Associate Project Director (Quantitative)

About Us

We invite you to come grow with us. Research Partnership (part of Inizio Advisory) is one of the world's largest pharma market research and consulting agencies with over 250 researchers, consultants, project managers, and support staff. Our teams are located across the globe, in Europe (London, Lyon), North America (New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco), and Asia (Singapore, Delhi).

As individuals with diverse backgrounds, as a team with shared values, as professionals ready to reimagine health and life sciences—you can grow with us at a place that:

• Makes a difference to human health
• Shares values and celebrates progress
• Puts people at the center of everything

About the Team

The Project Management team works alongside our Custom and Syndicated research teams to deliver a broad range of qualitative and quantitative (ad hoc and tracking) studies for global pharmaceutical, MedTech, and biotech clients. Our studies are typically multi-market, encompassing respondents in Europe, North America, and Emerging Markets.

Each of our research projects will have a dedicated member of the Project Management team embedded within the core project team for the full project lifecycle, providing project management expertise and guidance throughout. As an Associate Project Director, this will involve working directly with Research Directors and other departments (Finance, IT, Creative) to provide Project Management subject matter expertise.

Within the team, members are encouraged to lead subject-matter Pillars, including initiatives and programs focusing on Clients, Suppliers, People, Innovation, and Operational Excellence.

Your Primary Role

This role will be the operations lead for one of our flagship multi-market quantitative tracking programs, providing strategic insights across the Asia Pacific region. The study tracks key metrics on brand performance, physician attitudes, and treatment behaviors across multiple therapeutic areas and markets.

The role of an Associate Project Director is to collect costs and oversee the setup and management of fieldwork and data collection to ensure successful completion within best practices.

Core responsibilities will include:

• Lead and manage the end-to-end delivery of large-scale, multi-country quantitative tracking studies in the APAC region
• Collaborate closely with the wider program team
• Responsibility for sourcing and negotiating costs
• Oversee fieldwork operations
• Coordinate project timelines
• Client and supplier management

About You

Your skills and experience:

• 10+ years of experience in quantitative healthcare market research project management
• Proven track record managing complex tracking studies in healthcare
• Experience with Asian market dynamics
• Strong supplier management and budgeting capabilities
• Significant experience with team management
• Established relationships with fieldwork agency suppliers
• Strong project management skills
• Confident liaising with stakeholders
• Experience working directly with end-clients
• Excellent numerical skills

Ideal profile:

• Proactive, dedicated, and enthusiastic
• Commercial and analytical capabilities
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail
• Operational efficiencies
• Effective communication
• Highly motivated and eager to develop new skills
• Experience with large-scale tracker management
• Understanding of healthcare compliance
• Prior experience with large pharmaceutical organizations

Life at Research Partnership

We love what we do and continuously strive for innovation and creativity. We provide:

• Comprehensive training and development programme
• Relaxed and friendly working environment
• Social events
• Fundraising and charity events

About Inizio Advisory

Research Partnership is part of Inizio Advisory, a trusted advisor for health and life science companies that supports execution at every stage of the product and patient journey.

Further information: This is a full-time role, working in a hybrid pattern (2 days per week in the office) at our location in Singapore.