Senior Research Manager

The role

You will own research for a set of client accounts by executing custom quantitative studies and managing multiple projects. You will also coach Research Managers and Research Associates on craft, service standards, and quality.

What you will do

• Nurture day-to-day relationships with client contacts.
• Spot expansion and research-bank opportunities.
• Contribute to proposals and pitches.
• Manage execution across the full project lifecycle.
• Apply methodological knowledge to survey design, analysis, and storytelling.
• Deliver first drafts that are close to client-ready.
• Raise risks to the Director before they reach the client.
• Run touchpoints with Research Operations and Sales independently.
• Coach Research Managers and Research Associates.
• Use AI in higher-complexity workflows.

Required qualifications

• 5+ years of experience designing and analyzing custom quantitative survey research
• A track record of running complex projects from design through client-ready deliverables with minimal oversight
• Experience managing client relationships and deepening trust over time
• Strong methodological knowledge
• Strong prioritization and project management skills across several concurrent projects
• Clear, persuasive communication, written and verbal
• Uncompromising attention to detail with high technical standards
• Experience or interest in coaching and developing teammates
• Comfort with ambiguity and change
• Hands-on experience using AI tools in research or analytical work

Nice to have

• openness to new ways of working
• Willingness to take feedback, learn, and grow

Benefits

• Catered lunch on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays
• Beverage from the fridge for an impromptu after-work happy hour

About the company

Morning Consult is a global decision intelligence company. The company pairs its proprietary high-frequency data with rigorous analysis to better inform decisions.