Company Description
About M3: A Japanese global leader in the provision of ground-breaking and innovative technological and research solutions to the healthcare industry. The M3 Group operates in the US, Asia, and Europe with over 5.8 million physician members globally via its physician websites which include mdlinx.com, m3.com, research.m3.com, Doctors.net.uk, medigate.net, and medlive.cn. M3 Inc. is a publicly traded company on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (jp:2413, NIKKEI 225) with subsidiaries in major markets including the US, UK, Japan, South Korea, and China, and in 2020 was ranked in Forbes’ Global 2000 list. The M3 Group provides services to healthcare and the life science industry. In addition to market research, these services include medical education, ethical drug promotion, clinical development, job recruitment, and clinic appointment services. M3 has offices in Japan, UK, France, Germany, Brazil, Sweden, China, USA, and South Korea, as well as India..
Job Description
The mission of the Project Director of Qualitative Research is to manage and oversee a Client service Team. The individual will be a leader for their team by directly coaching and mentoring the staff, building relationships with M3 clients, and working with the team on ensuring projects complete on time and within budget. Quantitative Project Director will also assist with updating processes and internal systems to ensure the team is working efficiently and collaboratively. This is the ideal role for someone who has management experience in market research, specifically focused on online healthcare research.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Including, but not limited to the following:
Responsible for providing guidance and mentoring members of the operations team.
Responsible for managing project escalations to ensure the project is completed on time and within budget. This will require the candidate to partner with internal stakeholders to address issues and improve performance on research projects.
Working closely with senior management to adapt, develop and initiate processes, procedures, and system enhancements.
Investigating and managing project escalations. Project Director will be responsible for ensuring the project is completed on time and to the satisfaction of the client.
Monitoring productivity and quality of data collection of their team’s projects.
Overseeing the billing process of the team and ensuring projects end with expected profitability.
Support the development and implementation of best practices and policies for client service.
Execute client service improvement plans on allocated accounts, ensuring collaboration with sales and other members of the team, and providing a consistent and solution-oriented approach across each touch point of the client journey.
Qualifications
Education and Training Required:
Minimum Experience:
5+ years of experience in Qualitative Market Research
3+ years of project management experience
Experience in healthcare focused Market Research preferred
Experience with complex market research projects which could include programming, intricate sampling, international, translations, patients, or patient referrals (preferred)
Knowledge, Skill, Ability:
Be a self-motivated individual with exceptional time management, organizational skills and attention to detail
Able to work well meet deadlines and under pressure
Have exceptional written and verbal communication skills
Have strong Microsoft Office skills including Excel, Outlook, and Word
Have well-developed analytical and problem-solving skills
Have the ability to work autonomously and in a team environment to successfully meet departmental objectives
Additional Information
Benefits:
25 days annual leave
Participation in an annual bonus scheme
Pension 4%/4% employee/employer contributions of qualifying earnings
Company’s medical cash plan. As part of the cash plan you have access to subsidised gym membership and a staff discount scheme
Cycle scheme
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