Senior Director, Advanced Research & Strategy

Prodege, LLC; South Carolina; On-site; USD 155,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

Flexible PTO

Eight paid holidays

Paid sick leave prorated

Job summary

Prodege, LLC is seeking a Sr. Director, Technical Researcher to lead advanced research design, collaborate with clients, and translate business questions into defensible recommendations. This role sets methodological standards and drives analytics while mentoring researchers across teams.

The position emphasizes strong statistics, cross-functional leadership, and strategic client engagement to deliver impactful insights and recommendations for complex business challenges.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field; advanced degree preferred.
• 10+ years designing and leading quantitative market research.
• Expert questionnaire design and measurement skills.
• Strong working knowledge of statistics, sampling, weighting, and experimental design.
• Experience leading senior client conversations and translating findings into business implications.
• Ability to work across multidisciplinary teams to execute complex research.

Responsibilities

• Translate complex business questions into sound research designs with methodology and data requirements.
• Design advanced quantitative research including segmentation, MaxDiff/conjoint, pricing, and longitudinal studies.
• Set data-quality standards across studies, trackers, and markets.
• Review questionnaires and study designs before fieldwork to ensure quality.
• Lead interpretation of findings and translate results into actionable recommendations.
• Mentor researchers on advanced methodology and research design.

Skills

Statistical knowledge

Client leadership

Communication skills

Research design expertise

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Market Research, Marketing, Psychology, Sociology, Economics, Business, or related field

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

Sawtooth

Job description

Prodege, LLC is seeking a Sr. Director, Technical Researcher to lead advanced research design, collaborate with clients, and translate business questions into defensible recommendations. This role sets methodological standards and drives analytics while mentoring researchers across teams.

The position emphasizes strong statistics, cross-functional leadership, and strategic client engagement to deliver impactful insights and recommendations for complex business challenges.