Senior Research Executive (maternity Cover Contract)

About us:

We invite you to come grow with us.

Research Partnership (part of Inizio Advisory) is one of the world's largest pharma market research and consulting agencies with over 250 researchers, consultants, project managers and support staff. Our teams are located across the globe, in Europe (London, Lyon), North America (New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco) and Asia (Singapore, India).

As individuals with diverse backgrounds, as a team with shared values, as professionals ready to reimagine health and life sciences—you can grow with us at a place that:

• Makes a difference to human health
• Shares values and celebrates progress
• Puts people at the centre of everything

About the team:

 

Our Europe Custom Research team partners with global pharmaceutical and biotech clients to enable them to solve marketing, brand, advertising and communications problems through a mixture of innovative qualitative and quantitative market research techniques.

The Europe Custom Research team is not split into silos by client or therapy area, so you will be empowered to develop broad expertise across the healthcare landscape and will have the opportunity to work with a wide range of expert senior researchers and gain exposure to the full suite of research tools and techniques covered by the team.

About the Opportunity:

We are hiring this Senior Research Executive position as an initial 7-month fixed-term contract as maternity cover. We are looking to appoint the position in autumn 2024. The role will sit embedded within a team, reporting into the Team Director and responsible for supporting the effective management of projects and junior staff. There may be the opportunity for the position to become a permanent role in future if there is a good mutual fit and business need for a permanent hire.

Your primary role:

• Your role will be to oversee the smooth running of 3-4 concurrent projects
• With input from your manager, you will be writing guides and questionnaires
• You will conduct depth interviews with key respondents and manage central locations with clients present
• You will interrogate the findings, helping to write the presentation alongside senior team members
• Your job also involves ongoing monitoring of job costs to meet budgets as well as managing junior members of your project team

About You…

 

Your skills and experience:

• More than 2 years of experience in market research (ideally healthcare but can be other market research sectors)
• Strong project management skills
• Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
• Attention to detail

 

Ideal profile:

• You are proactive, dedicated and enthusiastic, with a ‘can do’ attitude and approach
• You demonstrate a high level of accuracy and attention to detail, as well as strengths in organisation and prioritisation
• You are a collaborative team player who works well with colleagues
• You communicate ideas and issues in an effective, straightforward fashion
• You are highly motivated and want to seize opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career

Life at Research Partnership:

We love what we do and continuously strive for innovation and creativity. We believe everyone should continuously be learning and provide:

• A comprehensive training and development programme for all staff, from entry level apprentice to senior management
• A relaxed and friendly working environment
• Social events - including a summer day out and end-of-year party, along with regular social events after office hours
• Fundraising and charity events – we support Forever Angels, a children's charity whose aim is to care for abandoned babies in Tanzania, Africa, as well as the local charity, Fulham Good Neighbours

 

Benefits package

• Company pension contributions of 5% available from your first day (salary sacrifice)
• Increasing holiday entitlement for each year’s service, up to 30 days
• Additional birthday day off
• Private health insurance
• Life Assurance plan
• Group Income Protection

About Inizio Advisory:

 

Research Partnership is part of Inizio Advisory, we partner with global life science and healthcare companies to create lasting change in human healthcare.

Through our connected capabilities in market research, consulting and brand alignment, we support clients at every stage of their journey.

Our expertise, technology platforms and data-driven insights help clients to accelerate their clinical and commercial success, resulting in long-term value for clients and their patients.

Further information:

This is a full-time role, working in a hybrid pattern (2 days per week in the office) at our fantastic HQ location in Fulham Green, directly opposite Putney Bridge in London, which boasts free state-of-the-art gym with showers, on-site café, panoramic river views, landscaped gardens and regular social events.

Our Pledge

At Research Partnership, we value inclusivity, recognize the power of diversity, and inspire the next generation of change-makers. We are an equal opportunities employer. We believe in creating a work environment that values diversity, equity, and inclusion. We aim to recruit from a diverse slate of candidates and foster an environment that provides the right conditions for long-term success. We welcome all applications regardless of race, colour, religion or belief, gender, gender identity, age, national origin, marital status, military veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation and physical or mental disability.

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