Location: UK-based | Hybrid
Salary: £40,000–£60,000 + benefits
Salary: £40,000–£60,000 + benefits
The Opportunity
A specialist healthcare strategy and market research consultancy is seeking an experienced Research Manager to join its growing team.
This is an excellent opportunity for a market research professional with a strong interest in healthcare, pharmaceuticals, life sciences and commercial strategy who is looking to take ownership of complex research projects and develop trusted client relationships.
The organisation works with clients across the healthcare and life sciences ecosystem, delivering evidence-led insights that inform important commercial and strategic decisions.
The Research Manager will play a key role across the full research lifecycle, from research design and fieldwork through to analysis, insight development and client presentation.
About the Role
You will manage and deliver a range of healthcare market research and strategic insight projects, working across both quantitative and qualitative methodologies.
You will have responsibility for project delivery, client communication, research quality and the development of more junior team members.
Projects may cover:
- Pharmaceuticals and biotech.
- Medical devices and diagnostics.
- Healthcare services.
- Patient and healthcare professional research.
- Market opportunity assessment.
- Competitive intelligence.
- Market sizing and forecasting.
- Customer segmentation and targeting.
- Product and portfolio strategy.
- Brand and commercial strategy.
- Growth opportunities and market entry.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage research projects from initial brief through to final delivery.
- Develop research approaches, methodologies and project plans in response to client objectives.
- Design questionnaires, interview guides, discussion guides and other research materials.
- Lead and oversee primary and secondary market research programmes.
- Conduct and manage expert, customer, patient and healthcare professional interviews where appropriate.
- Manage external research partners, fieldwork agencies and other suppliers.
- Analyse quantitative and qualitative research findings.
- Interpret datasets and identify meaningful trends, patterns and commercial implications.
- Support or lead market sizing, forecasting and commercial modelling.
- Develop hypotheses and translate research findings into actionable insights.
- Produce high-quality reports, presentations and other client deliverables.
- Present findings and recommendations to clients and senior stakeholders.
- Act as a day-to-day client contact and develop strong, trusted relationships.
- Manage project timelines, budgets and deliverables to ensure successful execution.
- Identify potential issues and proactively develop solutions.
- Take ownership of multiple workstreams and projects simultaneously.
- Review and quality-assure research outputs before client delivery.
- Mentor and support junior consultants and researchers.
- Contribute to internal knowledge development,
Specialisms: Market Research
Freelance/Permanent: Permanent
Work Arrangements: Hybrid
Regions: UK
