Dear Allstat
A fantastic opportunity has arisen to join a secure, well-managed and
sustainably growing medium-sized market research consultancy, with
offices very close to the centre of the lovely city of Oxford.
The Oxford Research Agency is recruiting an experienced Statistician to
take over the statistical aspects of research design and analysis. The
role will allow you to work across a diverse number of interesting
research projects, for different types of industries, using a broad
range of statistical methods.
This position should excite those of you who want to be a central part
of the consultancy's services to top-class clients and have a direct
influence on shaping the role, where the sky is the limit ! Developing
new methods and solutions for clients will certainly be encouraged,
directly with clients and/or via the agency's statistically-savvy team
of Researchers and Directors.
This is a great time to join us at this friendly agency - to help us to
take it to the next level. It is free from typical medium or
large-agency bureaucracy, with the emphasis being on delivering
excellent research to clients.
Please get in touch if our company, and the perfect balance of Oxford
city life and surrounding beautiful countryside, sounds right for you.
The attractive benefits package will reflect your ability and experience
and the importance of this role to the agency.
Please click on the web-link to find out more about what The Oxford
Research Agency does:
www.oxfordresearchagency.com <http://www.oxfordresearchagency.com/>
For an informal chat about the role, please call Andrew Tharme at The
Oxford Research Agency, on either: 01865 728272 (switchboard) or direct
on: 07725 672944. Alternatively, feel free to reply to this email.
More details about the role follows:
1. Key aims of the role
a. To take over all statistical aspects of market research
projects, particularly for the Consumer Packaged Goods New Product
Development sector/team.
b. To (help) develop new methods/applications/solutions for
The Oxford Research Agency and its clients.
2. Experience/skills required (candidates from non-market research
industries also welcomed to discuss the role)
a. Minimum 2.1 (Applied) Statistics related degree [MSc/PhD
a bonus].
b. Full and up-to-date understanding of all relevant
statistical techniques and tools including:
i.
Multivariate analysis/segmentation/mapping.
ii.
Modelling techniques.
iii.
Experimental design.
iv. Use
of main software packages.
c. Minimum 2 years of applying statistical methods to
survey design and analysis [ideally including FMCG NPD].
d. Comfortable in using primary consumer data from
face-to-face and online interviewing sources.
e. Good interpersonal skills in communicating with
researchers/DP [and clients ideally] - be the "Go to" person for all
stat's related problems.
f. Proficient at juggling a large and diverse number of
problems/projects.
g. Committed to highest levels of accuracy and quality
whilst also able to hit deadlines for researchers and clients.
h. Experience/know-how in developing new client
applications/solutions [and ideally can be part of team to 'sell' them].
3. Key benefits to the candidate
a. Unique status within the agency as the statistical
expert.
b. Central role for the continued growth of the agency.
c. Opportunity to shape a new role (without large company
bureaucracy).
d. Directly work with Directors of the agency and with
prestigious clients.
e. Diverse number of interesting commercial
issues/clients/sectors - drives real client success, visible in the
marketplace.
f. Important R&D element means skies the limit where the
role can be taken.
g. Genuinely friendly and helpful consultancy team.
h. Secure, well-managed and sustainably growing company.
i. High quality of life in Oxfordshire.
j. Very attractive package (based on the experience, talent
and potential of the individual).
Andrew Tharme
Director
The Oxford Research Agency
Tel: +44 (0)1865 728272
Mob: +44 (0)7725 672944
www.oxfordresearchagency.com <http://www.oxfordresearchagency.com/>
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