Research Consultant

Skills

• Strong judgment and ability to operate with minimal oversight
• Comfortable balancing strategic thinking with hands-on execution
• Advanced storytelling, data visualization, and presentation skills
• Proven ability to independently manage and grow client relationships
• Experience working with clients to translate business questions into research designs
• Command of survey research methodologies, questionnaire design, sampling strategies, and data analysis techniques
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Experience with or openness to tech-enabled and DIY research platforms
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

About the role

Empower the world’s leading brands and retailers with unmatched insights into consumer behavior and the influencers that drive it.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary point of contact for assigned clients and ad-hoc projects, owning client relationships end-to-end, delegating to members of your project team as needed, and building strong cross-functional partnerships with Sales, Consulting, and Operations.
• Own the full project life cycle for client-specific work—from scoping and project design (including proposal writing and pricing as needed) through execution—covering project design, questionnaire development, sample definition, data tabulation and analysis, client-ready deliverables, and presentation of results.
• Design and deliver both custom, full-service research and tech-enabled, DIY survey solutions on Numerator’s platform, guiding clients towards the right approach based on objectives, timelines, budget and capabilities.
• Apply a strong understanding of quantitative research methodologies, sampling approaches, industry standards, and intermediate panel structures to design high quality research.
• Identify opportunities for advanced analytics and effectively interpret results, partnering with internal analytics experts as needed.
• Go beyond reporting results to deliver high-level insights, strategic storytelling, and clear actionable recommendations tailored to client business questions.
• Leverage Numerator’s shopper panel and collaborate with the Consulting team to create holistic, high-impact research designs and outputs.
• Contribute to broader client strategy in partnership with the account team and provide support for sales initiatives.
• Manage client workload and multiple projects simultaneously with minimal supervision/oversight required, prioritizing effectively while maintaining a high bar for quality and client service.
• Delegate appropriately to and mentor Research Analysts and Research Operations partners, providing clear direction, feedback and support.
• Travel, as required, to support the above responsibilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• 5+ years of hands-on quantitative research experience, including end-to-end ownership of custom research projects

Benefits

Market competitive total compensation package, volunteer time off and charitable donation matching, strong support for career growth, great benefits package including health/vision/dental, Personal Spending Account, unlimited PTO, flexible schedule, 401K matching, travel reimbursement and more.