Project Manager

Quadrant Strategies; Washington; Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Quadrant Strategies is seeking an experienced Market Research Project Manager on a contractor basis to lead end-to-end project operations across quantitative and qualitative studies for consumer, B2B, and public affairs clients. You will manage feasibility, timelines, budgeting, scripting coordination, fieldwork monitoring, and invoicing in collaboration with our internal teams.

The role requires 5+ years in market research project management, strong organizational and communication skills, and

Qualifications

• 5+ years in market research project management or operations.
• Hands-on fielding experience with sample providers and quotas.
• Knowledge of qualitative fieldwork logistics and dashboards/tools.
• Familiarity with survey platforms and fieldwork portals.
• Strong pricing, budgeting, and margin understanding.

Responsibilities

• Manage operations components of projects end to end, including feasibility, timelines, and invoicing.
• Coordinate survey scripting with in-house programming and test links.
• Monitor fieldwork daily and manage quota fill and budgeting.
• Direct qualitative logistics for focus groups and IDIs, translation, and transcription.
• Track budgets and profitability, and support billing and AR/AP.

Skills

Project management

Market research

Fieldwork logistics

Survey platforms

Budget & pricing

Multi-market fieldwork

English communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Decipher/Forsta

Displayr

Job description

Market Research Project Manager (Contractor)

The Role

We're looking for an experienced market research Project Manager to work with our team on a contract basis. You'll help manage project operations across the full lifecycle, from pricing and feasibility, through programming and fielding, to close-out and invoicing, working across both quantitative and qualitative methodologies for clients in consumer, B2B, and public affairs research.

This is a contractor engagement, with the possibility of extension based on project needs.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Project Execution

• Manage the operations components of assigned market research projects end to end, owning feasibility, timelines, and invoicing coordination
• Coordinate with our in-house programming team on survey scripting, and test links and logic before launch
• Monitor fieldwork daily - completes, incidence, LOI, participation, and quota fill - and act early when metrics drift from bid
• Direct qualitative logistics for focus groups and IDIs, moderation, translation, and transcription

Vendor & Budget Management

• Manage sample providers, recruiters, and translation partners, holding them to bid metrics and quality standards
• Price projects and contribute to client proposals with vendor input
• Track budgets and costs, and monitor project profitability against internal targets
• Work with accounting on billing, AR/AP, and invoicing through project close

Collaboration & Quality

• Serve as the operational link between our research and strategy teams and everyone executing the work
• Give clear, proactive fieldwork updates and flag risks to timeline or feasibility before they reach the client
• Apply quality controls throughout the project lifecycle and coordinate with our data specialists on deliverables and tracker waves

QUALIFICATIONS

• 5+ years in market research project management or research operations, agency or supplier side
• Hands-on experience fielding market research studies - you've managed sample providers, read a live fieldwork report, and made the call to relax a quota or add a provider
• Working knowledge of qualitative fieldwork logistics: recruiting, screeners, moderation, transcription
• Comfort with survey platforms and fieldwork portals (Decipher/Forsta or similar); familiarity with data or dashboard tools such as Displayr is a plus
• Solid grasp of project pricing, budgets, and margin
• Multi-market or multi-language fieldwork experience is a plus
• Highly organized under pressure, with the judgment to elevate early and the autonomy to solve most things yourself
• Excellent written and verbal communication in English
• Bachelor's degree

Engagement Details

• Independent contractor engagement
• Location: NY/DC; hybrid, with a minimum of three days per week in office
• Must be authorized to work in the country where they are based