Associate Principal (Qualitative Market Research)

Job Overview

As an Associate Principal in the primary market research team based in the United States, you will join a dynamic, collaborative, entrepreneurial team responsible for delivering actionable insights to steer data-informed decisions and help to build business globally. Embracing established methodologies and emerging technologies like AI, to uncover and ultimately reveal insights that help life sciences companies improve outcomes on a global scale.

Responsibilities

• Design, plan, manage, and execute successful qualitative pharmaceutical market research projects.
• Develop new products, approaches, processes, and methodologies to create and sustain competitive advantage. Provide visioning for thought leadership, POV's white papers, marketing collateral, and high-impact offerings.
• Drive business development activities by identifying new clients and working with existing clients to leverage expertise in primary market research with a specific focus on qualitative methodologies.
• Develop strong and trusted relationships with clients and actively participate in capabilities presentations, sales pitches, and the development of impactful and actionable research designs for proposals.
• Maintain overall responsibility for project execution and delivery of end-to-end client engagements either directly or through team management.
• Build, lead, and coach high-performing project teams in the delivery of cross-functional projects across multiple areas of expertise, including converting derived insight into strategic guidance and developing this skill among direct reports.

Required Skills & Experience

• PhD or master's degree in business administration statistics/data sciences, social sciences or psychometrics, or a closely related field.
• Diverse research experience and acumen in qualitative research design.
• 10+ years of experience in primary market research within the commercial life sciences industry.
• Proven track record of success in both client-side and agency-side pharmaceutical market research roles, bringing a comprehensive perspective to market research projects.
• Building and leading high-performing cross-functional teams.

Company Overview

Weller and Company is a boutique executive search company specializing in finding talent in the market research and insights industry since 2010.

Our client is a growing management consultancy specializing in the biopharmaceutical industry. Their focus is on partnering with clients for commercial success across product lifecycles, offering expertise in new product planning, launch strategy, and organizational change management. With a strong emphasis on specialty therapeutics, particularly in oncology and rare diseases, they are committed to delivering data-driven solutions. With offices in major cities across the world, they are strategically positioned to cater to their global clients.

Set apart by a unique entrepreneurial culture, they continually invest in cultivating a workplace environment that fosters excellence and innovation. Business acumen, behavioral science, and intellectual curiosity are the foundation of their practice, and through strategic market research, they support their clients in making impactful decisions that extend and enhance human lives.

Applicants must be legally authorized to work for any employer in the United States. Our client is unable to sponsor or take over the sponsorship of an employment visa.