Senior Panel Business Development Lead — Survey Research

National Opinion Research Center - NORC; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 96,000 - 121,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental and vision insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Life and disability insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

NORC at the University of Chicago is seeking a commercially minded survey research professional to expand AmeriSpeak's client portfolio and bring rigorous, probability-based research solutions to organizations making consequential decisions. 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.

You will pair consultative business development with deep survey research expertise to move

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 5 years of survey, market research, or related experience, including 1 year in client management or business development.
• Experience coaching or guiding colleagues in client-facing delivery workflows.
• Strong knowledge of survey research principles and processes.
• Ability to write clear, persuasive technical proposals and budgets.
• Proficiency with Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Basic proficiency with CRM applications such as Salesforce.

Responsibilities

• Develop and grow a portfolio of prospective clients by aligning research goals to AmeriSpeak's products and methods.
• Strengthen relationships with existing clients and identify opportunities for repeat work and long-term partnerships.
• Guide opportunities from initial consultation through proposal, pricing, contracting, and transition to delivery teams.
• Lead client conversations translating research questions into practical survey solutions.
• Create clear pricing, proposals, and contracts to enable confident decisions.
• Ensure new projects begin with defined scope, responsibilities, and success measures.
• Contribute to high-value opportunities through solution development, proposal inputs, and client communications.
• Persuasively present AmeriSpeak to research, policy, nonprofit, government, and commercial audiences.

Skills

Client management

Consultative sales

Proposal development

Coaching

Survey research methods

Excellent communication

Multi-project management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Salesforce

Microsoft Office

Job description

NORC at the University of Chicago is seeking a commercially minded survey research professional to expand AmeriSpeak's client portfolio and bring rigorous, probability-based research solutions to organizations making consequential decisions. 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.

You will pair consultative business development with deep survey research expertise to move