The ideal candidate must possess knowledge and experience in developing, planning and executing quantitative and qualitative research methodologies in all stages of product life cycle from product ideation to commercialization.
The Employee shall have the following duties and responsibilities:
Spearhead and take ownership in the design and execution of research studies and projects
Create study plans.
Explore and develop new methodologies.
Lead in execution of the plans.
Oversee preparation of field activities (focus groups, field surveys, in-person interviews, home visits, phone calls)
Develop questionnaires and surveys
Plan logistics- identify and recruit participants, scope location, choose date, and arrange logistics.
Lead Field Activities
Conduct interviews in one-on-one and group settings
Document, record, and translate responses
Coordinate Research Assistant Contractors
Lead Home Visits
Conduct advance Data Analysis and Report Writing
Perform data cleaning of data entries
Analyse the data and feedback
Conduct statistical analysis
Write summary reports
Assist in evaluations of projects and studies
Help evaluate the nature and condition of projects and make useful suggestions to the MR team on best practices and strategies to apply in future project execution.
Play an active role relaying user feedback to relevant departments (design, sales, marketing, expansion etc)
Act as “Know Your Customer” MR representative- identify and act on both positive and negative performance trends to ensure attainment of performance targets.
Run point on all MR related questions for any New Product Development research needs.
Liaise closely with Design Team during new product development and improvement and the commercial and expansion during new market scoping, sales and marketing process.
Liaise closely with Commercial and New Markets Expansion team to fulfill the strategic MR needs of these departments.
Coordinate and facilitate identification of community-based organizations especially for projects that require large sample sizes and support from the local leaders.
Provide mentorship and supervision to research interns and assistants.
Desirable qualifications include:
Strong background in research-oriented fields e.g. statistics, operations research, economics, or a related field;
Wide knowledge and experience in planning and executing quantitative and qualitative research methodologies in all stages of product life cycle from product ideation to commercialization.
Data analysis ability & solid understanding of commercial business.
Good computer and analytics skills (MS 365, SPSS, Excel)
Good communication skills.
Ability to work collaboratively in an informal, collegial environment.
