Research Analyst / Client Service Manager (Karachi)

Employer: Etilize Private Limited
Industry: Customer Service, Management, Research
Location: Karachi, Pakistan

Research Analyst / Client Service Manager: (3 positions)

Leading initiatives to scan the research marketplace and bring new forms of quantitative and qualitative consumer research to the company including: choice based/conjoint, adaptive surveys, on line diaries, and on line brainstorming.
Planning and coordinating multiple consumer research projects.
Primarily but not exclusively using quantitative techniques.
With minimal direction from management.
Working with other internal / external partners within Market Information and Research to understand consumer/industrial knowledge needs, deploy new techniques to understand consumers, trends and/or industries and developing research plans to meet these needs.
Building capability for meta-analytics in order to identify patterns, trends, and insights across multiple consumer research sources.
Providing actionable insights on key business drivers and market; dynamics based on primary and secondary data sources.
Providing expertise in retail sampling and data collection methodologies.
Managing multiple vendors, contracts, project deadlines, and budget tracking.
Presenting research findings in a compelling fashion so as to create the conditions for idea generation and insights to a wide range of audiences.
Working with IT and other departments to create and/or work with internal databases to develop project samples and sampling strategies.

Position Requirements:

This position requires an advanced degree (Masters+) in a relevant field such as Market/Consumer Research, Social Sciences, Math or Statistics (an MBA+ relevant undergraduate degree will also be considered).
5+ years of consumer research and analytical experience, training and experience on quantitative survey design including a minimum of 3 years focused on custom (primary) research.
A demonstrated ability to identify patterns, trends, insights and business implications from consumer research data as well as a strong quantitative analysis and statistical background and a deep understanding of multivariate statistics, modeling, and marketing science or data mining are also required for this position.
Must also have strong analytical skills with the ability to conceptualize and think strategically
Excellent communication/presentation skills and be a team player with the ability to interact with individuals at all levels of the organization.
Must also be task-oriented with the ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines and the flexibility to work on multiple projects simultaneously.
Extensive experience with research tools, SPSS, Microsoft Office and query tools required.