research projects but also play a pivotal role in business development and contribute to thought leadership within the field of research. At this level, you will have exposure to a wide range of projects. You will also have the opportunity to decide whether to pursue a more specialized path or continue in a broader leadership role, depending on your career aspirations.

The role offers a mix of formal training, mentorship, and hands‑on project experience to support your development,

• Lead and manage complex research projects including complex quantitative methodologies, such as segmentation, pricing and demand studies from conception through to execution, analysis, and delivery of actionable insights for clients.
• Work closely with clients at the executive level to understand their business challenges and translate them into research objectives and strategic solutions.
• Design and implement advanced statistical models, surveys, and data collection methodologies to address client needs, with an emphasis on innovation and rigor.
• Oversee the analysis of large datasets to derive insights and solve complex problems.
• Develop and deliver high-level reports, presentations, and strategic recommendations to clients, ensuring clarity and relevance to their business objectives.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (e.g., medical, product, marketing) to integrate research findings into broader business strategies.
• Stay at the forefront of research techniques and technologies, continuously advancing the company's capabilities and competitive edge. Do you want to be part of building and shaping the successful pharma brands of the future?

Are you passionate about using advanced primary market research methods to uncover why patients, healthcare professionals, and other stakeholders make the decisions they do? Do you want to work across a mix of strategy consulting projects that draw from competitor, customer, medical and commercial insights? Are you a highly motivated professional interested in being part of a dynamic team of…