Expert Network Project Manager

QQFS (Qualitative & Quantitative Fieldwork Services); Remote; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare research firm is seeking an Expert Network Project Manager to manage international market research projects. In this role, you'll ensure client satisfaction and achieve project financial goals across the project lifecycle. Ideal candidates will have at least 2 years of experience in project management within the healthcare sector, and strong communication, analytical, and organizational skills are essential. This position is based in Greater London, UK.

Qualifications

• 2 years’ experience in market research project management, preferably in healthcare.
• Exceptional time management and organizational skills with attention to detail.
• Ability to work autonomously and in a team environment.

Responsibilities

• Manage international market research projects through entire project lifecycle.
• Coordinate project kick-off meetings to ensure all involved parties understand project specifications.
• Manage and leverage relationships with vendors for timely deliverables.

Skills

Project management

Market research

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Time management

Problem-solving

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent

Job description

Overview

Company Description

A Japanese global leader in the provision of ground-breaking and innovative technological and research solutions to the healthcare industry. The M3 Group operates in the US, Asia, and Europe with over 5.8 million physician members globally via its physician websites which include mdlinx.com, m3.com, research.m3.com, Doctors.net.uk, medigate.net, and medlive.cn. M3 Inc. is a publicly traded company on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (jp:2413, NIKKEI 225) with subsidiaries in major markets including the US, UK, Japan, South Korea, and China, and in 2020 was ranked in Forbes’ Global 2000 list. The M3 Group provides services to healthcare and the life science industry. In addition to market research, these services include medical education, ethical drug promotion, clinical development, job recruitment, and clinic appointment services. M3 has offices in Japan, UK, France, Germany, Brazil, Sweden, China, USA, and South Korea, as well as India.

Job Description

Role Mission:

The mission of the Expert Network Project Manager is to be a communication and relationship liaison between M3, our clients, and other teams involved in the project’s completion. The Project Manager is responsible for managing all aspects of the project, ensuring excellent client service and delivering projects on time and within budget.

This is the ideal role for someone who has experience in international market research, with focus on healthcare, fieldwork, and collaboration with all teams involved in the project.

Responsibilities

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Including, but not limited to the following:

• Manage international market research projects through entire project lifecycle, ensuring client satisfaction and project financial goals are at core of decision making, keeping ownership of all aspects of the project, including:
• • Project specifications review, project set up, resource planning, fieldwork and timelines planning
  • Custom recruitment of hard to find niche targets
  • Coordination of project kick-off meetings to ensure all involved parties understand project specifications, client needs, timelines, and responsibilities
  • Programming, translations, overlays and testing, ensuring quality standards and timelines are met
  • Project launch execution and analysis, with detailed feedback to clients with a solution approach
  • Fieldwork management, delivering timely and high quality client updates, proactively managing and monitoring project recruitment to ensure smooth and timely delivery via maximisation of internal sample, custom recruitment and partner onboarding, controlling project budget and achieving project financial goals
  • Ensure market research participants have a positive project experience by following sampling practices, and ensuring incentive approvals and project queries are handled in timely manner
  • Provide to client the agreed deliverables within expected timelines and quality
  • Meet billing deadlines and goals, ensuring high adherence to internal processes
• Comply with M3’s operating procedures, and ensure all practices and systems follow the ISO Accreditation and M3 policies
• Manage and leverage relationships with vendors to facilitate accurate and timely deliverables, communications, and issue resolution.
• Partner with Sales and Client Service teams to address issues and/or make recommendations to improve performance on market research studies.
• Support the execution client service improvement plans on allocated accounts, ensuring collaboration with sales and other members of the team, and providing a consistent and solution-oriented approach across each touch point of the client journey

Qualifications

Education and Training Required:

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience

Minimum Experience:

Must have 2 years’ experience in market research project management, preferably in healthcare

Knowledge, Skill, Ability:

• Be a self-motivated individual with exceptional time management, organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Able to work well meet deadlines and under pressure.
• Have exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
• Have strong Microsoft Office skills including Excel, Outlook, and Word.
• have well-developed analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Have the ability to work autonomously and in a team environment to successfully meet departmental objectives.
• Have the ability to manage multiple online research projects accurately and on-time in a fast-paced environment where moving deadlines and other changes often occur in real time.

Additional Information

Languages preferred: German, Italian or French