Specialist, Market Research (AI)

Location: Hybrid role in Rahway, New Jersey, or North Wales, Pennsylvania, United States. Available to US and Puerto Rico residents only. No relocation, travel, or visa sponsorship.

Base salary: $79,200–$124,700 per year for the primary location, plus potential annual bonus and long-term incentive.

Company

Global pharmaceutical and healthcare organization developing medicines and commercial solutions for US and international markets.

What you will do

• Frame business questions, identify information needs, and develop research and analysis plans aligned with commercial objectives.
• Draft research briefs, requests for proposals, and hypotheses; help identify and select external research partners.
• Manage assigned market research projects from design through execution and insight delivery, with guidance as appropriate.
• Apply qualitative and quantitative methodologies, primary research, syndicated data, secondary data, and analytics.
• Explore AI-enabled research tools, synthetic respondents, digital personas, advanced analytics, and other approved emerging methodologies.
• Synthesize findings into actionable recommendations, communicate insights to stakeholders, and manage project budgets, timelines, compliance, privacy, and ethical standards.

Requirements

• BA/BS in Business, Marketing, Healthcare, or a related field.
• Up to 2 years of relevant experience in market research, analytics, marketing, sales, finance, forecasting, business analytics, or related commercial functions.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, critical-thinking, collaboration, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Foundational knowledge of quantitative and qualitative market research methodologies and research design.
• Ability to translate business questions into research objectives and actionable insights, synthesize multiple information sources, and produce concise business-focused recommendations.
• Foundational knowledge of the pharmaceutical and healthcare environment.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities in a dynamic environment, work effectively within a team, take ownership of assigned responsibilities, and adapt to changing business needs.
• Curiosity and commitment to continuous learning and capability development.

Nice to have

• MBA, MS, MPH, or another advanced degree in a relevant discipline.
• Prior pharmaceutical market research, analytics, marketing, sales, or related commercial experience.
• Experience supporting brands, products, or therapeutic areas.
• Knowledge of US and global healthcare markets.
• Experience in a large, matrixed, multinational organization.
• Familiarity with AI-enabled research tools, advanced analytics, or emerging insight-generation methodologies.
• Experience integrating primary market research with secondary, syndicated, epidemiology, claims, digital, or other commercial data sources.
• Responsible and compliant use of generative AI tools to improve productivity, insight generation, and business decision support.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative, inclusive environment encouraging diverse perspectives and constructive challenge.
• Hybrid work arrangement with no required travel.
• Medical, dental, vision, and other insurance benefits for employees and families.
• Retirement benefits including 401(k), paid holidays, vacation, compassionate leave, and sick days.
• Work in a fast-paced, evolving environment focused on learning and transformation of market research capabilities.