Senior Research Executive

InizioIgnite is the global advisory partner for health and life sciences, encompassing connected expertise across Research Partnership, Putnam, Vynamic, and STEM. Guided by purpose, passion, and precision, we collaborate with clients to ignite impact, accelerate performance, and deliver lasting change for patients. By uniting strategy, insights, and innovation with a unique depth and breadth of expertise, we drive transformation and shape the future of health.

Our Research Partnership healthcare market research team provides research and insights to inform and power healthcare decisions. Serving a variety of clients across the lifecycle, our expertise includes data, research & insights (proprietary syndicated and custom research) and brand tracking (ATU). Proudly part of Inizio - the market-leading commercialization partner for health and life sciences. From early-stage development to loss of exclusivity, we simplify complexity, unlock value, and make collaboration seamless at every pivotal moment - supporting confident, insight-driven decisions that move innovation forward.

About the team:

Our Europe Custom Research team partners with global pharmaceutical and biotech clients to enable them to solve marketing, brand, advertising and communications problems through a mixture of innovative qualitative and quantitative market research techniques. The Europe Custom Research team is not split into silos by client or therapy area, so you will be empowered to develop broad expertise across the healthcare landscape and will have the opportunity to work with a wide range of expert senior researchers and gain exposure to the full suite of research tools and techniques covered by the team.

Your primary role:

• Your role will be to oversee the smooth running of 3 to 4 concurrent projects.
• With input from your manager, you will be writing guides and questionnaires.
• You will conduct depth interviews with key respondents and manage central locations with clients present.
• You will interrogate the findings, helping to write the presentation alongside senior team members.
• Your job also involves managing junior members of your project team.

About You…

Your skills and experience:

• More than 2 years of experience in market research (healthcare strongly preferred, but can be other market research sectors).
• Passionate about working with emerging technologies (including AI) to deliver insights for clients.
• Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines.

Ideal profile:

• You are proactive, dedicated and enthusiastic, with a ‘can do’ attitude and approach.
• You demonstrate a high level of accuracy and attention to detail, as well as strengths in organisation and prioritisation.
• You are a collaborative team player who works well with colleagues.
• You communicate ideas and issues in an effective, straightforward fashion.
• You are highly motivated and want to seize opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career.

Life at Research Partnership:

We love what we do and continuously strive for innovation and creativity. We believe everyone should continuously be learning and provide:

• A comprehensive training and development programme for all staff, from entry level apprentice to senior management.
• A relaxed and friendly working environment.
• Social events - including a summer day out and end-of-year party, along with regular social events after office hours.
• Fundraising and charity events - we support Forever Angels, a children's charity whose aim is to care for abandoned babies in Tanzania, Africa, as well as the local charity, Fulham Good Neighbours.

Benefits package:

• Company pension contributions of 5% available from your first day (salary sacrifice).
• Increasing holiday entitlement for each year’s service, up to 30 days.
• Additional birthday day off.
• Private health insurance.
• Life Assurance plan.
• Group Income Protection.
• Enhanced Maternity, Paternity, Adoption Leave.
• Annual salary and promotion reviews.

Further information:

This is a full-time role, working in a hybrid pattern (2 days per week in the office) at our fantastic Inizio HQ location in Farringdon, London.

Our Pledge:

At Research Partnership, we value inclusivity, recognize the power of diversity, and inspire the next generation of change-makers. We are an equal opportunities employer. We believe in creating a work environment that values diversity, equity, and inclusion. We aim to recruit from a diverse slate of candidates and foster an environment that provides the right conditions for long-term success. We welcome all applications regardless of race, colour, religion or belief, gender, gender identity, age, national origin, marital status, military veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation and physical or mental disability.

Don't meet every job requirement? That's okay! Our company is dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. If you're excited about this role, but your experience doesn't perfectly fit every qualification, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right person for this role or others.