Senior Research Executive-Custom Healthcare research

Make your mark at Ipsos

Are you passionate about driving healthcare insights that transform the pharmaceutical landscape? Do you thrive in managing impactful research that shapes business strategies globally? Ipsos Healthcare wants you as a Senior Research Executive to deliver excellence.

About the Role:

Join Ipsos Healthcare's vibrant team as a Senior Research Executive, where you will play a pivotal role in delivering impactful insights to our healthcare clients.

Our research methodologies encompass both qualitative and quantitative approaches, providing valuable insights from healthcare professionals and patients alike.

We partner with clients to improve healthcare by turning research, therapeutic expertise, and market insight into smarter decisions. Our work shows how therapies are used and where to enhance engagement and experience for healthcare professionals and patients, enabling clients to advance their brands and pipelines.

As a Senior Research Executive, you will play a crucial role in delivering impactful research that helps healthcare clients make informed decisions. Working as part of a collaborative project team, you will contribute to the design, execution and delivery of high-quality qualitative and quantitative research studies, transforming complex data into clear, actionable insights.

You will help ensure projects are delivered efficiently, on time and to the highest standards, supporting clients across a range of therapeutic areas and business challenges. Through your attention to detail, analytical thinking and growing client management skills, you will help strengthen client relationships and contribute to research that ultimately supports better healthcare outcomes for patients.

About You:

Essential Skills:

• Previous experience in a market research, insights or healthcare research role.
• Experience supporting the delivery of quantitative and/or qualitative research projects from design through to reporting.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data and identify meaningful insights.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate findings clearly and confidently.
• Strong project management and organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• High level of attention to detail and commitment to delivering high-quality work.
• Proficiency in Microsoft PowerPoint and Excel.
• A collaborative approach and ability to work effectively within multidisciplinary teams.
• Interest in healthcare, pharmaceuticals, life sciences or patient-centred research.

Desirable Skills:

• Experience conducting healthcare, pharmaceutical, medical device or patient research.
• Exposure to healthcare professionals, and patients research audiences.
• Experience presenting findings directly to clients.
• Familiarity with advanced analytics, segmentation, conjoint, MaxDiff or other specialised research techniques.
• Understanding of healthcare industry regulations and compliance requirements.
• Experience contributing to proposals, pitches or business development activities.
• Experience using AI-powered tools and other innovative technologies to support research design, analysis, reporting or operational efficiency.

Behaviours:

• Curious and inquisitive, seeking to understand the "why" behind the data.

• Client-focused, building trust through responsiveness, reliability and quality.

• Proactive and solution-oriented, taking ownership of challenges and identifying ways forward.

• Collaborative, supporting colleagues and contributing positively to team success.

• Adaptable and resilient, thriving in a fast-paced and evolving environment.

• Commercially aware, understanding how research insights support client decision-making.

• Committed to continuous learning and professional development.

• Passionate about delivering insights that contribute to improved healthcare outcomes.

Benefits:

We offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support you as an individual. Our standard benefits include 25 days annual leave, pension contribution, income protection and life assurance. In addition, there are a range health & wellbeing, financial benefits and professional development opportunities.

We have a hybrid approach to work and ask people to be in the office or with clients for 3 days per week. We appreciate 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.

We are committed to equality, treating people fairly, promoting a positive and inclusive working environment and ensuring we have diversity of people and views. We 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. We are proud to be a member of the Disability Confident scheme, certified as a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. We provide an inclusive and accessible recruitment process.

Your application will be reviewed by someone from our Talent Team who will be in touch either way to let you know the outcome.

Ready to have an impact? Apply now!