Graduate Research Executive – Healthcare and Pharmaceuticals

Graduate Research Executive – Healthcare and Pharmaceuticals

Application Deadline: 24 August 2026

Department: Graduate

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: London

Description

Are you driven by data and passionate about insights? We are a leading global market research company, enabling organisations to make smarter, bolder, and faster decisions.

As the largest team within the Ipsos Healthcare service line, our 100-strong Custom team specialises in ad-hoc market research projects for a diverse range of pharmaceutical companies.

We are structured into two dedicated teams:

• General Medicine & Wellness: Focusing on the healthcare choices and experiences that shape people's everyday lives, from vaccines and consumer wellness to conditions managed in primary careSpecialty: Focusing on complex and specialist therapeutic areas, including oncology, immunology, cardiovascular, renal and rare diseases
• This structure allows us to provide deep expertise to our clients while offering you a chance to build a career in the part of the healthcare and life sciences world that excites you most.

The Role

Our research methodologies encompass both qualitative and quantitative approaches, providing valuable insights from healthcare professionals, patients and consumers alike.

We partner with clients to improve healthcare by turning research, therapeutic expertise, and market insight into smarter decisions.

You will begin with a tailored induction programme designed to introduce you to healthcare market research and build your core research skills.

From the outset, you'll be given real responsibility and the opportunity to contribute to a range of live qualitative and quantitative projects. Working across multiple studies, you'll support project teams with activities such as:

• Designing surveys, discussion guides and other research materials
• Analysing data and identifying meaningful insights
• Creating reports and presentations that bring findings to life
• Collaborating with colleagues and developing your knowledge of healthcare, research and emerging industry trends.

About You

We encourage diversity of thought so we look for candidates who are as diverse as the societies, markets and people we work with. Therefore the essential skills we are looking for are:

• Strong organisational and attention to detail skills, with a commitment to accuracy and integrity in every task.
• An analytical and problem-solving mindset, focused on not only interpreting data but also understanding the “why” behind insights.
• Effective communication and storytelling skills, the ability to derive actionable insights from data and present them in a clear and engaging way for diverse audiences.
• Commercial awareness and client-focused mindset, with a genuine passion in understanding client needs and delivering impactful, value-driven solutions.
• A curiosity and learning agility that fosters exploration of new ideas and openness to understanding changing trends.
• Creativity and innovation to think outside the box and bring fresh, impactful ideas to life.
• Embraces collaboration and teamwork, working effectively with others and valuing diverse perspectives to build on colleagues' strengths.
• A focus on self-awareness and a growth mindset, driven to succeed and make a real impact, with a willingness to reflect, learn, and grow.
• An aptitude for leveraging AI tools and techniques to enhance research and insights
• A passion and keen interest in the health and life sciences sector (a science/ medical/ healthcare background is not required).

Along with…

• The unrestricted right to work in the UK.

Why Ipsos

Launch your career with our 12-month global Generation Ipsos Graduate Programme. You will gain the essential skills, values, and in-depth knowledge to excel as a top consultant. Benefitting from extensive, best-in-class training covering technical, research, personal, and client-focused skills. Being part of a cohort, you will collaborate with fellow graduates across the business, building your network and driving innovation.

After completing the programme, you will be eligible for promotion to further your career at Ipsos.

• 25 days’ holiday which increases over time to 30 days, plus an extra day for your birthday
• Flexible working and bank holidays to acknowledge that we have a diverse workforce and everyone may not celebrate the same events.
• Interest-free Future Talent Loan of up to £1,000, providing optional support for unexpected costs so you can focus on starting your career
• Work from anywhere for up to 4 weeks each calendar year (subject to relevant Right to Work requirements)
• Comprehensive benefits including pension contributions, income protection, winter flu jabs, eye care vouchers, and many others
• Bupa Well+ Health and Wellbeing Services for ongoing health and wellness support
• Company Paid Curiosity & ESG Days
• Diversity and Inclusion Belong Networks, bringing together people with shared identities and interests to foster a welcoming and supportive workplace

Successful applicants will move on to a cognitive and personality assessment, followed by a virtual interview with one of our talent partners. The final stage will be an in-person assessment centre at our London office on 16th September and we are looking for candidates to start on November 2nd

We are committed to equality, treating people fairly, promoting a positive and inclusive working environment and ensuring we have diversity of people and views. We recognise that this is important for our business success - a more diverse workforce will enable us to better reflect and understand the world we research and ultimately deliver better research and insight to our clients. We are proud to be a member of the Disability Confident scheme, certified as a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. We provide an inclusive and accessible recruitment process.

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