REMOTE OPPORTUNITY

Hanover Research is seeking an independent Secondary Research Contractor to collaborate with our seasoned in-house qualitative team on a project-by-project basis. Supporting clients across corporate industries, you will be responsible for the full life-cycle of secondary research—from initial scoping through insight delivery.
Working alongside our in-house Hybrid Research team, you will design and execute bespoke studies for corporate-industry clients, delivering actionable insights that drive strategic decisions. As an independent contractor, you will have the flexibility of project-based work while partnering with a Top-50 market-research firm.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience conducting research in a professional or academic settings using a mix of qualitative and quantitative information,
• Willingness to tackle complex, often unfamiliar research topics,
• Asks questions to understand problem scope and structure, identifies patterns, trends, and gaps in qualitative and quantitative data, constructs logic arguments leading to sound conclusions,
• Ability to synthesize content and develop insight effectively,
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, excellent PPT design skills,
• Excellent time management skills,
• Effective presentation skills,
• Interviews experts to augment secondary sources,
• Develops basic quantitative models using public and third-party data,
• Produces clean, client-ready reports,
• Proficient user of Microsoft Office Suite (PowerPoint, Excel, Word, and Outlook)

EDUCATION REQUIREMENT

A Master’s degree in Anthropology, Sociology, Psychology, Political Science or other social science or a Bachelor’s degree and 2-4 years of applied market research experience. Candidates with relevant experience who hold other degrees will be considered.

EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENT

2 - 4 years of business or academic experience conducting qualitative research and writing professionally. Applied market research experience is preferred.

• Conducting secondary research addressing research questions on key topics in business,
• Collecting data from online sources to enable analysis,
• Providing actionable recommendations and key findings to inform client decision-making,
• Performing scoping research to evaluate project feasibility,
• Performing other research special projects as needed.
• Analyze findings and create PPT reports for each project with minimal oversight and editing.
• Design interview and focus group protocols independently.
• Analyze transcripts.
• Conduct and record interviews/focus groups with industry experts or anyone relevant to our research in the industries and education sectors we serve.