Associate Director, Healthcare Market Research (Oncology)

Ipsos; London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Ipsos is seeking an Associate Director to join their growing Oncology team in London. In this role, you will lead project teams to execute impactful research across various oncology projects. You will be pivotal in building strong client partnerships and delivering valuable insights that drive business growth. The position offers a hybrid working model and a comprehensive benefits package to support your work-life balance.

Benefits

25 days annual leave

Pension contribution

Income protection

Life assurance

Health & wellbeing benefits

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Significant knowledge of quantitative and qualitative research techniques.
• Strong interest in Oncology.
• Experience managing and motivating teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead execution and delivery of research projects.
• Build client partnerships at the trusted advisor level.
• Mentor and coach project team members.

Skills

Research skills

Client relationship management

Data analysis

Financial awareness

Analytic thinking

Education

Relevant degree in market research or related field

Tools

SPSS

R

Microsoft Office Suite

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Associate Director, Healthcare Market Research (Oncology), London

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Client:

Ipsos

Location:

London, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Job Reference:

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Posted:

25.06.2025

Expiry Date:

09.08.2025

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Job Description:

About the role:

The impact of your role

Our Oncology team is growing at pace, and we are looking to expand this team with executives with a specific interest and prior experience in Oncology. As an Associate Director, you will lead the project team in the overall execution and delivery of a wide range of projects, both continuous and ad hoc, across a variety of clients and cancer indications. You will be pivotal in turning research into impactful insights and developing strong and enduring client partnerships.

Your day to day:

These are the types of things you can expect to be doing during your day to day, although as Ipsos is a dynamic organisation , this may vary as different opportunities arise:

• Delivering impactful end to end research from set-up, design and execution of projects
• Significantly contributing to innovative, winning proposals & pitch in response to interesting, challenging briefs
• Building capability within the team, including on-the-job mentoring and coaching
• Starting to build enduring client partnerships at the trusted advisor level
• Supporting on driving development and growth across our key Oncology clients
• Working alongside Directors in account management with a focus on developing existing client relationships and getting involved in growing the business.
• Working closely with clients to ensure you fully understand their business, motivations and the impact of your work.

Ipsos UK offers a hybrid working environment, 3 days in the office and working the rest from home.

About you:

Background

• Significant knowledge of the principles of quantitative and/or qualitative ad-hoc research techniques combined with a willingness to upskill on new and developing approaches. Passion for delivering insightful results.
• Strong interest in working in Oncology, across a range of clients and indications
• Enjoying the challenge of breaking down complex briefs, and working collaborative to turn it into engaging studies with impactful results
• Ability to develop, maintain and grow client relationships through delivery of excellent projects
• Ability to lead complex multi-country studies across a range of methodologies for oncology pharmaceutical brands
• Experience of managing, developing and motivating individuals and teams

Skills

• Solid research skills including questionnaire & study design, project processes, sampling and basic analytical techniques.
• Commercial outlook, understand client business and model our Client First behaviours
• You have strong numeracy skills and attention to detail Excellent time management skills and are able to work across multiple projects or tasks.
• Financial awareness: experience of proactively managing finances on projects and/or have had a core role in ensuring projects’ profitability
• You are proficient in data analysis software (eg: SPSS, R) and Microsoft Office Suite
• You have experience with AI-Based Research Tools: Practical experience using AI-powered tools for research tasks, including data analysis platforms and automation tools.

Behaviours

• A passion and curiosity for healthcare with strong interest in continuously developing oncology healthcare knowledge and expertise
• You are commercially minded and able to identify and drive opportunities for revenue generation
• You have a proactive and solutions-oriented approach.
• Analytic thinking
• Resilience, flexibility and agility
• Leadership and social influence
• Creative thinking
• Motivation and self-awareness
• Empathy and active listening
• Curiosity and lifelong learning
• Talent management
• Service orientation and customer service

We offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support you as an individual. Our standard benefits include 25 days annual leave, pension contribution, income protection and life assurance. In addition, there are a range health & wellbeing, financial benefits and professional development opportunities.

We realise you may have commitments outside of work and will consider flexible working applications - please highlight what you are looking for when you make your application. We have a hybrid approach to work and ask people to be in the office or with clients for 3 days per week.

We are committed to equality, treating people fairly, promoting a positive and inclusive working environment and ensuring we have diversity of people and views. We recognise that this is important for our business success - a more diverse workforce will enable us to better reflect and understand the world we research and ultimately deliver better research and insight to our clients. We are proud to be a member of the Disability Confident scheme, certified as Level 1 Disability Confident Committed. We are dedicated to providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process.

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Created on 25/06/2025 by TN United Kingdom