Senior Research Executive

Cambridge Healthcare Research; Greater London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading research firm in Greater London is seeking a Senior Research Executive to manage fieldwork suppliers and ensure high-quality research delivery. You will engage closely with the Research Manager and contribute significantly to project outputs, utilizing strong analysis and communication skills. Candidates with a degree in Life Sciences and relevant industry experience are encouraged to apply. The position offers a competitive salary, annual bonus, and various benefits, including private healthcare and a contributory pension scheme.

Benefits

Base salary depending on prior experience

Annual bonus

25 days holiday per year

Private Healthcare and Life Assurance

Contributory Pension Scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Mind & Body allowance

Qualifications

• Post-studying relevant professional industry experience.
• Experience building slide decks.
• Demonstrable experience in team collaboration and project workstreams.

Responsibilities

• Support delivery of fieldwork analysis for client projects.
• Manage fieldwork suppliers to ensure timely recruitment.
• Contribute to project status update meetings.

Skills

Strong analysis and delivery skills

Strong communication skills

Stakeholder management

Education

BA / BS / MS / PhD in Life Sciences

Tools

Online Community Platforms

Job description

Role Purpose

To successfully support the delivery of fieldwork analysis and insights for client projects in line with client objectives and expectations. Working closely with the Research Manager (RM) the Senior Research Executive will be responsible for managing fieldwork suppliers and contributing towards high quality research outputs. This role would suit a Research Executive looking to step up into a more senior role.

Key Accountabilities

Project & Task Management

• Able to effectively develop recruitment screeners and manage fieldwork suppliers to ensure timely and effective recruitment
• Able to conduct thorough link checking of surveys and moderation of simple interviews or moderate online communities
• Schedule and setup qualitative research including AE and compliance documents sending calendar invites and ensuring smooth running of in person central location days
• Conducts secondary research to validate design and analysis monitors clients competitor environment to update both the client and project team of any significant news updates
• Accurately monitors own capacity needed to deliver the project in partnership with the RM and proactively highlights deviations from the project plan
• Contributes to research analysis and slide building in line with RMs guidance to develop clear and meaningful research narrative for the client
• Provides formal feedback to all team members including RM and EM as part of the companys continuous feedback culture
• Participate in client calls meetings and presentations throughout the research project including potential travel to client sites to support the delivery of project presentations
• Support BD initiatives by contributing research and therapy area workups for proposals

Client Management

• Acts as key contributor to a project addressing any questions / concerns from the RM and flagging issues with the RM as appropriate
• Proactively highlights challenges and solutions to the internal team (and client where appropriate)
• Contribute to project status update meetings both internally and externally (through the PM) Builds relationships with the client project team through delivering high quality deliverables
• Draft recruitment updates for the RM
• With guidance from senior team members able to develop fieldwork materials including discussion guides online community tasks and questionnaires

Leadership

• Contributes to first-class quality deliverables generating compelling deliverables and accurate impactful analysis of insights generated from primary and secondary research sources
• Ensures research is delivered to the project team to ensure timely delivery of project outputs
• Communicates key project updates with project team to ensure alignment and shared understanding of project objectives / status / final outputs of all project team members
• Provide leadership and guidance to junior team members on supplier management moderation and analysis
• Project management responsible (with RM support) for overall successful delivery of projects to the client Leadership of sub-teams on complex projects

Qualifications

• Degree(s) : BA / BS / MS / PhD Major(s) : Life Sciences behavioural science or business
• Candidates will have post-studying relevant professional / industry experience.
• Demonstrable experience of effective contribution to team working or leading project workstreams
• Candidates will have strong analysis and delivery skills
• Experience building slide decks.
• Experience with Online Community Platforms beneficial.
• Strong communication skills.
• Experienced in stakeholder management

Benefits

• Base salary depending on prior experience
• Annual bonus
• 25 days holiday per year (with an additional day per year of service up to 30 days) plus all bank / public holidays and Christmas / New Year closure
• Private Healthcare and Life Assurance
• Contributory Pension Scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Mind & Body allowance to support activities that proactively support your health & wellbeing (such as gym membership or wellbeing apps)
• A collaborative and stimulating leadership environment
• An opportunity to make and influence decisions that will drive CHR forward

Equity Diversity and Inclusion

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and make all employment decisions without regard to age national origin race ethnicity religion creed gender sexual orientation disability veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.