Project Manager / Associate Project Manager (Market Research)

M3USA; Karnataka; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

M3 MR in India seeks a Project Manager to lead client relations and end‑to‑end market research projects. You will coordinate data collection, fieldwork, and deliverables while liaising with internal teams and external partners to ensure quality and on‑time outputs.

The role requires strong analytical and communication skills, comfort with night shifts (US EST), and a focus on maintaining excellent client service across multiple projects.

Qualifications

• Experience in MR data collection and consulting.
• Experience in planning and scheduling studies with clear instructions for teams.
• Ability to monitor progress, meet deadlines, and ensure quality standards.
• Strong communication and client service skills.

Responsibilities

• Be the primary client contact and manage engagement throughout projects.
• Oversee data collection preparation and delivery of final deliverables.
• Coordinate with internal teams and external agencies.
• Manage project initiation, scheduling, and field activities.
• Ensure data quality and timely reporting.
• Maintain strong client relationships and service levels.

Skills

Client relations

Project management

Scheduling

Quality control

Negotiation

Tools

Excel

Survey programming

Job description

About M3:

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.

About the Business Division:

M3 MR, part of M3 Inc., provides the most comprehensive and highest quality market research recruitment and support services available to the industry with relationships reaching respondents in more than 70 countries worldwide.
M3 MR maintains ISO 26362 and ISO 27001 certifications with the highest quality data collection and project management capabilities that cover the spectrum of quantitative and qualitative techniques utilized today. M3 services incorporate all of the most advanced statistical and attitudinal methodologies allowing clients to provide world‑class offerings and support services to their end‑client customers throughout multiple industry sectors.

The following are the roles and responsibilities of the Project Manager

• The key face for the customer, managing clients, issues, and engagement through the course of projects. Provide clients with solutions related to projects with focus on nurturing client relationships
• The Project Manager is responsible for the management and implementation of the internal business processes involved in the collection and preparation of market research data; from the provision of the questionnaire to the delivery of the final deliverables.
• The Project Manager is responsible for a broad range of complex market research, administrative, and technical activities. The position requires management and facilitation among the various internal departments and external agencies involved in the project.
• With minimal consultation from a senior team member, manages all aspects of the internal business process
• all administrative tasks
• project initiation
• project scheduling
• managing all field activities to ensure that projects are completed within established budgets, parameters and schedule
• monitoring field status reports
• understanding the data requirements
• checking data and proofreading deliverables
• coordinating with internal and external departments/agencies
• Project management, client management, client servicing, excellent communication skills

PRE-REQUISITES FOR THE ROLE:

• Experience in MR Data collection and consulting
• Study setup Scheduling projects: Planning what happens when, negotiating where necessary; preparing detailed instructions on studies to ensure studies are correctly administered; and personal briefings to Survey Programming, Data Collection, and Data Processing when appropriate.
• Questionnaire input and specs Liaising with client; with suggestions/ recommendations for effective data collection.
• Project handling: Monitoring job progress and providing feedback; ensuring deadlines are met and taking corrective action where necessary; liaising with client service and data processing on code frames and DP specs; handling project-related queries from data collection or data processing post field; ensuring work meets quality standards.
• Quality control: Project Managers keep in touch with data collection and data processing or suppliers during the project so that problems can be rectified early in the job cycle. Adhere to all processes/standards to ensure Quality.
• Job analysis: Analyzing the performance on the study and providing recommendations to client service and operations for the future.

OTHER REQUIREMENTS

• Ability to handle multiple tasks and meet assigned deadlines within extremely short timeframes
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy
• Excellent analytical, computational, and problem solving skills
• Excellent interpersonal and negotiation skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to effectively interact with internal and external clients.
• Ability to explore solutions to complex project situations within tight deadlines
• Strong computer skills including Microsoft Office and/Suite and other specialized business-related software systems
• Enthusiastic with Good people skills.
• Enjoy working with and talking to people, and be open and interested in new ideas and ways of doing things
• Should be willing to work in night shifts (US EST Shift)

• Must be willing to work in US ESTshift hours
• All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.