Market Research Operations Associate

Market Research Operations Associate

Position Overview

Putnam is seeking a talented and detail-oriented individual to support the execution of primary market research studies. The ideal candidate will provide direct support to consulting teams and will focus on improving Putnam’s data collection capabilities. The role requires a team-player who thrives in a fast-paced deadline driven environment and takes a proactive approach to problem solving. This role will operate within Putnam’s growing market research department which is tasked with providing fieldwork-specific support to Putnam consulting teams in all aspects of primary market research.

Responsibilities include (but are not limited to):

• Leading the recruitment of research respondents for Putnam market research studies
• Growing and maintaining Putnam’s internal recruiting database
• Coordinating and scheduling qualitative interviews
• Assisting with the bidding process when soliciting bids from recruiting partners
• Overseeing logistical aspects of the Quant research process, including: respondent recruitment, survey translations, analysis of fielding statistics, coordination with survey programmers, survey testing, vendor management, and honorarium fulfillment
• Overseeing logistical aspects of the Qual research process, including: recruitment, translations, scheduling, recordings, transcripts,
• This person will act as a liaison between research participants and Putnam consulting teams, and will be responsible for inspiring and mobilizing participants to engage in research activities

Desired Skills and Experience

• 0-2 years of primary market research fieldwork experience
• Familiarity with primary research data collection and working with fieldwork panels
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Social Sciences, Psychology, Sociology preferred
• High-level of comfort working with Excel, PowerPoint, and MS Word
• Experience with Qualtrics or other survey programming software is beneficial, but not required
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills
• Strong in analytical, data driven acumen
• Excellent project management skills
• Ability to succeed in a fast-paced growth-oriented environment

What we offer you!

• Competitive salary, accompanied by excellent year-end bonus
• Exceptional professional growth and promotion opportunities
• Working in a team-based environment on a global scale
• Great benefits [paid time off, 401lk, health and wellness, and more]

This is an Equal Employment Opportunity.

Please note that Putnam Associates is in no way affiliated with Putnam Investments.

Company Description
Putnam, an Inizio Advisory Company, is a premier strategic consulting partner for pharmaceutical and life science companies serving a range of biopharmaceutical, diagnostics, medtech, and private equity/venture capital clients. For more than 30 years, we have provided high-impact strategic advice and analytical services, helping our clients solve their most complex challenges across the patient journey and franchise lifecycle to bring preventions and treatments to those that need them. We offer an unparalleled depth and breadth of advisory service expertise combined with scientific and technical capabilities across strategic and therapeutic areas. We listen to client needs, help shape hypotheses, analyze data, and advise on the strategy of life-changing therapies, empowering better decisions to create long-term value for patients.
Our Putnam patient-reported outcomes team is part of our Value, Pricing and Access (VPA) practice area function, where our team members bring a breadth of knowledge across scientific and technical capabilities. We are a team of highly qualified HTA experts, health economists, and research scientists, helping clients to demonstrate and communicate value essential for pricing and market access success.
We pride ourselves on a team-based approach that is client focused and impact oriented. We serve many of the industry leaders, including the top 20 global biopharmaceutical companies. Most of our studies combine sophisticated quantitative analytics with significant qualitative fact-finding and synthesis to inform strategic decision-making. Our diverse casework spans portfolio prioritization, development pathway and resource optimization, market assessment, product pricing and launch strategies, market segment growth strategies, sales and marketing strategies, franchise development and patent expiration strategies. Our team members are our greatest asset and significantly contribute to the growth and success of our firm. Consistently ranked as one of the Top Consulting Firms by Vault, Putnam offers a unique opportunity to play a central role in supporting leading life science companies.
We have a true global presence with 550+ talented team members sitting across 3 continents. Our primary office locations are Boston, New York, San Francisco, London, Japan, Tunisia, Delhi, Krakow, and Paris. But for the right role and candidate, remote work is an option.
Diversity, equity, and inclusion are tenets of our core values. We strive to create a culture and environment that fosters belonging and authenticity across all levels and values individuals for their skills, experience, diverse backgrounds, and unique perspectives. Collectively, DEI serves as a foundational element of who we are and how we work with our clients and with each other. Our core values:

• Collaboration
• Excellence
• Ingenuity
• Grit
• Diversity

We are proudly part of Inizio Advisory, a trusted advisor for pharmaceutical and life science companies that turns science into strategy, supporting execution at every stage of the product and patient journey from early commercialization to launch and beyond. Offering market research and insights; strategy, people and transformation consulting; and commercial benchmarking delivered through sector specific connected solutions and intelligence, Inizio Advisory helps create long-term value for clients and their patients.

This is an Equal Employment Opportunity.

Please note that Putnam is in no way affiliated with Putnam Investments.