Research Director, Program Lead (Quantitative Research)

We invite you to come grow with us. Inizio Ignite is the global advisory partner for health and life sciences, encompassing connected expertise across Research Partnership, Putnam, Vynamic, and STEM. Guided by purpose, passion, and precision, we collaborate with clients to ignite impact, accelerate performance, and deliver lasting change for patients. By uniting strategy, insights, and innovation with a unique depth and breadth of expertise, we drive transformation and shape the future of health. Our Research Partnership healthcare market research team provides research and insights to inform and power healthcare decisions. Serving a variety of clients across the lifecycle, our expertise includes data, research & insights (proprietary syndicated and custom research) and brand tracking (ATU). Proudly part of Inizio – the market-leading commercialization partner for health and life sciences. From early-stage development to loss of exclusivity, we simplify complexity, unlock value, and make collaboration seamless at every pivotal moment – supporting confident, insight-driven decisions that move innovation forward. About the team and program Our Europe Custom Research team partners with global pharmaceutical and biotech clients to enable them to solve marketing, brand, advertising and communications problems through a mixture of innovative qualitative and quantitative market research techniques. Within Custom Research, the Major Tracking Programs team provides dedicated leadership, governance and continuous improvement across our largest and most complex multi-year quantitative tracking programs. Your primary role: This role leads one of Research Partnership's largest and most strategically important healthcare tracking programs, spanning multiple therapy areas, markets, stakeholders and concurrent workstreams. As the Program Lead, you will own the end-to-end delivery of an EMEA program, acting as the visible link between the client, therapy-area teams and specialist functions. You will drive accountability, anticipate and resolve issues before they affect the client, and ensure that research design, analytics and reporting remain aligned to program objectives. You will also lead continuous improvement and build program capability through clear direction, coaching and training. Key responsibilities: Program leadership and governance Own the program plan, governance and delivery across concurrent waves, therapy areas and markets, translating the program vision into clear priorities, owners and deadlines. Maintain oversight of progress, risks and opportunities; intervene early and escalate material issues with clear recommendations. Make timely program decisions, balancing client priorities, research integrity, operational constraints and commercial considerations. Build program resilience through effective documentation, knowledge sharing and succession planning. Cross-functional leadership and accountability Lead, co-ordinate and hold accountable the research, operations, data, analytics and dashboard teams that contribute to the program; mobilising the right expertise at the right time and creating a collaborative one-team culture. Client partnership and commercial management Act as the key day-to-day contact for the central client team, building trusted relationships and translating strategic and business needs into program priorities. Communicate progress, risks, decisions and trade-offs clearly, working with program and commercial leadership to manage expectations, scope and change. Research and analytical stewardship Ensure client objectives are reflected consistently from research design and data collection through to analysis, interpretation and reporting. Protect quality and comparability across waves, markets and therapy areas, while enabling justified adaptation and drawing on specialist expertise where required. Delivery, risk and continuous improvement Drive timely, quality-assured and compliant delivery, proactively…