Temporary Project Manager

CURION; United States; Remote; USD 27,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in market research seeks a Temporary Project Manager to oversee sensory and consumer research projects. The role involves collaboration with teams for successful project implementation, document management, and data analysis. Candidates should possess project management experience and relevant education.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years’ experience in project management with research supplier or manufacturer.
• Quality-focused with attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate on study execution, screener, questionnaire, and protocol development.
• Prioritize and oversee multiple projects from start to finish.
• Interpret and summarize research findings to present results.

Skills

Project Management

Data Interpretation

Collaboration

Attention to Detail

Communication

Education

BA/BS in Social Sciences, Business, Market Research, Management Science, Food Sciences, Sensory Sciences, Mathematics, or Statistics

Master’s degree

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Word

Outlook

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Project Based Work-Hours Vary Weekly

At Curion, We Connect Brands to People. Our expertise and passionate pursuit of insights enable our clients to make informed decisions that drive meaningful impact. Our vision? Advancing the way brands connect to people to build a better future. Our core values: Integrity, Resiliency, Accountability, Curiosity, and Collaboration.

Temporary Project Manager-Remote

Project Based Work-Hours Vary Weekly

At Curion, We Connect Brands to People. Our expertise and passionate pursuit of insights enable our clients to make informed decisions that drive meaningful impact. Our vision? Advancing the way brands connect to people to build a better future. Our core values: Integrity, Resiliency, Accountability, Curiosity, and Collaboration.

The Temporary Project Manager works collaboratively with the Director, Strategic Product Insights to coordinate sensory and consumer research projects to ensure successful implementation and deliverables that meet industry and company standards.

Key responsibilities will be to: collaborate with the Director, Strategic Product Insights and client to design the research, coordinate and facilitate all research and operational activities, including design of screeners, questionnaires, topline and final report deliverables, and presentations to the client.

Primary Responsibilities

Collaboration on study execution, screener, questionnaire, and protocol development, top line, and final client deliverables with Director, Strategic Product Insights, Data Services, and Operations to ensure that each study is handled effectively, efficiently and to all client specifications:

• Prioritize and oversee multiple projects from start to finish
• Interpret and summarize research findings to present results
• Creation, execution and revision of customized project work plans and milestones as appropriate, to meet changing needs and requirements of client
• Effective application of Curion methodology and enforcement of project standards
• Oversee development of project documentation including screeners and questionnaires, protocol, moderator/execution script, respondent instructions, and all other relevant field support documentation
• Coordination and attendance at study kick-off meetings with all invested parties
• QC check data files, summary charts/tabulations, and verbatims and coded open-end responses
• Oversee fieldwork and data collection.
• Act as escalation contact for recruiting and fielding issues
• Participate in field briefings, as needed
• Updating Director, Strategic Product Insights of study progress, anticipated problems and suggested resolutions
• Ensuring project documents are complete, current, and stored appropriately
• Maintenance of official files
  
  
  

Other Responsibilities

• Provide back-up for Director, Strategic Product Insights
• Arranging of client visits and accompanying hospitability, ensuring that Curion is represented with the utmost professionalism and commitment to quality
• Observation of national/international study execution as needed
• Assisting on departmental special projects as requested
• Supporting all other departmental functions on an as-needed basis
  
  
  

Primary Accountabilities

• Managing of day-to-day operational aspects of a project
• Responsible for controllable on time, error free and on budget project fulfillment
• QC of all internal project execution processes and client deliverables
  
  
  

Qualifications And Experience

• 3-5 years’ experience in project management with research supplier or manufacturer
• Sensory experience on either client or supplier side
• Quality-focused with attention to detail and accuracy
• Ability to prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment
• Ability to understand, analyze, interpret complicated data, presenting results in a clear and concise manner
• Ability to multi-task
• Adept at using technological resources including Excel, PowerPoint, Word and Outlook.
• Aptitude for learning new technologies and proprietary tools
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively, verbally and in writing
• Ability to coordinate, influence and work well with internal support groups
  
  
  

Education

• BA/BS in Social Sciences, Business, Market Research, Management Science, Food Sciences, Sensory Sciences, Mathematics, or Statistics
• Master’s degree a plus
  
  
  

For Curion Temporary Project Manager positions, we offer a starting hourly pay rate range of $27.00-35.00 per hour based on the qualifications and experience of each individual.

Curion is committed to equal opportunity in the terms and conditions of employment for all employees and job applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, gender identity or gender expression, national origin, disability or veteran status.

About Curion:

Curion specializes in delivering impactful insights to the world’s top CPG companies, helping them develop winning, repeatedly purchased products. Curion’s deep data-driven product insights, sensory expertise, and state-of-the-art consumer centers enable them to uncover responses to critical client objectives. With over five decades of experience in the product testing industry, Curion is dedicated to guiding clients with their proprietary XP Xperience Performance platform, connecting brands to consumers at every step.

An innovator in the industry, Curion recently developed a groundbreaking benchmarking product testing method, the Curion Score, which has become a trusted and sought after tool within the industry. As one of the largest product and consumer insights companies in the U.S., Curion has built a reputation for excellence and trust among the world’s leading consumer brands. Curion’s commitment to innovation and expertise, coupled with a passion for delivering actionable insights, makes Curion a valuable partner for companies looking to develop and launch successful products.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Temporary

Job function

• Job function

  Project Management and Information Technology

• Industries

  Market Research

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