Associate Director - London, United Kingdom - Research Partnership

Research Partnership

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

We invite you to come grow with us.

Research Partnership (part of Inizio Advisory) is one of the world's largest pharma market research and consulting agencies with over 250 researchers, consultants, project managers and support staff.

Our teams are located across the globe, in Europe (London, Lyon), North America (New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco) and Asia (Singapore, India).

As individuals with diverse backgrounds, as a team with shared values, as professionals ready to reimagine health and life sciences—you can grow with us at a place that:

Makes a difference to human health
Shares values and celebrates progress
Puts people at the centre of everything

About the team:

Our Syndicated division consists of a team of approx.

30 researchers, project managers and business development professionals, focusing on a range of core products, including Therapy Watch, Living With and our new Smart Analyst portfolio.

Therapy Watch is a syndicated market tracking service that provides market researchers and brand leads with strategic and tactical market information using patient record forms (PRF).

The Therapy Watch team partners with global pharmaceutical clients to enable them to access syndicated real-world insights, to inform their decision-making.

Living With is a syndicated Research Partnership offering, providing patient journey insights based primarily on quantitative market research with patients (and some qualitative research), providing comprehensive and cost-effective insight into the patient journey from pre-diagnosis to stabilisation.

About the Opportunity:

We are hiring this Associate Director position as an initial 14-month fixed-term contract as maternity cover. We are looking to appoint the position in July or August 2024. The role will sit embedded within a team, reporting into a Director and with client and line management responsibilities.

There may be the opportunity for the position to become a permanent role in future if there is a good mutual fit and business need for a permanent hire.

Your primary role:

You will be the lead Associate Director on several client accounts within a disease area-specific portfolio and other therapeutic areas.

You will be responsible for leading on all aligned client interactions (with support from the broader team) including de-briefs and query management and resolution.

You will facilitate and organise regular clients meetings and debriefs (with aligned clients) to secure repeat business and renewals of key accounts
You will oversee longitudinal quantitative tracking research, managing the work of more junior researchers and ensuring that research deliverables are clientready
You will provide input into the marketing strategy for Therapy Watch
You will be involved in pitches, company presentations and follow up of potential clients
You will work with Inizio's Marketing team to create evidence based marketing to promote Therapy Watch capabilities more widely
Line management of a junior researcher

About You

Your skills and experience:

More than 7 years of experience in healthcare quantitative market research (syndicated and/or custom research)
Have significant experience in managing projects and clients, with strong primary quantitative research skills
Capable relationship manager with new and existing clients
Line management experience preferable
Experience managing the launch of new research products will be highly beneficial

Ideal profile:

You are proactive, dedicated and enthusiastic, with a 'can do' attitude and approach
You demonstrate a high level of accuracy and attention to detail, as well as strengths in organisation and prioritisation
You are a collaborative team player who works well with colleagues
You communicate ideas and issues in an effective, straightforward fashion
You are highly motivated and want to seize opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career

Life at Research Partnership:

We love what we do and continuously strive for innovation and creativity.

We believe everyone should continuously be learning and provide:

A comprehensive training and development programme for all staff, from entry level apprentice to senior management
A relaxed and friendly working environment, including hybrid and flexible working
Social events including a summer day out and endofyear party, along with regular social events after office hours
Fundraising and charity events we support Forever Angels, a children's charity whose aim is to care for abandoned babies in Tanzania, Africa, as well as the local charity, Fulham Good Neighbours and as part of Inizio we participate in other charity initiatives

Benefits package

Company pension contributions of 5% available from your first day (salary sacrifice)
30 days paid holiday
Additional birthday day off
Private health insurance
Life Assurance plan
Group Income Protection
Enhanced Maternity,