Associate Director of Market Research - Cambridge, MA Pharma

Associate Director of Market Research: My client, based in Cambridge, MA, is a world leader in offering medicines to protect health, cure disease and improve well-being. Their goal is to discover develop and successfully market innovative products to treat patients, ease suffering and enhance the quality of life. They also seek to provide a return to shareholders that reflects their performance and to adequately reward those who invest ideas and resources in their company. They are currently in need of an Associate Director of Market Research to join their organization. TITLE: Associate Director of Market ResearchREPORTS TO: Director of Market ResearchSALARY RANGE: Up to $120,000 - $145,000 base, plus 19% target bonusRELO: Yes RESPONSIBILITIES: Responsible for creating actionable, value-adding recommendations for the franchise and other products as needed Primary role of this position is to translate primary and secondary market research into insight-based franchise growth strategies Effectively integrate customer and consumer insights and research findings into the development of brand positioning and new products to capitalize on market need gaps, create competitive advantage, and manage product lifecycles Includes, but is not limited to, assessing macro category issues, consumer trend analysis, communications development, packaging, pricing, and strategic innovation opportunities Emphasis on providing forecast assumptions for both existing and new products Excellent critical thinking and interpretive skills required to synthesize disparate data into sound business implications and recommendations Strong communications skills and cross-functional partnering skills required to influence decisions and champion recommended actions to the Influenza franchise business team Individual in this position will possess strong technical research skills, with ability to proactively identify appropriate methodologies while ensuring adoption of market research best practices Must be willing to travel 20% - 30% of time  REQUIREMENTS:  Bachelor's degree required (advanced degree preferred) Minimum of 5-years of experience in pharmaceutical market research Vaccines experience preferred, but will consider other therapeutic areas Primary and Secondary experience; qual and quant Global experience preferred Strong understanding of and prior experience with IMS secondary data sources Launch experience a plus Strategic, conceptual individual Adaptable and responsive  Does this sound like the exciting opportunity you have been looking for?  If so AND you meet the minimum state requirements, please forward your resume IN WORD FORMAT ASAP to:  sherri@parkwoodintl.com .  Due to number of responses, only those that most closely match my client's requirements will be contacted.  NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE! If this is close but not the exact fit, I specialize exclusively in pharmaceutical marketing & market research related opportunities.  To see my other opportunities, please visit http://www.parkwoodintl.com/, click on 'Pharmaceuticals', click on 'Sherri Kemp', and click on 'View my jobs'.  You may wish to book mark this page as I update it regularly.  Again, NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE. I work by appointment only as I make outbound calls all day every day.  If you are interested in an opportunity, please forward your resume and let me know what opportunity is of interest.  If there is a potential fit, I will contact you to set up a time to chat.  Thank you! MRINetwork, one of the world's largest search and recruitment organizations, has over 1,000 offices in more than 35 countries. Each office is a single point of contact that allows candidates to access high-quality positions virtually anywhere in the world. MRINetwork recruiters are industry specialists who typically have real-world experience in the industries they serve. LOCATION: Cambridge, MA JOB CATEGORY: Marketing/Product TYPE: Full Time, Employee SALARY: 125,000.00 - 145,000.00 USD /year19% target bonus JOB REFCODE: SK-ADMRV COMPANY: Parkwood International