Senior Research Director / Research Director

Blue Matter•, (Multiple States)

3d•$135,000 - $185,000•Remote

About The Position

As a Senior Research Director / Research Director on Blue Matter Insights, you will join a growing team of market research consultants and help build the company. Working with internal and client teams, you will address critical business issues in biotechnology and pharmaceuticals and deliver innovative, actionable insights and solutions. Blue Matter Consulting is a marketing consultancy focused primarily on the biopharmaceutical industry. Through its US-based primary market research team, the firm works regionally and globally to address business issues and provide evidence for insight- and data-driven decisions. Blue Matter describes its mission as supporting clients who work to extend and improve human lives. The company has an entrepreneurial culture and offices in Mumbai, Zurich, London, Berlin, New York, Boston, and San Francisco. The role oversees primary market research from proposal and study design through data collection, analysis, synthesis, reporting, and presentation. It also includes project planning, client relationship management, project delivery oversight, and line management and development of junior staff. The position can be performed remotely from any US location.

Requirements

7–10 years of quantitative and/or qualitative market research experience within the biopharmaceutical industry.
Effective written and verbal communication skills.
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
Strong attention to detail and accuracy in deliverables.
Ability to work in a collaborative team environment.

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree preferred, such as a PhD, MBA, MS, or MPH.

Responsibilities

Oversee and execute all aspects of primary market research, including proposal and research design, screener, questionnaire and discussion guide development, data collection, analysis, synthesis, and report creation and presentation.
Participate in project scoping and planning and develop market research proposals in collaboration with an Associate Principal or Principal.
Use quantitative and/or qualitative research methodologies and tools to address client business objectives.
Manage project timelines and budgets and coordinate internal teams, clients, contractors, and vendors to support timely and efficient delivery.
Write reports and collaborate with project teams to develop key insights and recommendations.
Prioritize team workloads, ensure deadlines are met, supervise professional development, set personal objectives, and train and develop junior staff.
Design qualitative discussion guides and independently analyze and interpret qualitative data from US and global patient and HCP interviews.
Moderate interviews with HCPs across specialties and with patients, present final reports to client teams, and lead varied research projects such as patient journeys, positioning, communications testing, TPP evaluation, market landscapes, and drivers and barriers.
Design quantitative research and questionnaires, analyze and interpret US and global patient and HCP data, and recommend and incorporate advanced analytics in partnership with statisticians.
Manage fieldwork and recommend appropriate sample composition; oversee programming, tabulation, coding, and charting workstreams for alignment with project specifications.
Present quantitative research reports to client teams and lead project types such as demand, chart audits, communications testing, TPP evaluation, market maps, trackers/ATU, segmentation, and forecasting.
Build and grow client relationships, own selected client relationships when appropriate, and generate repeat business.
Serve as the lead client contact throughout projects, build client trust, and communicate proactively and with a solution-oriented approach, including in challenging situations.
Present complex ideas clearly and facilitate client meetings and readouts with the project lead.
Understand the broader and longer-term significance of projects, clients, and accounts.

Benefits

401(k) with generous employer match, immediate vesting, and financial planning resources.
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage options effective on the first day of employment.
Flexible Spending Account for medical expenses or Health Savings Account.
Company-paid short-term, long-term, and life insurance, with voluntary options also available.
Paid maternity leave and parental leave for all new parents.
Continuing education benefit.
Health and wellness benefit, including examples such as gym memberships and $1,000 annual reimbursement.
Employee Assistance Program.
Generous paid time off, including vacation, floating holidays, sick days, and company holidays.
Generous incentive compensation structure.