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Associate Research Director- Sensory and Consumer Science

Associate Research Director- Sensory and Consumer Science

Eurofins • Reading, England, GB
30+ days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

Job Description

Your responsibilities:

Reporting to a Research Director, an Associate Research Director oversees various accounts and multiple projects and brings technical expertise to the research team, while developing a team of Research Managers.

Account:

  • Responsible for 3-4 FMCG product testing Accounts: client retention, client delight and Account growth
  • Ensure revenue targets for assigned accounts are achieved
  • Develop proactive plans to address risks and capitalize on opportunities within accounts
  • Oversee timely, accurate, and high‑quality project delivery for Account team

Projects:

  • Lead the development and delivery of complex proposals and tenders
  • Bring technical expertise and ensure the use of best‑practice methodologies
  • Deliver complex regional and global projects: play active role in project management, reporting and holistic delivery of projects
  • Provide strategic, story-led recommendations based on client feedback, market trends, and project performance
  • Ensure project execution aligns with client objectives and broader business priorities

Team

  • Line manage 2-3 Research Managers
  • Manage workload allocation and resource planning for the team
  • Ensure Research Managers receive appropriate coaching and training
  • Mentor team members in research skills, leadership, and career development
  • Ensure outputs from team members meet the expected standards of quality and insight

Qualifications

  • Minimum 3 years in consumer research and/or sensory research
  • FMCG product testing experience: practical experience of core product testing methodologies: i.e. HUTs, CLTs, IDIs
  • Significant experience in quantitative consumer research methodologies
  • Minimum foundational understanding of qual research: when to recommend qual/bring in qual experts from within SAM
  • Significant experience in a Research manager role
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills in English
  • Proficiency in MS Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc
  • Strong leadership abilities to manage teams and oversee large-scale research initiatives
  • Excellent organisational and problem-solving skills
  • Rigorous, responsive and proactive

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