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Market Research - Research Manager Job in London

Flame Pharma is now working with one of the world’s leading healthcare market research companies.

Research Managers are responsible for profitably developing the business with prospective and existing clients. They have prime responsibility for handling client projects through all stages from initial briefing to report writing and/or debrief presentation, ensuring that the research design and analysis and interpretation of results fulfils clients’ needs.

Key aspects of the Research Manager opportunity are:

• To meet any agreed objectives on commissioned revenues.
• To take research briefs from existing and prospective clients, interpret the brief and clarify their needs. 
• To define, in consultation with a Project Consultant if necessary, appropriate research protocols which provide solutions to each client brief.
• These will draw from company repertoire of techniques and may combine both qualitative and quantitative techniques.
• To write research proposals including costings as agreed with Senior Management, and sell them to clients.
• To manage project teams within the research team and effectively delegate responsibility on all relevant aspects of the project, to ensure accurate, timely and cost effective execution of the research. 
• To design the questionnaire/ delegate responsibility for designing the questionnaires and ensure that they are approved by the client and internal departments. 
• To draw up schedules for all aspects of each project and ensure that they are issued and agreed by all relevant personnel, notifying people immediately of any changes. 
• To ensure that clients receive and understand their topline results whenever appropriate.
• To analyse quantitative and diagnostic data providing considered reporting, interpretation and recommendations, in consultation with an Associate Director/ Director if necessary, prior to the debrief.
• To report/ debrief the results to the client, together with a Project Consultant if required (depending on client expectations, etc.) 
• Actively develop additional or new business with prospective and existing clients. 
• To supervise & take responsibility for the work of all members of the project team. 
• To manage Research Executives, being responsible for their development & performance within the business.
• To monitor actual performance against budgeted costs on all projects, taking any necessary remedial action. 
• To exercise cost controls to ensure that clients are fully invoiced promptly for all aspects of the research.
• To follow the procedures as described in the ISO Manual, to maintain a high quality of client service at every stage of the research process

Key requirements of the candidate: 

• Extensive experience in a similar role is required
• Qualitative and Quantitative experience
• Ad hoc agency experience is essential

To apply for this Job or enquire about additional Research Manager Job Opportunities accross the UK and Europe - Contact Flame Pharma free phone on 0800 085 0858 or calling from a mobile on 0115 8114488 or email careers@flamepharma.com

Flame Health Associates LLP incorporating Flame Pharma operates as an Employment Agency & Employment Business

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