Associate, Panel Business Development

National Opinion Research Center - NORC; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 58,000 - 73,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

403(b)

Long-term disability

Paid time off

Holidays

Parental leave

Bereavement leave

Tuition assistance

EAP

Job summary

NORC at the University of Chicago, a world leader in research excellence, is seeking a motivated and commercially minded Panel Business Development Associate to support the growth of AmeriSpeak's client portfolio. In this earlycareer role, you will help bring rigorous, probabilitybased research solutions to organizations making consequential decisions.

As an Associate, you will blend consultative outreach with foundational survey research knowledge.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree.
• 1 year of survey, market research, or related research experience
• Basic knowledge of the principles and processes of survey research
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, organizational, and communication skills, with sound judgment and strong attention to detail
• Ability to manage multiple opportunities or projects, anticipate risks, and collaborate effectively with clients and internal partners
• Self-starter who exercises sound judgment, works effectively with some supervision, and thrives in a collaborative, mission-driven environment
• Ability to write clearly and persuasively
• Basic proficiency with Microsoft Office software, including Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Basic proficiency in CRM applications such as Salesforce.

Responsibilities

• Assist in identifying prospective clients and understanding their research needs through preliminary conversations and background research.
• Help articulate AmeriSpeak's methodology, strengths, and differentiators to potential partners.
• Contribute to earlystage proposal development, meeting preparation, and followup coordination.
• Maintain CRM entries, track outreach activity, and ensure timely movement of leads through the pipeline.
• Work with research, operations, and marketing teams to support business development initiatives and client engagements.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Survey research

Client outreach

CRM (Salesforce)

MS Office

Communication

Analytical thinking

Project management

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

JOB SUMMARY:

NORC at the University of Chicago, a world leader in research excellence, is seeking a motivated and commercially minded Panel Business Development Associate to support the growth of AmeriSpeak's client portfolio. In this earlycareer role, you will help bring rigorous, probabilitybased research solutions to organizations making consequential decisions.

As an Associate, you will blend consultative outreach with foundational survey research knowledge. You'll work closely with senior team members to understand client needs, communicate AmeriSpeak's value, and support the progression of opportunities from initial conversation to successful project launch.

Location: This hybrid role is based in NORC's downtown Chicago office, with a minimum of six in-office days per month for collaboration, client development, and team connection.

DEPARTMENT: AmeriSpeak

AmeriSpeak is the first U.S. multiclient household panel to combine the speed and cost-effectiveness of panel surveys with enhanced representativeness of the U.S. population, an approach designed to achieve an industry-leading response rate and an innovative sample quality report card. AmeriSpeak has become the primary survey partner of the nation's preeminent news service, The Associated Press.

Developed and funded by NORC, AmeriSpeak randomly identifies Americans-including the country's hardest-to-reach populations-and recruits them to provide their opinions and insights on a wide range of topics critical to our clients. The outcome is a truly representative picture of America and, thus, more accurate research results for use in statistical surveys.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assist in identifying prospective clients and understanding their research needs through preliminary conversations and background research.


• Help articulate AmeriSpeak's methodology, strengths, and differentiators to potential partners.


• Contribute to earlystage proposal development, meeting preparation, and followup coordination.


• Maintain CRM entries, track outreach activity, and ensure timely movement of leads through the pipeline.


• Work with research, operations, and marketing teams to support business development initiatives and client engagements.


• Perform other duties as assigned.

REQUIRED SKILLS:

• Bachelor's degree.


• 1 year of survey, market research, or related research experience


• Basic knowledge of the principles and processes of survey research.


• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, organizational, and communication skills, with sound judgment and strong attention to detail.


• Ability to manage multiple opportunities or projects, anticipate risks, and collaborate effectively with clients and internal partners.


• Self-starter who exercises sound judgment, works effectively with some supervision, and thrives in a collaborative, mission-driven environment.


• Ability to write clearly and persuasively.


• Basic proficiency with Microsoft Office software, including Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.


• Basic proficiency in CRM applications such as Salesforce.

SALARY AND BENEFITS:

The pay range for this position is $58,000 - $73,000.

This position is classified as regular. Regular staff are eligible for NORC's comprehensive benefits program. Benefits include, but are not limited to:

• Generously subsidized health insurance, effective on the first day of employment


• Dental and vision insurance


• A defined contribution retirement program, along with a separate voluntary 403(b) retirement program


• Group life insurance, long-term and short-term disability insurance


• Benefits that promote work/life balance, including generous paid time off, holidays; paid parental leave, bereavement leave, tuition assistance, and an Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

NORC is committed to equity and transparency in its pay practices. We publish salary ranges and benefit information for every job. The listed hiring range reflects what we, in good faith, expect to pay at the time of posting, though actual compensation may vary and may be adjusted over time. A candidate's placement within the range depends on factors such as competencies, education, qualifications, experience, skills, performance, and organizational needs.

WHAT WE DO:

NORC at the University of Chicago is an objective, non-partisan research institution that delivers reliable data and rigorous analysis to guide critical programmatic, business, and policy decisions. Since 1941, our teams have conducted groundbreaking studies, created and applied innovative methods and tools, and advanced principles of scientific integrity and collaboration. Today, government, corporate, and nonprofit clients around the world partner with us to transform increasingly complex information into useful knowledge.

WHO WE ARE:

For over 80 years, NORC has evolved in many ways, moving the needle with research methods, technical applications and groundbreaking research findings. But our tradition of excellence, passion for innovation, and commitment to collegiality have remained constant components of who we are as a brand, and who each of us is as a member of the NORC team. With world-class benefits, a business casual environment, and an emphasis on continuous learning, NORC is a place where people join for the stellar research and analysis work for which we're known, and stay for the relationships they form with their colleagues who take pride in the impact their work is making on a global scale.

EEO STATEMENT:

NORC is an equal opportunity employer. NORC evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, sexual orientation, and other legally protected characteristics.