Senior Research Manager

Carrot Recruitment; Canada; Remote; CAD 135,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity RSUs

Remote across Canada

Flexible PTO

Occasional travel

Team leadership opportunity

Job summary

Carrot Recruitment seeks an experienced Senior Research Manager to lead quantitative pharmaceutical market research in a remote Canada-based role. You will manage a team, engage with senior stakeholders, and deliver high-impact insights for pharmaceutical clients.

The role combines primary research, thought leadership, patient insights, and campaign effectiveness, with equity participation and travel as needed.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in end-to-end quantitative pharmaceutical market research.
• Experience leading and developing junior researchers.
• Strong storytelling and presentation skills with client-facing experience.
• Understanding of the US pharmaceutical market is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead large-scale quantitative patient research studies to explore healthcare trends.
• Oversee bespoke primary market research projects from design to analysis and reporting.
• Develop compelling narratives and translate findings into actionable recommendations.
• Manage and mentor a team of researchers.
• Collaborate with strategy teams to support client positioning and campaign optimisation.
• Oversee survey-based campaign effectiveness research.
• Contribute to research-led thought leadership and industry reports.
• Identify opportunities to enhance methodologies and capabilities.

Job description

Senior Research Manager – Canada (Remote – Must be based in Canada) – Innovative Healthcare Technology & Patient Insights – CAD $135,000–$145,000 + Equity

Permanent, Full-Time

Working Pattern: Remote with occasional travel

The Company

We're partnering with an innovative and established US healthcare technology business that is transforming how pharmaceutical companies engage with patients and understand their healthcare needs.

Through its unique digital healthcare platform, the business has access to thousands of real patients, enabling it to deliver high-quality primary research, large-scale patient insights and innovative healthcare engagement solutions.

With an established presence across the US healthcare market, the business offers an exciting alternative to the traditional pharmaceutical market research agency environment.

• Work with leading global pharmaceutical and biotechnology organisations.
• Access a unique patient research platform capable of delivering large-scale quantitative studies without relying on traditional research panels.
• Join a collaborative environment bringing together market research, strategy, healthcare technology and data analytics.
• Contribute to innovative research that helps shape pharmaceutical communications, patient engagement and broader healthcare strategies.

The Role

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Senior Research Manager to join a growing Strategy & Research function, taking a leading role in delivering high-impact quantitative pharmaceutical market research.

This is a strategic, client-facing position combining primary research, thought leadership, patient insights and campaign effectiveness research. You'll work closely with senior stakeholders, oversee research delivery and manage a team of researchers, ensuring findings are translated into meaningful commercial recommendations.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Leading large-scale quantitative patient research studies exploring emerging healthcare trends, patient behaviours and treatment preferences.
• Overseeing bespoke primary market research projects for pharmaceutical and biotechnology clients, from initial design and questionnaire development through to analysis, reporting and presentation.
• Developing compelling research narratives, translating complex data into actionable insights and strategic recommendations.
• Managing, mentoring and developing a team of researchers, ensuring high standards of research delivery.
• Collaborating with internal strategy teams to support pharmaceutical client positioning, campaign optimisation and commercial decision-making.
• Overseeing survey-based campaign effectiveness research, evaluating patient awareness, attitudes and behavioural intentions.
• Contributing to research-led thought leadership, including industry reports, publications and presentations.
• Identifying opportunities to enhance research methodologies, processes and analytical capabilities.

You

We're looking for an experienced quantitative pharmaceutical market research professional, ideally operating at Senior Research Manager or Associate Director level, who enjoys combining research expertise with strategic thinking, client engagement and people leadership.

You’ll have a strong understanding of pharmaceutical market research methodologies and be confident overseeing complex projects while supporting the development of more junior researchers.

The ideal candidate will have:

• A strong background within pharmaceutical market research, ideally gained in a specialist agency or consultancy environment.
• At least 5 years’ experience delivering end-to-end quantitative primary research projects.
• A good understanding of advanced quantitative methodologies, with the ability to select appropriate approaches and interpret findings.
• Excellent storytelling and presentation skills, with experience translating research findings into commercially relevant recommendations.
• Previous people management experience, including mentoring, coaching and developing junior researchers.
• Strong client-facing experience, ideally working directly with pharmaceutical and biotechnology organisations.
• An understanding of the US pharmaceutical and healthcare market.
• A proactive, commercially aware approach, with the confidence to influence senior stakeholders and contribute to research strategy.
• Experience within advertising effectiveness, patient engagement or digital healthcare would be advantageous, although not essential.

What's on Offer?

• CAD $135,000–$145,000 base salary, depending on experience.
• Equity participation through restricted stock units (RSUs), with a four-year vesting schedule.
• Remote working across Canada, ideally within Eastern or Central time zones.
• Flexible paid time off, typically 20–25 days.
• Occasional travel, generally around once per quarter.
• The opportunity to manage and develop a team of pharmaceutical researchers.
• Exposure to innovative healthcare technology and a unique approach to patient research.
• The chance to take ownership of strategically important research projects and contribute to the development of a growing research function.