Market Research- Training Manager

Description


Position Summary:
The Manager leads and manages a team of analysts in support of the assigned practice or service area.  This position also leads projects, designs research, and manages and/or executes research activities for large syndicated and single client consulting research projects.  Project management includes proposal development, project plan development, analysis, presentation development and delivery of client presentations. 

Development & management of Associates:

·  Manage analyst team

·  Develop analyst objectives, conduct performance reviews and skill assessments

·  Monitor analysts workload and assign them to appropriate projects and client inquiries

·  Provide training and development to associates

·  Develop associates consulting skills through one-on-one coaching, mentoring and providing appropriate resources and opportunities to develop skills

·  Serve as a resource for information and guidance for the analyst team

Project Analysis & Presentations/Client Deliverables 

·  Manage data in SPSS, Excel and Access

·  Analyze data in SPSS (utilizing frequencies, crosstabs, sorts, etc.)

·  Conduct advanced analysis (e.g. modeling, regressions etc.)

·  Analyze data in Excel (creating pivot tables and graphs)

·  Create relevant data results in Excel graphs and charts

·  Identify key findings and use them to develop implications and recommendations for final deliverable

·  Write presentations and final reports

·  Present final deliverables/presentations at client meetings

·  Respond to any further client inquiries regarding projects

Manage Quanitative/Qualitative Pharmaceutical based Projects:

·  Write proposals/project plans (i.e., develop costs/budget, resource needs and timelines for projects)

·  Develop research objectives and determine appropriate methodologies

·  Work with clients to solidify research objectives

·  Design research tools (i.e., surveys and discussion guides)

·  Develop and communicate budgets, project timelines and resource needs with clients and internal team

·  Conduct phone and in-person interviews and create contact reports with resulting detail from interviews

·  Keep projects within budget and/or estimated timeline by anticipating and resolving issues with fielding, surveys and clients.

·  Serve as key client contact for project



Requirements


Skills & Abilities Requirements: Strong conceptual and analytic skills Critical thinking skills Quantitative skills A basic knowledge of statistics Working Knowledge of the entire research process Project Management skills Excellent verbal communication Excellent presentation skills. Good writing skills Ability to translate data into meaningful information Attention to detail Must have ability to work under pressure, meet deadlines, and work on multiple projects simultaneously Must be a team player and be able to interact with staff at all levels of the company and with clients as well Must have ability to work independently when necessary Proficiency in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and a working Knowledge of a statistical package such as SPSS or SAS Willingness and ability to travel approximately 10% of  time

Education & Experience Required:

·  B.S./B.A in relevant field of study  

·  Advanced degree (e.g., MBA, MS, MPH) preferred. 

·  Three-five years of pharmaceutical, medical/health industry-related experience required

·  Two + years of market research experience required

·  One + years of management experience