Senior PMR Lead, Primary Market Research

Trinity Life Sciences; Princeton (NJ); On-site; USD 156,000 - 234,000; Full time

Job summary

Trinity Life Sciences is seeking an Associate Principal to lead all phases of primary market research engagements across clients, therapeutic areas, and geographies. You will manage project teams, mentor staff, and maintain client relationships, delivering compelling insights and strategic recommendations.

Travel ~2–3 weeks per quarter is expected, with strong expertise in quantitative and qualitative methods and life sciences industry knowledge.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 8+ years direct supplier side pharmaceutical marketing research experience.
• At least 3 years of project, people and client management experience.
• Hands-on management experience with all aspects of both quantitative and qualitative primary market research from research design to delivery of core story.
• Well-developed expertise across a wide range of primary research methodologies applied to various business needs, including forecasting, positioning, customer segmentation, product development, pricing studies, tracking studies, burden of illness studies, patient journey studies, patient preference studies, etc.
• Well-versed in life sciences industry.
• Associate Principals are commonly called upon to work alongside the clients they partner with, lead trainings and recruiting events with current and prospective staff, collaborate with global teams on client and corporate initiatives. As such, candidates should expect to travel approx. 2-3 weeks per quarter or as business dictates

Responsibilities

• Lead all phases of research engagements including study planning and design, materials development, data collection oversight (domestic and international), data analysis, core story and client presentation development.
• Associate Principals are also responsible for staffing assignments, internal project team and timeline management.
• Manage client relationships and serve as the point of contact throughout the engagement. Own successful outcomes on every project.
• Identify new project opportunities with existing clients and help drive recommended approaches to answer client business questions.
• Manage, mentor and develop assigned talent.
• Collaborate across Trinity teams on cross-functional consulting engagements, working collaboratively while contributing PMR expertise.
• Contribute to Trinity internally via ongoing internal initiatives and leadership opportunities

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Communication skills

Data visualization

Excel

PowerPoint

CRM platforms

Project management

Multi-tasking

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

SAS

SPSS

R

Q

Job description

Trinity Life Sciences is seeking an Associate Principal to lead all phases of primary market research engagements across clients, therapeutic areas, and geographies. You will manage project teams, mentor staff, and maintain client relationships, delivering compelling insights and strategic recommendations.

Travel ~2–3 weeks per quarter is expected, with strong expertise in quantitative and qualitative methods and life sciences industry knowledge.