Research Operations Manager

As a Research Operations Manager at Clearstate, you will play a critical role in driving our healthcare research and vendor partnership strategy. Your responsibilities will include overseeing operational activities to ensure the successful execution of market research and business intelligence. This involves managing vendor partnerships, optimizing processes, building and maintaining internal databases and panels, and implementing cost-saving initiatives. Your key responsibilities will involve managing the data collection process by collaborating with project teams to define research needs, set up quota sampling designs, track progress, and finalize deliverables. You will also oversee the performance and cost-effectiveness of vendor pools, ensuring continuous evaluation and optimization. Identifying, screening, and onboarding new vendors to maintain a robust and reliable vendor pipeline will be essential, along with monitoring vendor performance and implementing improvement initiatives as needed to ensure quality and efficiency. Additionally, you will be responsible for developing and owning sourcing strategies based on transparent benchmarking of current performance, cost analysis, and growth projections. Identifying and managing new vendors, growing and curating this vendor pool to ensure a seamless pipeline is essential. You will need to identify innovative approaches to improve cost-effectiveness, delivery quality, and process efficiency, leveraging technology and strategic collaborations with vendors. Partnering with internal teams to identify suitable service providers and methodologies, fostering cross-stakeholder engagement will also be a key aspect of your role. To be successful in this role, you should have at least 5 years of relevant experience in market research or consulting services. A Bachelor's or Master's degree in Science, Business, or related fields is required for this position. Join Clearstate and be part of our mission to provide actionable and granular market insights globally, along with value-added advisory tailored to the MedTech sector. Your contributions will empower our clients to make informed decisions based on robust data analytics and market realities.,