DescriptionAbout the role:
The impact of your role
Our Oncology team is growing at pace and we are looking to expand this team with executives with a specific interest and prior experience in Oncology. As an Associate Director you will lead the project team in the overall execution and delivery of a wide range of projects both continuous and ad hoc across a variety of clients and cancer indications. You will be pivotal in turning research into impactful insights and developing strong and enduring client partnerships.
Your day to day:
These are the types of things you can expect to be doing during your day to day although as Ipsos is a dynamic organisation this may vary as different opportunities arise:
- Delivering impactful end to end research from set-up design and execution of projects
- Significantly contributing to innovative winning proposals & pitch in response to interesting challenging briefs
- Building capability within the team including on-the-job mentoring and coaching
- Starting to build enduring client partnerships at the trusted advisor level
- Supporting on driving development and growth across our key Oncology clients
- Working alongside Directors in account management with a focus on developing existing client relationships and getting involved in growing the business.
- Working closely with clients to ensure you fully understand their business motivations and the impact of your work.
Ipsos UK offers a hybrid working environment 3 days in the office and working the rest from home.
About you:
Background
- Significant knowledge of the principles of quantitative and/or qualitative ad-hoc research techniques combined with a willingness to upskill on new and developing approaches. Passion for delivering insightful results.
- Strong interest in working in Oncology across a range of clients and indications
- Enjoying the challenge of breaking down complex briefs and working collaborative to turn it into engaging studies with impactful results
- Ability to develop maintain and grow client relationships through delivery of excellent projects
- Ability to lead complex multi-country studies across a range of methodologies for oncology pharmaceutical brands
- Experience of managing developing and motivating individuals and teams
Skills
- Solid research skills including questionnaire & study design project processes sampling and basic analytical techniques.
- Commercial outlook understand client business and model our Client First behaviours
- You have strong numeracy skills and attention to detail Excellent time management skills and are able to work across multiple projects or tasks.
- Financial awareness: experience of proactively managing finances on projects and/or have had a core role in ensuring projects profitability
- You are proficient in data analysis software (eg: SPSS R) and Microsoft Office Suite
- You have experience with AI-Based Research Tools: Practical experience using AI-powered tools for research tasks including data analysis platforms and automation tools.
Behaviours
- A passion and curiosity for healthcare with strong interest in continuously developing oncology healthcare knowledge and expertise
- You are commercially minded and able to identify and drive opportunities for revenue generation
- You have a proactive and solutions-oriented approach.
- Analytic thinking
- Resilience flexibility and agility
- Leadership and social influence
- Creative thinking
- Motivation and self-awareness
- Empathy and active listening
- Curiosity and lifelong learning
- Talent management
- Service orientation and customer service
Benefits:
We offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support you as an individual. Our standard benefits include 25 days annual leave pension contribution income protection and life assurance. In addition there are a range health & wellbeing financial benefits and professional development opportunities.
We realise you may have commitments outside of work and will consider flexible working applications - please highlight what you are looking for when you make your application. We have a hybrid approach to work and ask people to be in the office or with clients for 3 days per week.
We are committed to equality treating people fairly promoting a positive and inclusive working environment and ensuring we have diversity of people and views. We recognise that this is important for our business success - a more diverse workforce will enable us to better reflect and understand the world we research and ultimately deliver better research and insight to our clients. We are proud to be a member of the Disability Confident scheme certified as Level 1 Disability Confident Committed. We are dedicated to providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process.
Required Experience:
Director