Research Director, Program Lead (Quantitative Research)

The role

You will lead one of Research Partnership's largest healthcare tracking programs across multiple therapy areas and markets. You will own the end-to-end delivery of an EMEA program and act as the link between clients and specialist functions.

What you will do

• Own the program plan, governance and delivery across concurrent waves, therapy areas and markets.
• Maintain oversight of progress, risks and opportunities.
• Make timely program decisions regarding client priorities and research integrity.
• Lead, co-ordinate and hold accountable research, operations, data, analytics and dashboard teams.
• Act as the key day-to-day contact for the central client team.
• Ensure client objectives are reflected in research design, data collection, analysis and reporting.
• Drive timely, quality-assured and compliant delivery.
• Identify and implement improvements in processes, automation, analytics and reporting.
• Provide clear direction, priorities and coaching to the program team.
• Lead onboarding and training for teams.

Required qualifications

• Significant senior-level experience in primary quantitative market research, specialized within healthcare or life sciences.
• A strong track record leading large, complex, multi-market quantitative tracking, ATU or syndicated programs across multiple waves and parallel workstreams.
• Strong research and analytical credibility including understanding questionnaire design, sampling, KPI frameworks, analysis, interpretation and reporting.
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional, geographically dispersed teams and influence senior stakeholders.
• Substantial experience managing senior client relationships throughout the lifecycle of a program.
• Excellent program planning and governance capability, including risk, issue, dependency, decision, scope and change management.
• A proactive and structured approach to problem-solving.
• Experience of dashboard or automated reporting deliverables and a strong interest in advanced analytics, automation and AI-enabled insight generation.
• Experience collaborating across geographies and with offshore or specialist delivery teams.
• Commercial awareness, including the ability to protect scope and identify opportunities to add value.
• Clear, confident communication and facilitation skills.

Nice to have

• Experience leading a large-scale global program for a major pharmaceutical client.
• Experience of programs that combine shared global standards with market- or therapy-area-specific requirements.
• Exposure to dashboard development, advanced analytics, automation or AI-enabled market research solutions.
• Experience contributing to program transformation, renewal or expansion.

Benefits

• Comprehensive training and development program
• Friendly working environment with regular social events
• Opportunities to support charity partners through fundraising and volunteering
• Company pension contributions of 5% available from your first day (salary sacrifice)
• 30 days paid annual leave
• Additional birthday day off
• Private health insurance
• Life Assurance plan
• Group Income Protection
• Enhanced Maternity, Paternity, Adoption Leave
• Annual salary and promotion reviews

About the company

Inizio Ignite is the global advisory partner for health and life sciences. Research Partnership is part of Inizio and provides research and insights to inform healthcare decisions.