Job Posting Title Senior Reseach Manager (Quantitative)

Lumanity; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Bonus

Pension

Private Healthcare

Dental Cover

Enhanced Eye Care Cover

Electric Car Scheme

Option to buy / sell holiday annually

Staggered working hours

Job summary

Lumanity in the United Kingdom is seeking a Senior Market Research Manager (Account Director) to lead quantitative and mixed-methods projects, overseeing delivery and client relationships as a primary revenue driver.

You will manage a team, coach researchers, and ensure high-quality outputs while developing business with healthcare clients and other strategic accounts.

Qualifications

• 6-8 years’ experience in research or professional services organisation.
• 5 years’ experience in research-based project support role.
• 5 years+ commercial quantitative research experience.
• 2-3 years healthcare sector experience preferred.
• Strong knowledge of research methods and approaches.

Responsibilities

• Own and lead project deliverables to ensure effective research management.
• Build client relationships to generate revenue and drive growth.
• Independently conduct research activities, coach a team, and lead design, fieldwork, analysis, and reporting.
• Coach colleagues in research materials and client-ready presentations.
• Lead development of client presentations and manage projects within budget.

Skills

Project management

Client relationship management

Team leadership and coaching

Quantitative research

Conjoint and segmentation analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Outlook

Word

PowerPoint

Excel

Job description

Overview / About us

Lumanity is dedicated to improving health outcomes by accelerating and optimizing access to life-changing medicines. As a global strategic partner that brings together strategy, evidence, engagement, and technology, we were designed to engineer breakthrough value to tackle our clients’ toughest challenges by revolutionizing how value is generated, demonstrated, and communicated.

Responsibilities / Position overview

Our market research Insights Team is seeking a senior market research manager (title: Account Director) to join the quantitative / mixed methods research team. A combined research delivery and account lead position.

• This position involves owning and leading project deliverables for effective research project management.
• To own and build client relationships to generate revenue and drive business growth.
• To independently conduct research activities, building client relationships, whilst helping to lead, and coach a team.
• Act as a valued internal resource and role model, within Lumanity.

The core competencies for this role include but are not limited to:

• own and lead project deliverables to ensure effective management and implementation of research projects, whilst maintaining and leading on, client contact.
• lead development of client presentations and take responsibility for running projects within budget.
• independently conduct research activities to help drive innovation and improve client satisfaction; leading design, fieldwork, analysis, interpretation and writing of research projects.
• coach others in the design of research materials and presentations, helping colleagues to produce client ready versions of research materials and presentations.
• advanced complex quantitative research experience, including conjoint and segmentation analysis
• build close client relationships to help generate business and drive growth by identifying opportunities and engaging in business development activities.
• be key account lead across 3-6 clients and confident putting together RFPs.
• lead direct reports, ensure effective teamwork and coach colleagues by providing support and development; conducting appraisals, provide feedback and on the job coaching to ensure ongoing development.

Qualifications

• Strong Degree (2:1) in any subject and/or professional qualification preferable
• 6-8 years’ experience in research or professional services organisation
• 5 years’ experience in research-based project support role
• 5 years+ commercial quantitative research experience
• 2-3 years healthcare sector experience is preferable
• All round technical ability and broad knowledge of research methods and approaches
• Proven results in project management, people management, and coaching skills
• Computer proficient – Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Bonus
• Pension
• Private Healthcare
• Dental Cover
• Enhanced Eye Care Cover
• Electric Car Scheme
• Option to buy / sell holiday annually
• Staggered working hours