Quantitative Research Director in Bollington

## Quantitative Research DirectorApply: Hybrid: Cheshire, Cheshire, United Kingdom: Full time: Posted Today: 3828-AA**Agency:**Adelphi**Job Function:**Strategy and Planning**Job Subfunction:**Research and Insights **Job Description:**DirectorCompany: Adelphi Research, part of Adelphi Group (an Omnicom Healthcare Company)Job Location: Based in our HQ office in Bollington, Cheshire, UK with potential for some remote working for the right candidate. Must have ability and willingness to travel widely within Europe, as required to deliver to clientsAbout Adelphi Research: Adelphi Research is a leading market research-based consultancy with a focus purely on the pharmaceutical and healthcare sectors. For over 25 years, we have partnered with most of the world’s leading Pharmaceutical Companies to design and deliver research solutions that generate meaningful insights and inspire commercial decision making.From our HQ offices in the UK and USA, we provide global research coverage, with the majority of our projects being multi-country in nature, including a mix of Western Europe and the Nordics, North America, South America, Australia, China and Japan. We are increasingly delivering research projects with coverage of the Middle East, Eastern Europe and Russia.The role: Due to successful client growth an exciting opportunity has arisen for a Director to join Adelphi Research.A strategic position focused on building and managing client relationships through the design and delivery of high quality, strategic insight. Most suited to a business-minded leader with extensive pharmaceutical market research experience, who wishes to impact the shape and future of our business.The Person: You will be excited by the prospect of designing, managing and delivering all aspects of work commissioned by our clients;have a constant eye on creating and presenting high quality insights – putting spark into research opportunities with new clients and maintaining excitement and freshness in relationships with existing clients.You may have a particular talent in a specific area of market research, but are conversant across the full range of tools and techniques we use to address our clients’ business questions.You will want to play an important role in our wider management team, and be highly engaged in shaping our direction. Our company success is determined by individual drive and focus and you will want to be at the centre of this.Role requirements: Reporting directly to a member of our Leadership Team (LT) you will be heavily involved in leading the business through great client management, winning new business with existing and new clients, and being a role model for the wider team.This role is the flesh and blood of our business, as our Directors provide the glue in our critical client relationships. Clients are the reason we exist, and these relationships need to be nurtured, so that clients always say they feel Adelphi Research are an essential partner in their success. This applies to existing clients as well as new clients.In conjunction with securing and growing clients, there are sales and profit targets associated with this role because of its importance to our business success.The scope of work we deliver for our clients spans a range of qualitative and quantitative approaches. Big picture thinking is essential in order to make what we learn actionable. Mentoring talent within the team is critical to ensuring we continuously deliver impact from our work.Core competencies- You must be able to demonstrate the following:Company and Client ManagementLead / master in an area that is organisationally beneficial (can be change programmes, therapy area experts, supporting one of the business workstreams etc – something that they really push forward and are passionate about)Confident and proactive at BD skills, owning client accounts and contributing to a wider breadth of accountsLead for allocated clients, including ensuring influx of businessIdentify new business opportunities and gain meetings to build relationships that deliver RFPsDevelop key accountsDesign and produce outstanding / winning client proposalsAchieve financial goalsDevelop long term commercial plans for the business / your accountsExcellent communication skillsResearch and Delivery ExpertiseProficient in the design of high level custom qualitative and quantitative studies, with significant expertise in at least one areaStrong analytical skills and report designCreate and deliver visually impactful and action-focused presentations and reports with clear strategic guidance, efficiently and profitablyCommunicate your thinking with clarity to clientsLead project teams by providing clear guidance and directionConfident to foresee/avoid/manage problems and provide solutionsPeople ManagementUnderstanding of, and input into, personal development of all members of staffSpecific mentoring and career development responsibilities for direct reportsSkillful in providing both positive and critical feedbackA positive role model across the whole business driving team engagement and motivationQualifications and Experience:Degree level qualified (2:1 as a minimum in a relevant area), ideally with a relevant advanced qualification (e.g. MSc, PhD, MBA)10+ years of market research experience, ideally within an agency environment. Client-side experience also desirableSignificant healthcare/pharmaceutical research experience with proven track record of client growth and delivery on financial goalsExperience across all research approaches, but able to demonstrate expertise and client credibility in at least one areaExpertise and experience in specific therapy areasForeign languages are desirablePackage:Adelphi Research offer a competitive remuneration package consisting of base salary, quarterly performance-based bonus and car allowance.If you have expertise in advanced quantitative research (e.g. segmentation, conjoint etc.) and/or have strength and significant experience in oncology or haematology then this experience will be reflected in your packageIn addition to your salary package, we also provide:Company laptopFree-gym membership (based at our office)Health insurance (taxable benefit)Pension benefits *To the extent permissible by local law, Omnicom’s policy requires employees to work in the office for a minimum of three days a week, unless additional in-office days are directed by their agency or manager.* Omnicom is committed to hiring and developing exceptional talent. 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