Associate Director (Quantitative Research)

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Inizio Ignite is the global advisory partner for health and life sciences, encompassing connected expertise across Research Partnership, Putnam, Vynamic, and STEM.

Guided by purpose, passion, and precision, we collaborate with clients to ignite impact, accelerate performance, and deliver lasting change for patients.

By uniting strategy, insights, and innovation with a unique depth and breadth of expertise, we drive transformation and shape the future of health.

Our Research Partnership healthcare market research team provides research and insights to inform and power healthcare decisions.

Serving a variety of clients across the lifecycle, our expertise includes data, research & insights (proprietary syndicated and custom research) and brand tracking (ATU).

Proudly part of Inizio – the market-leading commercialization partner for health and life sciences.

From early-stage development to loss of exclusivity, we simplify complexity, unlock value, and make collaboration seamless at every pivotal moment – supporting confident, insight-driven decisions that move innovation forward.

About the team:

Our Major Tracking Programs team partners with global pharmaceutical clients to run large-scale longitudinal brand tracking programmes, such as Ignite, using innovative quantitative research to understand brand performance, customer engagement and the drivers of future prescribing.

The Major Tracking Programs team is part of our Europe Custom Research division and works closely with Operations, Analytics and Data to deliver high-quality outputs.

The team uses innovative methods, including AI tools, to turn complex data into actionable client recommendations.

The programmes run monthly, quarterly or biannually depending on scope, and cover multiple markets and therapy areas.

Each therapy area has its own project team, while the central team coordinates questionnaires, input, deliverables, dashboards and automation to ensure consistency and efficiency across the programme.

This Associate Director role sits within our Europe Custom Research team and reports into the Program Director.

It focuses on leading the central delivery of our major quantitative brand tracking programmes, ensuring that client needs are translated into clear specifications, accurate outputs and timely deliverables across multiple waves of research.

Your primary role:

• You will oversee major brand tracking programmes with the Program Director Lead, keeping scope, cadence, quality and priorities aligned across each wave of research.