Study Director (Market Research)

Synovate is the world's most curious company. We're market researchers! Our job is to learn what people like, and why they like the things they like. The work we do at Synovate is continuously stretching the definitions of conventional research. We operate across 6 continents, in 51 countries and 24 time zones.

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Study Director will manage a variety of survey research studies for clients of the DC office.  Project tasks will include proposal writing, budgeting, questionnaire development, field oversight, project management, data analysis, report writing, and presentation preparation and delivery.

 

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Managing research projects in the healthcare services industry under the direction of a Senior Vice President. Specific tasks include:

· Scheduling project activities and coordinating project team.

· Writing questionnaires, editing, checking programming of CATI and Internet surveys.

· Writing specifications for sampling, data collection, data cleaning, tabulations and sample weighting.

· Preparing methodology reports.

· Producing tabular and graphic presentations from the data.

· Conducting statistical analyses of data using SPSS or SAS.

· Independently managing smaller ad hoc projects.

 

REQUIREMENTS:

· Masters or Ph.D. degree as a social scientist, statistician or other quantitative field. 

· Interest in healthcare services research involving patient satisfaction and health status measurement.

· Knowledge of survey research methods and experience in SPSS or SAS are important.

· Excellent writing skills and attention to detail are essential. 

· Attention to detail.

· Ability to interface with client and recommend sound survey methodological procedures.

· Strong written and verbal skills.

· Strong project management skills.

 

Please apply to this position by sending your resume to REC2@synovate.com .

Please indicate the title and reference number for the position that you are applying to in the subject line.

 

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