At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead exciting research projects and deliver actionable insights to clients.
- Company: Dynamic research firm focused on innovation and collaboration.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, flexible working, generous leave, and pension contributions.
- Other info: Remote work with occasional office visits and opportunities for mentorship.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in public services through your research expertise.
- Qualifications: Five years' experience in quantitative research and strong project management skills.
The predicted salary is between 34000 - 40000 £ per year.
Job Location: Remote (with a requirement to occasionally come into the Birmingham office)
Reporting to: Associate Director / Research Director
Salary Range: £34,000-£40,000 depending on experience/location (37.5 Hours per week) plus potential profit bonus, pension and other benefits.
Responsibilities
- We are looking for someone who combines excellent research expertise with strong consultancy skills.
- You will enjoy working directly with clients, solving problems, and finding better ways to generate and communicate insight.
- Managing quantitative research projects from design through to reporting.
- Engaging with clients to solve problems and communicate insight.
- Ensuring evidence and actionable insights are delivered.
- Providing mentorship and support to colleagues.
Essential Qualifications
- UK residency with right to work in the UK.
- At least five years’ experience in quantitative market or social research.
- Experience managing quantitative research projects from design through to reporting.
- Strong understanding of telephone, online and face‑to‑face research methodologies.
- Excellent understanding of sampling, weighting and statistical quality.
- Strong project management skills.
- Experience presenting findings to senior clients.
- Excellent written communication and report writing skills.
- Confident managing multiple concurrent projects.
Desirable Experience
- Customer Experience (CX) research.
- Resident satisfaction or social housing research.
- Public sector research.
- Employee research.
- Segmentation studies.
- Key Driver Analysis.
- Dashboard design.
- Power BI or Tableau.
- Forsta platforms.
- Data visualisation.
- SQL or advanced Excel.
- Experience working with CRM or customer feedback platforms.
Personal Qualities
- Naturally curious.
- Enjoys working collaboratively.
- Thinks strategically as well as operationally.
- Takes ownership of projects.
- Builds confidence with clients.
- Communicates clearly and professionally.
- Embraces innovation and continuous improvement.
- Passionate about improving public services through research.
- Enjoys mentoring and supporting colleagues.
What You’ll Bring
Continue to evolve our quantitative research offer by combining methodological excellence with digital innovation. Deliver large‑scale customer experience programs, resident satisfaction tracking, public consultations, or complex mixed‑method studies, ensuring clients receive evidence they can trust and insight they can act upon.
Benefits
- Annual pay reviews and cost‑of‑living pay increases (subject to company performance).
- Flexible working arrangements based on employee needs, including flexible hours and homeworking.
- Employer contributions to Royal London personal pension scheme, starting from 4% rising to 8% (subject to employee contributions meeting auto‑enrolment requirements).
- Paid annual leave allowance of 33 days per annum.
Research Manager in Birmingham employer: Stryker Corporation
Stryker Corporation is an exceptional employer that fosters a dynamic and inclusive work culture, offering employees the chance to thrive in a remote setting while being part of a leading medical communications team. With a strong emphasis on professional development and growth opportunities, employees are encouraged to enhance their skills and advance their careers, all while contributing to meaningful projects that impact healthcare globally.
