Associate Research Director
On-siteLondon, England, United Kingdom
London, England, United KingdomOn-siteFull TimeSenior LevelLarge
Full TimeSenior LevelLarge
Job Summary
Lead end-to-end design and delivery of complex custom quantitative studies, overseeing questionnaire design, sampling strategies, and advanced analytical techniques including segmentation, regression, and predictive modeling. Serve as senior research advisor on key accounts, translating business challenges into scoped research programs and leading client presentations to deliver strategic recommendations. Manage and mentor teams of Research Managers and Analysts, while contributing to proposals, RFP responses, and thought leadership content to drive business development. Oversee project budgets, monitor profitability, and ensure compliance with GDPR and MRS Code of Conduct across all engagements. Report to the Sr. Director of Research to help shape the London and European Custom Research practice.
Required Qualifications
- Associate Director of Quantitative Research
- Seasoned quantitative researcher
- Commercially astute
- Methodologically rigorous
- Leadership role at HarrisX
- Oversee the design, execution, and delivery of high-impact custom research projects
- Serve as a strategic advisor to clients and internal stakeholders
- Ensure research excellence, methodological rigor, and actionable insights
- Manage multiple project teams
- Mentor Research Managers and Analysts
- Lead client engagements from proposal through final delivery
- Drive innovation in research design and analytical techniques
- Optimize workflows
- Contribute to business development initiatives
- Thrives in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment
- Motivated to shape and grow a leading research practice in the UK and EMEA region
- Serve as the senior research advisor on key accounts
- Own client relationships at the director and VP level
- Translate complex business challenges into clear, appropriately scoped research programs
- Proactively identify opportunities to deepen and expand client relationships
- Support retention and organic revenue growth
- Lead client presentations and insight delivery sessions
- Translate technical findings into strategic recommendations
- Act as a point of escalation for client concerns
- Ensure satisfaction and trust across engagements
- Lead end-to-end design and delivery of complex custom quantitative studies
- Oversee questionnaire design
- Oversee sampling strategies
- Oversee analytical frameworks
- Ensure methodological rigor and actionable outputs
- Direct advanced analysis techniques including segmentation
- Direct advanced analysis techniques including key driver analysis
- Direct advanced analysis techniques including regression
- Direct advanced analysis techniques including MaxDiff
- Direct advanced analysis techniques including conjoint
- Direct advanced analysis techniques including TURF
- Direct advanced analysis techniques including predictive modeling
- Supervise data quality control processes
- Ensure deliverables meet the highest standards for accuracy, clarity, and strategic value
- Evaluate and integrate AI-assisted research tools
- Evaluate and integrate synthetic data methodologies
- Evaluate and integrate emerging analytical approaches
- Ensure compliance with GDPR
- Ensure compliance with MRS Code of Conduct
- Ensure compliance with relevant data privacy regulations
- Manage, mentor, and develop a team of Research Managers and Associates
- Set high standards for analytical rigor and professional growth
- Provide structured training and coaching on quantitative methods
- Provide structured training and coaching on analytical storytelling
- Provide structured training and coaching on executive-level client communication
- Conduct regular performance reviews
- Support career progression for direct reports
- Collaborate with global research peers
- Share best practices
- Ensure cross-market methodology consistency
- Build a unified research culture
- Contribute to proposals, pitches, and RFP responses
- Include research design in proposals
- Include pricing inputs in proposals
- Include capability positioning in proposals
- Represent HarrisX at client events
- Represent HarrisX at industry forums
- Represent HarrisX at conferences
- Act as a subject-matter expert in quantitative research
- Contribute to thought leadership content
- Contribute to white papers
- Strengthen HarrisX's profile in the UK and EMEA market
- Partner with the Senior Director of Research
- Partner with senior leadership
- Develop new service offerings
- Refine existing methodologies
- Oversee project budgeting
- Oversee resource allocation across multiple concurrent engagements
- Identify opportunities to improve workflow efficiency
- Identify opportunities to improve reporting templates
- Identify opportunities to improve quality assurance processes
- Monitor project profitability
- Flag risks to project delivery
- Flag risks to margin
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