Senior Research Specialist

Responsibilities :

Work closely and collaboratively with the Consultants/Senior Consultants to assist them in preparing in-depth study reports comprising market/opportunity assessment, competitor intelligence, best practices related to market/business, competition benchmarking, customer assessment, trend analysis, market forecasting, etc. and also assist them in conducting feasibility searches while preparing study proposals.
End to end involvement in terms of execution of primary research strategy, and efficient planning and reporting (interview planning, tracking, drafting discussion guide; comprehensive and relevant contact list preparation; conducting in-depth interview with key respondents); ensure complete ownership of primary research as per defined timelines.
Ownership of conducting interpretation-based secondary research in paid and public sources Exhibiting sound knowledge of effectively using paid and public business, technical, and patent databases (Factiva, Questel Orbit, Chemical Weekly, import-export databases, analyst reports, credit reports, reports by investment bank and consulting cos, FAOSTAT, USGS, EIA, etc.)
Ability to prepare slides independently as per the defined scope of work, with the guidance of senior team members prepare executive summary. Utilization of knowledge from past experience in solutioning or problem solving. Should have good idea of preparing effective search strategy.
Active participation during proposal preparation with feasibility assessment, preparation of background / domain slides, mapping of relevant experts, sample output slide preparation, etc.

Qualifications, experience, and educational requirements:

Bachelor's and/or master's degree - chemical & material or related fields or equivalent experience. OR bachelor's in chemical/polymer science/metallurgy/industrial + preferably MBA (marketing / operations)
Minimum 3-6 years of experience in customer research or consulting type of engagements
Excellent grasp on core subject matter (domain) & ability to comprehend new, related subject matter very quickly.
Ability to independently conduct comprehensive secondary and primary research using diverse information sources.
Meeting timelines of deliverables without compromising quality of the output.
Well conversant and hands-on experience of MS-office suits (especially Word Document, Excel and PowerPoint); ability to work on paid and public databases including Factiva, Bloomberg, Questel Orbit / Thompson Innovation, Web of Science, start-up databases such as Crunch Base, import-export databases, government statistical sources / portals, Mark Lines, Lexis Nexis, Survey Monkey, etc.
Organized, detail-oriented person, with good time management skills.