Senior Research & Analytics Associate

Thrivable

69d•Remote

About The Position

Thrivable is a real-time healthcare market research platform helping patients, pharmaceutical companies, and medtech organizations develop better products, services, and experiences through fast, actionable patient insights. We’re looking for a hands-on researcher who excels at the technical and creative process of pulling together patient survey data into coherent, compelling narratives. This role is about creating survey instruments and digging into the data to find the story that matters for our clients. This is not a “manage from a distance” role. We need someone who is willing to do the actual work — programming surveys, digging through messy data, reviewing transcripts, synthesizing findings, building decks, and delivering strategic recommendations. The right person is both intellectually sharp and execution-oriented. This role is ideal for someone coming from academic research, healthcare research, consulting, agency work, or a postdoctoral environment who wants broader ownership and faster-moving work.

Requirements

Exceptional data storytelling skills, with the ability to turn survey results into a structured and persuasive narrative
Strong quantitative and qualitative research skills, including research interview moderation
Strong statistical analysis skills and comfort working directly with data
Healthcare experience, education, or research background
Experience presenting research findings directly to stakeholders or research sponsors.
Proficiency in statistical analysis tools (SPSS, R, Python, SAS) to validate the data behind your insights
Experience with Qualtrics survey programming and/or Qualtrics-based analytics strongly preferred
Proficiency in Microsoft Office and Google Workspace, especially PowerPoint/Slides and Excel/Sheets
Strong communication, storytelling, and presentation skills
Comfort using AI tools to improve research efficiency and workflows, with strong judgment around data privacy, hallucinations, bias, source validation, and appropriate use cases
Ability to work independently in a lean, high-accountability environment
Willingness to be highly hands-on across all aspects of research execution

Nice To Haves

Diabetes expertise or endocrinology experience
Experience in healthcare market research, pharma, biotech, medtech, or agency environments
Proven experience in a research-heavy role where you were responsible for the final delivery of insights and findings, bonus for this to be client facing consulting or agency role.
Mixed-method research experience
Experience moderating interviews or conducting qualitative synthesis
Familiarity with clinical development or clinical trial research

Responsibilities

Synthesize complex research data into clear, coherent, and visually compelling narratives for pharmaceutical and medtech clients.
Deliver research findings to clients with a focus on actionable insights, ensuring all data is translated into meaningful business implications.
Design and execute quantitative and qualitative healthcare research studies
Program and troubleshoot surveys in Qualtrics
Analyze quantitative data using Qualtrics analytics, SPSS, R, Python, or similar tools
Apply statistical thinking to identify meaningful patterns, trends, and implications in complex datasets
Conduct qualitative coding, synthesis, and insight development
Translate findings into clear business, patient, and healthcare implications
Build executive-level reports and presentations
Present findings to clients and contribute to strategic discussions
Use AI tools thoughtfully to improve research workflows while understanding their limitations, risks, and appropriate applications
Support pharmaceutical, medtech, and broader healthcare research initiatives across therapeutic areas