Market Research Consultant, Quantitative Group [US Office]

Job Title:        Market Research Consultant

Division:         Healthcare Quantitative Services Group

Location:        King of Prussia, PA, USA

JOB DESCRIPTION:

A senior quantitative research consultant responsible for the day-to-day management of quantitative, domestic and international projects.  This person will interface with the client and will assist our quantitative group team leader.

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

  • Specific pharmaceutical market research experience required, minimum 5 years; advanced degree (PhD, MBA) desirable, but not necessary
  • Specific experience doing primary market research on the vendor side
  • Strong background and experience with quantitative methodologies, preferably including a range of study types (forecasting, pricing, positioning, ATUs, etc.), techniques (conjoint, discrete choice, various segmentation approaches, perceptual mapping) and general understanding of statistics (confidence intervals, sampling power, statistical significance, etc.).
  • Proven record in developing and maintaining client / account relationship within the pharmaceutical industry
  • Strong communication skills (written and presentation)
  • Some domestic and international travel required (estimated no more than 5-10% of work days)

Scope of Position:

  • Hands on market research consulting experience under guidance of our quantitative group team leader. Job activities to include: client contact, proposal writing, survey design, field coordination, analysis, report writing
  • As a member of the Quantitative team, you will assist us in representing the Healthcare Group, as well as the Consumer Behavior Group. While 90%+ of our time is dedicated to pharma, anyone joining the group needs to be comfortable occasionally making forays into other industries

 

CORPORATE DESCRIPTION:

The Psyma Group is a privately-held, international market research organization with offices in North America, Latin America, Asia and Europe.  Psyma stands for PSYchological Market Analysis.  Our group was established in the 1950’s and has over 300 employees worldwide with varied backgrounds.

Our mission is to provide strategic, innovative global market research for clients across industries such as medical and pharmaceutical, automotive, consumer package goods, finance, manufacturing & building products and media/communications. We use a unique spread of qualitative, quantitative and ad hoc tailor-made methods.

COMPANY DESCRIPTION:

Psyma International is the North American office based in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, established in the late 1990’s primarily to serve our medical and pharmaceutical clients.  Since our start, the office has expanded to serve clients across all industries.  Our operation focuses on domestic and international research with clients primarily located within the United States.  Research methods range from strategic to tactical in orientation.

The Psyma International US office is a young and growing operation and, accordingly, we are looking for candidates who are proactive, independent thinkers and embrace a lack of structure – Psyma is best described as an entrepreneurial type environment – we encourage and reward original thinking and have a lack of administrative encumbrances. Culture is very much “roll up your sleeves” and get involved in all aspects of the job process. We offer strong collegial support and fit best with self-motivated individuals.

If you are interested in working for a company with:

  • Opportunity for growth and promotion
  • Fast paced environment for learning and growing
  • Competitive pay and excellent benefits

Please send your cover letter and resume to:

Lois Sesskin, Senior Vice President

lois.sesskin@psyma-usa.com
Psyma International Inc.
661 Moore Road, Suite 120
King of Prussia, PA 19406
Phone: 610 992 0900 ext. 108  |  Fax: 610 992 0905