Associate - Market Research Quant

Job Description

Responsibilities:

• Partner with Lilly market researchers based primarily, but not exclusively, in the US for high quality execution and on time delivery of the market research projects
• Functions as trusted advisor by actively participating in various phases of the project including kick-off, approach development, execution, insight generation and data visualizations
• Collaborates with stakeholders to present the final outputs and provide recommendations
• Attention to detail in every step of the market research process to ensure accurate, on time deliverables
• Partner with Lilly project managers to meet all necessary finance and compliance requirements for executing market research projects
• Partner with team and leadership to appropriately prioritize work
• Share learnings with peers to identify challenges and establish best practices
• Provide appropriate context for study findings based on prior market research, including secondary sources
• Finalize and program online questionnaires for quantitative studies using standard templates on Decipher tool
• Ensure that the screening criteria and recruiting lists for each project are appropriate to business goals
• Manage the data collection process with external agency partners to ensure data integrity and on time delivery
• Analyze study data and visualize the finding

Basic Requirements:

• Education Requirements: MBA/Post Graduation in quantitative discipline (e.g., data collection, data analysis, business consulting, information synthesis, public health, clinical)

Experience :

• 1-2 years of market research and analytics experience with demonstrated ability to think strategically in an ambiguous environment

Technical Skills :

• Strong quantitative, research, and data analytical skills
• Knowledge of statistical packages (SPSS, Q, or similar) and databases
• Experience in writing code or queries (Python, Java, or similar)
• Experience in statistical approaches, including conjoint, MaxDiff, linear regression, correlation, factor and cluster analyses a plus
• Advanced MS-office skills (MS-Excel and MS-PowerPoint)
• Experience in data visualization and reporting tools (like Tableau, Power BI) is a plus

Soft Skills :

• Strong learning agility
• Good focus on detail, accuracy, and ability to solve problems through analytical reasoning
• Strong work ethic and personal motivation
• Good interpersonal and communication skills; strong presentation skills a plus
• Team player who is dynamic, result oriented and can work collaboratively
• Ability to think strategically in an ambiguous environment
• Ability to ask questions to ensure alignment
• Ability to translate business questions into efficient and effective research & analysis plan a plus
• Experience creating reports for business partners, including conclusions and recommendations, a plus
• Ability to operate effectively in an international matrix environment, with ability to work across time zones