Director - Healthcare

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Job Description

Role overview

You will be central to client engagements, working in partnership to conceptualise and design great studies that have a tangible impact on their brands or products in development.

The task is to lead this charge and bring others with you!

You will be pivotal in developing and achieving our business growth plan, leading by example to develop expertise in the team.

What will I be doing?

• Significant contribution in terms of revenue & profit from existing and new clients
• Consistently build enduring client partnerships at the trusted advisor level
• Lead on driving development and growth across our key clients
• Lead on creating innovative, winning proposals & pitch in response to complex, challenging briefs
• Deliver impactful end to end research from set-up, design and execution of projects
• Collaborate with other specialists to bring the best of Ipsos to clients
• Build capability within the team, including on-the-job mentoring and coaching
• Supporting marketing efforts in your area of expertise (e.g. contributing to thought leadership and our Centres of Expertise)

You also have the support of a fantastic team - bright, enthusiastic, and friendly! We are serious about doing great work but it's important that we enjoy what we do!

Ipsos UK offers a hybrid working environment, 3 days in the office and working the rest from home.

What do I need to bring with me?

• Enjoying the challenge of breaking down complex topics and briefs, turning it into engaging studies with impactful results
• Expert in developing, maintaining and growing client relationships through consultation, partnership and insight
• A strong track record of successfully leading studies across the product lifecycle; several years focussed on pharmaceutical brands and/or vaccines essential
• Ability to design research approaches according to client business needs and where they are in their product life cycle
• Thorough knowledge and experience of the principles of quantitative and/or qualitative ad-hoc research techniques combined with a willingness to upskill on new and developing approaches
• Interest in working with across a range of clients and diseases
• Interest/ability to lead account development activities
• Experience line managing and/or on-the-job coaching on projects
• Experience with more innovative methods will be a positive addition to your application: e.g. social intelligence analytics, generative AI

What is in it for me?

Ipsos UK offer an attractive basic salary and a rewards package including 25 days annual leave, a pension scheme and a great range of flexible benefits to suit your personal needs. For roles at Research Manager level and above we also offer private healthcare.

In addition to this we have a fantastic Learning & Development offer delivered through a mix of face to face, online or on-demand; you can read more by clicking here.

We realise you may have commitments outside of work and will consider flexible working applications - please highlight what you are looking for when you make your application.

Ipsos is committed to equality, treating people fairly, promoting a positive and inclusive working environment and ensuring we have diversity of people and views. We also recognise that this is important for our business success - a more diverse workforce will enable us to better reflect and understand the world we research and ultimately deliver better research and insight to our clients.

About Us

Ipsos is one of the world's largest research companies and currently the only one primarily managed by researchers, ranking as a #1 full-service research organization for four consecutive years. With over 75 different data-driven solutions, and presence in 90 markets, Ipsos brings together research, implementation, methodological, and subject-matter experts from around the world, combining thematic and technical experts to deliver top-quality research and insights. Simply speaking, we help the biggest companies solve some of their biggest problems, serving more than 5000 clients across the globe by providing research, data, and insights on their target markets. And we're proud to share we've received our Great Place to Work Certification in 2022 & 2023!

About the Team

The Healthcare Service Line works with Pharmaceutical, bio-tech, medical device manufacturers and technology companies throughout the project lifecycle from early stage strategy, to launch of a new product, to product optimization. In addition to custom research, the healthcare Service Line also works on therapeutic centers of expertise in Oncology, Autoimmune, Virology and more.