Research Analyst

Ipsos•Chicago, IL

About The Position

This role involves managing survey research projects from start to finish, including overseeing operational components, designing questionnaires, planning analyses, and ensuring quality control. The analyst will manage project timelines, analyze and interpret survey results, prepare reports and presentations, and develop an understanding of client businesses and industries.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in analytical or insights-focused fields such as economics, marketing, psychology, sociology, statistics, or similar business or liberal arts programs
Strong organizational, multi-tasking, decision-making, and problem-solving abilities along with an analytical aptitude, inquisitive nature, and a passion for uncovering insights
Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Access, Word and PowerPoint) including the ability to use macros to increase efficiency in Excel and PowerPoint
Experience with things such as questionnaire design, sampling approaches, and tabulation planning
MS Office is your friend – you are proficient in Excel and PowerPoint

Nice To Haves

Love data, consumer decision-making, and puzzles.
Can create killer stories in presentations, visually, and in writing.
Get excited about what makes customers happy
Experience working with survey applications a plus (such as Qualtrics, Google Consumer Surveys, etc.)
Background and/or familiarity with quantitative and/or qualitative research methodologies

Responsibilities

Manage survey research projects, within timeline and budgets, including working closely with colleagues in our Operations groups to oversee all operational components of projects
Design questionnaires and plan analyses
Perform quality checks at various stages of the research to ensure accuracy, and to avoid errors or mistakes
Manage the overall project timelines, ensuring that milestones are met and signed off at the various stages of the project execution
Analyze and interpret survey results
Prepare reports and presentations
Develop an understanding of our clients’ business issues and the industries in which they operate