Market Research Manager

Do you have an inquisitive mindset? Are you good at synthesizing customer data and finding trends? Do you love working with smart people in a team environment? Are you interested in learning about a wide variety of industries? Are you a detail-oriented, multi-tasker who enjoys a fast-paced environment?

Applied Marketing Science, Inc. (AMS) is an established market research and consulting firm located in Waltham, Massachusetts. With roots in the MIT Sloan School of Business, AMS specializes in providing market research, consulting, and expert insight in two distinct practice areas: Consumer Experience Innovation and Litigation Support.

Our Innovation Practice is currently looking to hire a Market Research Project Manager. In the Innovation Practice, we help clients understand customer wants and needs and use this information to help our clients make critical decisions about new product, service and experience development.

As a project manager, you will work on projects across a wide range of industries and product categories, including medical devices, technology, industrial products and components, consumer goods, retail, and more. You will lead research teams in:

• How to structure a problem

• How to design market research to answer critical business questions

• How to analyze qualitative and quantitative data

• How to use customer data to develop a compelling story

You will conduct customer interviews, lead client meetings and workshops, and contribute to internal AMS knowledge creation.

Your responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:

• Market Research Project Management

• Schedule and project plan development

• Survey design and implementation (both qualitative and quantitative)

• Questionnaire writing and survey programming

• Field site/recruiting management

• Qualitative interviewing and focus group moderation

• Managing and evaluating data collection and protocols

• Analysis and synthesis of qualitative and quantitative data

• Report development and presentation

• Training and mentorship of more junior analysts

Qualifications:

• 3-5 years of experience in market research or related field

• Bachelor's Degree, Masters preferred

• Strong computer skills (Excel a must, SPSS a bonus)

• Excellent analytical skills

• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills, including mastery of the English language

• Relevant work experience, internships and/or academic projects

• Proven capacity to creatively problem-solve

• Exceptional organization and time management skills

• Demonstrated ability to multi-task

• Ability to work and thrive in an entrepreneurial team environment

• Willing to travel approximately 15% in first year

Key benefits include:

• Hybrid work schedule

• On-site gym and café

• Generous PTO and holidays

• 401k, medical and dental benefits

• Bi-Annual Performance bonuses and firm profit sharing

• Collegial environment

Job Type: Full-time; Hybrid work schedule

Pay: $75,000.00 - $100,000.00 per year

For more information, visit www.ams-inc.com.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $75,000.00 - $100,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Referral program
• Tuition reimbursement

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Supplemental Pay:

• Bonus pay

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Waltham, MA 02451: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Experience:

• Market Research: 3 years (Preferred)
• Survey Planning: 3 years (Preferred)

Work Location: One location