Consulting Associate

Job Description

1. Design, execute, and analyze primarily quantitative primary market research studies with healthcare professionals, patients, and other stakeholders, delivering clear and actionable insights to support life sciences client decision-making.

2. Develop research materials (e.g., screeners, discussion guides, questionnaires), manage programming, fieldwork and data collection processes, and synthesize findings into high-quality reports and presentations aligned with client objectives.

3. Manage multiple concurrent projects (up to 3), coordinating with internal teams, external partners (e.g., recruitment agencies, fieldwork vendors), and client stakeholders to ensure smooth execution and on-time delivery.

Duties and Responsibilities

1. Translate client business questions into structured research designs, selecting appropriate methodologies (qualitative, quantitative, or mixed-method) and ensuring robust sampling and execution.

2. Act as the primary client contact during engagements, providing regular updates, addressing queries, and ensuring alignment throughout the research process.

3. Lead the analysis and interpretation of primary research data, uncovering key insights and crafting strategic recommendations that drive client value.

4. Stay current with best practices in healthcare market research, incorporating innovative approaches, digital methodologies, and respondent engagement techniques into project work.

Qualifications

Education and Training Required:

• Master’s degree in biostatistics, statistics, epidemiology, economics, mathematics, engineering, operations research, health informatics or a related field from an elite institution with a strong academic record; at least four years of relevant and progressively responsible work experience as a quantitative analyst, using varied procedures and problem-solving methodologies in a healthcare professional services firm, healthcare sciences product company or related organization.

Minimum Experience:

• Minimum of two years of hands-on experience in global market research, with a strong and demonstrable focus on primary market research. Experience working with large healthcare datasets, applying statistical analysis, and generating actionable insights is a strong plus but not required.
• Direct experience with statistical tools, including SPSS, applied in professional or academic settings for data analysis and modeling.

Knowledge, Skill, Ability:

• Participation in projects for drug development, business commercialization and brand marketing processes in biopharmaceutical industry