Senior Research Manager, Memory

IDC; United States; Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vacation days

Company holidays

Sick days

Health insurance

Floating holidays

Volunteer day

401(k) match

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Parental leave

Job summary

IDC is seeking a Senior Research Manager to oversee memory research within its Computer Infrastructure subdomain. You will lead analysis of memory supply, demand, and adoption across infrastructure, consumer, and embedded platforms and report insights to clients worldwide.

The role requires 7–10 years of vendor experience in IT infrastructure, strong quantitative skills, and a Hybrid work model with ~35% travel.

Qualifications

• Required Bachelor's degree in a STEM related field.
• 7–10 years of direct vendor experience in the IT infrastructure industry.
• Strong quantitative and/or modeling skills (working with a database is a bonus).
• Problem solving and communications skills.
• Percentage of travel required ~35%.
• Hybrid work model (proximity to a major airport).

Responsibilities

• Lead IDC's memory research coverage for DRAM and NAND. (core analysis).
• Develop insights on memory demand, supply, pricing, and adoption.
• Collaborate with vendors, regulators, end users, and IDC analysts.
• Build market models for memory types and memory-centric tech.
• Convey research insights to IDC clients and teams.

Skills

Memory Research

Quantitative analysis

Stakeholder engagement

Communication skills

Travel readiness

Hybrid work

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Tools

Database

Job description

About The Role & Team

I DC is looking for a Senior Research Manager to oversee IDC’s memory research. As part of the Computer Infrastructure research subdomain, the analyst will lead IDC’s research on memory supply, demand, and adoption. The analyst will engage with vendors, providers, regulatory bodies, end users, and other IDC analysts to ensure the narrative on memory is well-rounded, qualitatively, and quantitatively.

What You’ll Do

Serve as the lead analyst for IDC's global memory coverage. Core research spans DRAM and NAND memory, including demand and supply analysis and memory consumption across infrastructure, consumer, and embedded platforms and systems. Develop and deliver rich insights on the industry (key vendor, product, and technology trends) and the market (key adoption trends). Provide insights into the industry's demand and supply dynamics, chip pricing, competitors, and fab capacity. Analyze memory‑centric technologies such as PCIe and USB, memory-bound workloads, next‑generation memory, and emerging memory markets such as AI. Develop market models for various memory types (which will feed into IDC’s data products). Collaborate with infrastructure and device analysts to encompass insights into a bigger picture on computing platforms, systems, and services. Convey research and insights to IDC’s clients, including financial services clients.

What You Bring

• Required Bachelor’s degree in a STEM related field
• 7-10 years of direct vendor experience in the IT infrastructure industry.
• Strong quantitative and/or modeling skills (working with a database is a bonus)
• Problem solving and communications skills
• Percentage of travel required ~35%
• Hybrid work model (proximity to a major airport)

Why This Role Stands Out

At IDC, your work helps shape how the world understands technology and where it goes next. You collaborate with curious, high-caliber colleagues who value rigor, integrity, and shared success. As the premier global provider of trusted technology intelligence, IDC equips business and technology leaders with the evidence they need to make confident decisions. Our insights inform strategy, investment, and innovation across industries and regions. Recognized by IIAR as Analyst Firm of the Year for five consecutive years, IDC sets the standard for credibility and impact. With more than 1,000 analysts worldwide and a truly global perspective, we combine deep expertise with practical relevance. Here, your ideas matter, your voice is heard, and your contributions provide the insights leaders rely on every day. It is meaningful work, backed by a culture that supports growth, collaboration, and long‑term career development with a globally respected brand.

What We Offer

• 15 vacation days (prorated based on start date)
• 12 company-paid holidays
• 6 paid sick days (prorated based on start date; may vary by state)
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• 2 floating holidays (prorated based on start date)
• 1 volunteer day
• 401(k) company match (IDC matches 3% on the first 6% of employee contributions)
• Company-paid short-term disability
• Company-paid life insurance
• Company-paid parental leave

Compensation Transparency

At IDC, we are committed to fair and equitable pay practices. Employees are compensated equitably for their work, aligned with their skills and experience. Salary and incentive structures are determined through a rigorous process that considers experience, education, certifications, role‑specific requirements, internal equity, and verified U.S. market data from an independent third‑party partner.

The expected total annual compensation, depending on location and experience, is between $130,000 – $160,000, inclusive of base salary and variable compensation. If this role relocates to a different country, the salary range will be updated to reflect that country's range, rather than a currency conversion of the original range.

Equal Opportunity Employer

IDC is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all qualified persons. Employment eligibility verification required. We participate in E-Verify.

IDC is currently able to employ remote workers in the following states: Arizona (AZ), California (CA), Colorado (CO), Connecticut (CT), Washington D.C. (DC), Florida (FL), Georgia (GA), Illinois (IL), Indiana (IN), Kansas (KS), Massachusetts (MA), Maryland (MD), Maine (ME), Michigan (MI), Minnesota (MN), Missouri (MO), Mississippi (MS), North Carolina (NC), New Hampshire (NH), New Jersey (NJ), New York (NY), Ohio (OH), Oregon (OR), Pennsylvania (PA), Rhode Island (RI), South Carolina (SC), Tennessee (TN), Texas (TX), Utah (UT), Virginia (VA), Vermont (VT), Washington (WA), and Wisconsin (WI).