Market Research Specialist

Simon-Kucher & Partners; Województwo mazowieckie; On-site; PLN 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

A global consultancy firm in Poland is seeking a Market Research Specialist to contribute to their Healthcare & Life Sciences practice. Responsibilities include conducting market research, managing vendor relations, and ensuring compliance with ethical standards. The ideal candidate should have strong analytical skills, business English at C1 level, and proficiency with Microsoft Office. Join a flexible work environment that prioritizes health and wellbeing.

Benefits

Flexible and hybrid working options

Comprehensive health benefits

Career advancement opportunities

Qualifications

• Business English at C1 level as a must have.
• Strong technical and analytical skills to understand complex business issues.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to strengthening Healthcare and Life Sciences practice.
• Manage vendor bid solicitation and analyze proposals.
• Ensure adherence to legal and ethical standards.

Skills

Business English at C1 level

Strong technical and analytical skills

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite

Direct market research experience

Experience with quantitative research methods

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

AI tools (e.g., Chat GPT)

Market research programming platforms (e.g., Qualtrics)

Job description

Market Research Specialist In Poland - Warsaw

Our clients in Healthcare & Life Sciences are world leading companies and key innovators in the pharma, biotech, healthcare technology, diagnostics, health IT and consumer health space. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of the Life Science team. We are expanding our work on data analytics, to leverage data, and to provide insights for our private equity and corporate clients. We work collaboratively with all parts of Simon‑Kucher, and you will have the opportunity to work on projects including market reviews, revenue growth, pricing, marketing efficiency and digital strategy.

What makes us special:

• Become part of a unique entrepreneurial team. Think independently, use your initiative, and take some risks. Entrepreneurship is a powerful force that drives the growth not only of our firm but our clients and people.
• Unlock the power of opportunity. Advance your career in a thriving company that creates positive impact.
• Enjoy balance and flexible working. Be empowered to do your best work – we offer flexible and hybrid working, sabbaticals, and paid time off.
• Prioritize your health and wellbeing. No matter where you live, we offer a competitive suite of health benefits to help keep you and your loved ones safe.
• Work in a values‑driven culture. At Simon‑Kucher, our vision is to become the world's leading growth specialist. Our values guide the way we do business and communicate our distinctiveness. They sum up what we stand for, influence our culture, and drive how and why we do things.

How you will create an impact:

• Contribute to strengthening our Healthcare and Life Sciences practice and support consultants in their business needs to conduct qualitative and quantitative market research.
• Collaborate with project teams to understand their project-specific requirements and advise on/help them tailor different approaches while ensuring compliance with best practices.
• Manage the vendor bid solicitation and analyze feedback to evaluate proposals and together with the project teams select the most eligible vendors for a variety of market research projects.
• Accompany the vendor onboarding process, monitor the fieldwork progress, support troubleshooting of fielding issues and manage expectations ensuring the highest‑quality results.
• Ensure adherence to legal requirements as well as healthcare and life sciences ethical standards (e.g., BHBIA, EphMRA) throughout the whole process and connect with internal stakeholders to provide adequate guidance.
• Cooperate with a variety of third‑party vendors; build and maintain trusted professional relationships.
• Identify, connect with and recruit experts, thought leaders and professionals from key geographies for discussions with Simon‑Kucher Healthcare & Life Sciences consultants and support building an international network of experts.

Your profile:

• Business English at C1 level as a must have.
• Strong technical and analytical skills to understand complex business issues and advise on actionable methods to help address them.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and ability to work independently and collaboratively with an entrepreneurial and pro‑active mindset in a fast‑paced environment.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (particularly Excel) and experience with AI tools such as Chat GPT.
• Direct market research experience and/or recruiting experience as an advantage (e.g., supplier side experience such as particularly expert networks (ideally, healthcare/life sciences) and HCP/Patient panels).
• Experience with/conceptual understanding of various quantitative research methods (design, execution, and analysis): Conjoint (DCM, ACBC), MaxDiff, crosstabs, cluster/segmentation analysis, market simulator development and understanding of market research programming platforms (e.g., Qualtrics, Decipher, Sawtooth) as a plus.

If you’re interested, and if you’d like to offer your skills and commitment to our international team, then we would be pleased to receive your application.

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Please remember to submit your application in English. Other applications will not be considered. The candidate should have an EU work permit, we do not offer visa for this position.

About Simon‑Kucher

Simon‑Kucher is a global consultancy with more than 2,000 employees in 30 countries. Our sole focus is on unlocking better growth that drives measurable revenue and profit for our clients. We achieve this by optimizing every lever of their commercial strategy – product, price, innovation, marketing, and sales – based on deep insights into what customers want and value. With 40 years of experience in monetization topics of all kinds, we are regarded as the world’s leading pricing and growth specialist. simon-kucher.com

We believe in building a culture that embraces diversity, equity, and inclusion, creating an environment in which our people feel valued, are able to be themselves and feel their contribution matters. If we get that right, remarkable things will happen; people will grow faster, innovate, feel valued, and create better outcomes for everyone – our people, our clients and, of course, our business.

Your personal contact:
Michalina Grzywacz‑Wardacka
Michalina.Grzywacz‑[e-mail]