Posted March 1, 2024

Senior Research Analyst

Drive Research  | Syracuse, NY, US

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An opening for a key player on our team in a growing market research company. You'll have ownership of creating surveys and guides for projects, consulting with your clients, managing fieldwork, analyzing and reporting on data, and making recommendations for brands to take action with the results. There will be many client-facing opportunities in this role to make an impact.

Position Requirements

• 4 year B.A. or B.S. degree

• Knowledge of Microsoft Office - PowerPoint, Excel, and Word

• Based in the U.S.

• Preferred: 5+ years of market research client and project management experience

Desired Skills

• Passionate about helping others

• Responsive

• Motivated by opportunities

• Coachable

• Committed to growth and learning

• Organized

• Takes ownership of work

• Analytical

• Problem-solving

Job Duties

• Work directly with the Director of Research and other research team members

• Manages interns and indirectly advises less experienced research team members

• Acts as the critical point of contact for all client projects they work on

• Becomes a trusted and expert go-to source for all client-related research questions

• Takes the lead on drafting research instruments for the team and client review

• Programs surveys using best practices and attention to logic, pathing, etc.

• Facilitates interviews for client projects, potentially focus groups

• Manages current vendors and brings new vendor relationships to the company

• Reviews survey cases for quality, manages quotas, and updates client worksheets

• Takes a lead role in bringing new analytical best practices to the team and clients

• Takes the lead for all analysis and report production for their projects

• Prepares client-ready reports with limited updates from the supervisor or team

• Reviews reports from other project team members for both accuracy and content

• Manages projects according to budgets laid out in project cost sheets

• Discusses ideas to grow Drive Research presence and project inquiries

• Suggests ideas to the business development team for new industries or clients

• Writes blogs and content for the Drive Research website

• Other duties as requested (or inspired by your interests)

• Workplace flexibility: Our office and focus group facility is located at 6702 Buckley Rd. in Syracuse, yet we offer remote flexibility for the position. We embrace and encourage you to work wherever you are most productive. Most staff works remotely from home in 2024 and this position would offer full remote flexibility as part of the position.

• Extensive paid holidays: Drive Research is closed on the following holidays (many of which your friends will be jealous of): New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Presidents' Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day/Indigenous Peoples' Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day and Black Friday, and Christmas Day (December).

• No policy for vacation or time off: You take the time you need when you need it. We are flexible with your schedule, and we expect you to take full ownership of your work and your deadlines. It’s a true give and take employee-to-company relationship, and we all put a lot of trust in each other to step up when needed and kick-up and relax to take that time back when you can.

• Competitive salary, bonus, and benefits: In addition to your salary, you will receive a yearly bonus based on your attainment of business development goals, company success, and productivity. A quarterly commission program is also available for your role in sales calls and business development. Drive Research offers healthcare benefits with a contribution to your plan. A 401k plan is offered after 1-year of employment with a 4% company match. We also provide paid dental and life insurance plans.

• Equipment and swag: Our team members are equipped with a Dell Latitude laptop with a wireless keyboard and mouse and work backpack. It’s all part of the killer welcome package you receive during your onboarding and training.

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