Senior Quant Researcher

Harnham; East Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working (2 days/wk)

End-to-end project ownership

Exposure to major clients

Job summary

Harnham is seeking a Senior Quantitative Researcher to own end-to-end quantitative projects for major brands. You will design studies, manage fieldwork, run analyses, and translate results into actionable commercial recommendations, while working closely with clients and internal teams in a hybrid setup (Mansfield or London, 2 days remote).

You will influence strategies with robust data insights and advanced analytics.

Qualifications

• Around 5+ years’ experience in quantitative research.
• Agency-side or hands-on client research experience.
• Strong project management capability.
• Experience designing and running research projects independently.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Strong quantitative analysis and reporting capability.
• Ability to translate findings into clear commercial recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Scope and design quantitative research projects in response to client briefs.
• Develop questionnaires, sampling approaches, and research methodologies.
• Manage projects from initial proposal through to delivery.
• Oversee survey programming, fieldwork, data processing, and analysis.
• Perform statistical analysis and interpret findings.
• Work with customer, survey, market, operational, and commercial datasets.
• Apply techniques such as segmentation, regression, correlation analysis, conjoint, maxdiff.
• Turn data into compelling commercial recommendations.
• Present findings clearly to clients and internal stakeholders.
• Explain what the findings mean, why they matter, and what should happen next.
• Work directly with clients throughout projects.
• Handle questions, recommendations, and methodology discussions.

Skills

Quantitative research

Project management

Client communication

Statistical analysis

Survey methodology

R or Python

Conjoint

MaxDiff

Survey scripting

Methodology evaluation

Tools

SPSS

SAS

Job description

Salary: £45,000-£60,000 (Mansfield or London - Hybrid (2 days per week)).

Senior Quantitative Researcher

I'm hiring a Senior Quantitative Researcher for a well-established creative communications and insight agency, helping major brands understand customer behaviour, uncover opportunities, and make better commercial decisions through research.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced researcher who enjoys owning projects end-to-end, combining strong quantitative expertise with client-facing consultancy and insight storytelling.

The company

You’ll join a large creative and communications business where research, insight, behavioural science, strategy, and creative delivery all sit under one roof.

The Insight function spans quantitative research, qualitative research, market intelligence, and behavioural science, creating a genuinely multidisciplinary environment where research directly influences client strategy and business decisions.

The role

This is a senior-level quantitative research position responsible for managing projects from the initial client brief through to methodology design, analysis, and final recommendations.

Unlike many research roles where delivery is split across multiple specialists, you’ll own the full process and be trusted to make decisions throughout the project lifecycle.

What you’ll be doing

Research Design & Delivery

• Scope and design quantitative research projects in response to client briefs.
• Develop questionnaires, sampling approaches, and research methodologies.
• Manage projects from initial proposal through to delivery.
• Oversee survey programming, fieldwork, data processing, and analysis.

Quantitative Analysis

• Perform statistical analysis and interpret findings.
• Work with customer, survey, market, operational, and commercial datasets.
• Apply techniques such as:
  • Segmentation
  • Regression
  • Correlation analysis
  • Conjoint
  • MaxDiff

Insight & Storytelling

• Turn data into compelling commercial recommendations.
• Present findings clearly to clients and internal stakeholders.
• Explain what the findings mean, why they matter, and what should happen next.

Client Management

• Work directly with clients throughout projects.
• Handle questions, recommendations, and methodology discussions.
• Partner closely with account managers, project managers, and researchers.

What they’re looking for

Essential

• Around 5+ years’ experience in quantitative research.
• Agency-side or hands‑on client research experience.
• Strong project management capability.
• Experience designing and running research projects independently.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Strong quantitative analysis and reporting capability.
• Ability to translate findings into clear commercial recommendations.

Strongly desirable

• Conjoint analysis
• MaxDiff analysis
• Statistical modelling
• R or Python
• Survey scripting experienceExperience introducing or evaluating new methodologies

Ideal backgrounds

• Senior Research Manager
• Associate Director
• Quantitative Research Manager
• Research Director
• Consumer Insight Manager
• Market Research Consultant

Why join?

• Run research projects end-to-end, not just one part of the process.
• Work alongside Qualitative Research, Behavioural Science, and Market Insight teams.
• Broad exposure to major client projects and strategic decision making.
• Technology-agnostic environment where methodologies matter more than specific tools.
• Strong opportunity to apply and develop advanced quantitative techniques.
• Genuine influence on client strategy through actionable insight.

Working pattern

• Mansfield
• Hybrid working (2 days per week)
• Collaborative environment with regular interaction across departments

Package

• £45,000-£60,000
• Hybrid working
• Strong project ownership
• Exposure to major clients and varied sectors
• Opportunity to influence both methodology and commercial outcomes

Interview process

Stage 1

• Interview with senior research leadership

Stage 2

• Practical research and analysis task
• Methodology discussion
• Insight presentation

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys combining research design, quantitative analysis, stakeholder engagement, and commercial storytelling to deliver insight that genuinely influences client decisions.