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RESEARCH EXECUTIVE - UK SYNDICATED HEALTHCARE

About Ipsos Healthcare

Ipsos is among the world’s largest global research companies focusing on five key areas: Advertising, Public Affairs, Media, Loyalty and Marketing.

Ipsos Healthcare, a division of Ipsos Marketing, is dedicated to understanding the motivations, interactions and influences of the multiple stakeholders who impact commercial success in the pharmaceutical industry.

With more than 600 dedicated researchers working with the top pharma clients across 40 countries, Ipsos Healthcare is one of the world’s largest healthcare marketing research agencies, with a leading position in key emerging markets. As a full-service, global agency, we offer and integrate customized as well as syndicated research offerings to provide our clients with commercially meaningful research. Our Healthcare experts provide:

•    Custom innovative products and solutions to address key stakeholder experience and brand building business goals
•    Landmark Syndicated Therapy Monitors (30+ Disease Areas in 30+ Countries)

 

RESPONSIBILITIES

The main job purpose is to assist the Oncology Monitors team in running physician and patient-based tracking studies, across a range of cancer indications and countries. The job remit includes the analysis of this healthcare data and preparation of meaningful reports and charts in visually appealing presentations that will be provided to pharmaceutical clients to aid in their marketing and business decisions.

The Syndicated Healthcare team in KL provides crucial support to the Global Healthcare Monitor team (across the US, UK, Asia-Pacific, Japan and Middle East/Northern Africa), with regular detailed reports on their respective therapy areas.

Additional responsibilities of the role include desk research, interpretation of data, title and executive summary writing. Supervision of junior team members, and assistance with managing team resources, may also become part of the responsibilities at a later stage.

 

Analysis & Presentation Writing

  • Preparation of slide decks and reports, presentation follow-up based on client needs and data runs (queries) required for the client query service using Desktop/Survey Reporter, Excel, PowerPoint and any other applicable software
  • Interpretation of data, coming up with new value-added analyses and developing therapy area expertise

 

Measures of performance

  • Actively contribute to maintaining and improving the Oncology Monitors
  • Process data queries efficiently and accurately to provide good client service
  • Support the global teams
  • Deliver expected results on time and to a high quality

 

REQUIREMENTS


Academic Qualifications

  • Graduates / degree holders in business, statistic fields or social science
  • Scientific, medical or pharmaceutical background is not necessary, but can be beneficial to this role

 

Knowledge & Skills

  • Previous market research exposure and experience desired
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English
  • Strong Microsoft Office skills, particularly PowerPoint, Excel and Word
  • Strong analytical skills and great attention to detail are required
  • Knowledge of or experience in the market research industry, knowledge of the pharmaceutical market in general, advanced analytic skills and prior use of analytical software packages are seen as an advantage
  • Passion for learning more about healthcare in general and the treatment of cancer in particular
  • Prioritizes and prepares in advance, delivers work on time using available resources

 

Communication

  • Works collaboratively with the internal teams in London, New York, China, South Korea, Australia, India, Japan and KL, and promotes team work.
  • Is able to effectively communicate ideas and information to individuals and groups when required
  • Effectively presents ideas and information at team meetings
  • Express ideas effectively in all correspondence, emails and reports
  • Obtains clarification when necessary and is attentive during meetings
  • Must enjoy working with colleagues across the globe
     

Research

  • Demonstrates superior skill in producing PowerPoint and charts required for client and internal presentations and documents
  • Demonstrates ability to read, interpret tabular data and distinguish trends. Individual uses visual and graphical presentation techniques to present trends
  • Is able to understand, represent and describe data and translate into research findings. Able to add meaningful chart “headlines”
  • Displays high level of attention to detail, individual understands the importance of correct data and is able to identify errors for correction


Desirable Behavior

  • Willingness to learn all information and knowledge and take ownership of formal learning using Ipsos resources, online and external providers when appropriate
  • Initiative and provide solutions to problem and acts responsibly without prompting
  • Listen and observe during information sharing sessions
  • Creative in presenting ideas or data using different channels

 

Interested applicants, kindly email your detailed resume to [email protected].

Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.