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Job Summary:

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Research and Insights Leader to join our team at Impatient Health. As a key member of our organization, you will be responsible for leading our research and insights team, driving business growth, and developing strategic research initiatives.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the research and insights team, setting the bar for quality and delivering world-class insights
• Support Impatient Health's strategy for original research in collaboration with company directors and the broader research team
• Proactively get involved in business development, working with sales and marketing colleagues to ensure the right strategy is growing your practice
• Lead and project manage research projects, delivering insights that bring business value and a great client experience
• Undertake qualitative and quantitative research, using these two sources of insight in parallel to inform and develop findings
• Synthesise and communicate research insights and findings in compelling and immersive ways, innovating the ways in which we do so
• Evaluate and evolve our methods, tools, and techniques for research, ensuring consistent, effective, and up-to-date practices
• Commit to ethical research methods, evangelizing for and reflecting in the practices of the research team

Requirements:

• Driven by targets and commercial acumen, translating into research analysis and business growth
• Strategic research thinker, able to look at the process of research itself and determine a vision for its evolution
• Knowledge of available research methods and ability to distil and extract insights from qualitative and quantitative data
• Natural ability to draw out a compelling 'story' behind the data and present it in an engaging and immersive way
• Confidence to communicate research findings across all organisational levels, both internally and externally
• Existing network within pharma and understanding of the life sciences and/or pharmaceutical landscape
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and within a team
• Self-awareness of knowing when to ask for help and support
• Natural organiser, enjoying the variety that comes with juggling multiple projects

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working in management consultancy or a business intelligence company focused within pharma
• Some level of commercial experience, either within business development or as a former entrepreneur
• Understanding of strategic research methods, such as design thinking, human-centred design, or workshop design and facilitation

What We Offer:

• Remote-first work environment with flexibility to work from anywhere
• Opportunities for personal development and career growth
• Study leave for bigger requests and support from senior leadership team
• Annual credit for professional development, self-care, or experiences that take you somewhere new
• Mental health support through a partner mental health service