Senior Executive, Project Management

Ashfieldadvisory; Gurugram District; Hybrid; INR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Inizio Ignite in Gurgaon (India) is seeking a Senior Project Executive to cost and oversee fieldwork setup and data collection, ensuring delivery within best practices. You will contribute to operations processes and improve project management efficiency.

Responsibilities include sourcing and negotiating costs with suppliers, coordinating fieldwork, ensuring timely handovers, managing data processing, timelines, invoicing liaison with Finance, and supporting departmental pillars.

Qualifications

• More than 2 years of experience in market research project management (quantitative research).
• Experience managing healthcare market research projects.
• Knowledge of the fieldwork agency landscape.

Responsibilities

• Sourcing and negotiating costs with external suppliers for Research Partnership project proposals.
• Updating suppliers on the status of their quotes.
• Overseeing the smooth running of fieldwork management.
• Successful handover of project deliverables to research team.
• Coordination of Data Processing (DP) work per project templates.
• Own, coordinate and update project timelines with stakeholders.
• Coordinate project team meetings.
• Responsibility for Pharmacovigilance and Adverse Event reporting.
• Coordination of client and supplier Statements of Work (SOWs).
• Client and supplier invoice management (POs, invoicing, liaison with Finance).
• Support department pillars initiatives.

Skills

Market research PM

Healthcare market research

Fieldwork coordination

Project management

Multitasking

Team collaboration

Attention to deadlines

Numerical skills

Job description

Job Role – Senior Executive

About the Organisation

You will be joining a global life sciences and pharmaceutical organisation within Inizio Ignite, working across two highly specialised divisions—STEM Healthcare and Research Partnership. Together, these teams deliver strategic insights, benchmarking, market research, and performance acceleration solutions for global pharmaceutical, biotech, and medtech clients.

With teams operating across Europe, North America, Asia and Emerging Markets, and a rapidly growing operations hub in India, we offer the opportunity to work in a dynamic, fast-paced, multinational environment that:

• Makes a meaningful impact on human health
• Puts people at the centre
• Celebrates collaboration, innovation, and continuous learning

Vision, Mission & Values

Vision: To be an essential partner enabling clients to reach more patients.
Mission: To accelerate high performance across commercial, medical and operational functions.

Core Values: Brave | Honest | Performance Driven | Practical | Customer Focused | Caring

About the role:

The role of the Senior Project Executive is to cost and oversee the set up and management of fieldwork and data collection to ensure successful completion within best practices. You will also be expected to contribute to company operations processes; providing proactive ideas and plans about improving the efficiency of the project management function and projects.Core, but not exclusive, responsibilities will include:

• Responsibility for sourcing, obtaining and negotiating commercially advantageous costs from external suppliers and panel providers for Research Partnership project proposals
• Updating suppliers on the status of their quotes
• Overseeing the smooth running of fieldwork management
• Successful handover of project deliverables to research team:
• Coordination of Data Processing (DP) work and deliverables, based on specs and templates provided by the project team (Quant-only)
• Own, coordinate and update project timelines with internal research and external client and supplier stakeholders
• Take ownership for coordinating project team meetings,
• Responsibility for Pharmacovigilance and Adverse Event reporting
• Coordination of client and supplier Statements of Work (SOWs)
• Client and supplier invoice management (PO numbers, invoicing and liaison with Finance team)
• You will support team initiatives as a member of one of the department’s Pillars (Clients, Suppliers, People, Innovation, Operational Excellence)

About You…

Your skills and experience:

• More than 2 years of experience in market research project management (quantitative research)
• Experience managing healthcare market research projects
• Knowledge of the fieldwork agency landscape
• Strong project management skills (adhering to agreed timelines, troubleshooting and communication with internal and external stakeholders)
• Ability to multitask
• Collaboration and working as part of a team
• Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
• Excellent numerical skills

Idealprofile:

• You are proactive, dedicated and enthusiastic, with a ‘can do’ attitude and approach
• You demonstrate a high level of accuracy and attention to detail, as well as strengths in organisation and prioritisation
• You are a collaborative team player who works well with colleagues
• You communicate ideas and issues in an effective, straightforward fashion
• You are highly motivated and want to seize opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career

Work Environment

• Full-time role based in Gurgaon (Inizio Ignite office)
• Hybrid working model

Artificial Intelligence

Inizio may use AI technologies to support certain aspects of our recruitment process, but all hiring decisions are made by our human recruiting team. We are committed to fair, inclusive, and human-led hiring practices. Don't meet every requirement? That's okay! We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. If you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't perfectly fit every qualification, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right person for this role or others.

Don't meet every job requirement? That's okay! Our company is dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. If you're excited about this role, but your experience doesn't perfectly fit every qualification, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right person for this role or others.