Research Associate - New Delhi

Research Associate, New Delhi:

Join one of the most influential research and advisory firms in the world. Are you insatiably curious about technology and its impact on business? Do you love the intellectual challenge of engaging with passionate colleagues and inspiring clients?

Do your friends describe you as:
• Forward-thinking?
• Driven?
• Collaborative?

Pursue your passion. Learn more about working at Forrester.

Research Associate
New Delhi

Here’s What You’ll Do:

Job Description:

A global research and advisory firm, Forrester serves professionals in 13 key roles across three distinct client segments. Our clients face progressively complex business and technology decisions every day. To help them understand, strategize, and act upon opportunities brought by change, Forrester provides proprietary research, consumer and business data, custom consulting, events and online communities, and peer-to-peer executive programs. We guide leaders in the technology management, marketing and strategy, and tech industry through independent fact-based insight, ensuring their business success today and tomorrow.

The Research Associate is a critical member of Forrester’s research team and will play a key role in our efforts to strengthen the Asia Pacific research team. The successful Research Associate is self-motivated, methodical, and well organized; confident when dealing with a wide variety of people; comfortable with data gathering and manipulation in Excel and SPSS; and able to synthesize data into clear and powerful presentations as well as coherent written arguments. Qualified candidates display strong numerical, analytical, and problem-solving skills, have accurate and clear written skills when producing questionnaires and reports, and are ready to take on new challenges with enthusiasm to learn and grow.

The Research Associate works directly with a team of research directors and analysts who research, write, and publish reports to help make marketing strategy and business technology professionals successful in their roles.
Job Responsibilities:

• Provide timely and value-added research support for designated analysts and provide backup to other analysts on the team.
• Assist in the creation of survey questions and fulfillment of surveys to collect data.
• Conduct primary research with end users and technology vendors.
• Conduct secondary research for published reports using industry sources, including competitive assessment and third-party data analysis.
• Assist analysts in conducting research, analyzing findings, and producing reports and presentations.
• Assist in the building of analytical models, maturity models, self-assessment tools, etc.
• Communicate and collaborate effectively with research directors and analysts.
• Provide support for presentation and graphics creation for Forrester events, consulting, conferences, webinars, etc.
• Manage press and vendor community contacts.
• Learn and be responsible for quantitative work with Forrester’s data.
• Coordinate use of social media platforms (blogs, Twitter, online community) in the research and publishing process.
• Help the marketing and sales force understand published and upcoming reports — this may include giving short presentations and suggesting appropriate reports for potential clients.
Here’s What You’ll Bring To The Table:

Job Requirements:

Forrester is looking for people who are inspired and inspiring. Our product is our intellectual capital, so we welcome and reward intellectual excellence, curiosity, and sophisticated thinking and look for:
• A strong track record of academic achievement; a bachelor’s degree at a minimum, with concentration in marketing, statistics, computers, economics, or engineering. Although experienced professionals will be given preference, fresh graduates can also apply.

• Good numerical, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Confidence when dealing with a wide variety of people.
• The ability to work with a team and handle multiple tasks.
• The ability to work independently without day-to-day supervision and as part of a global research team.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Attention to detail and the ability to build reusable resources like survey questions and formatted data outputs.

Typical candidates are:
• Outgoing and personable.
• Able to deal with a wide range of personality types pleasantly.
• Analytical.
• Engaging on the telephone.
• Outspoken and articulate in writing and speech.
• Proficient in touch-typing.
• Highly organized and detail-oriented.
• Self-motivated.

Here’s What You’ll Get:

• Exposure to industry experts and to top business leaders within Fortune 1000 companies.
• Access to research that influences global leaders every day.
• World-class learning and development opportunities.
• Global reach: Forrester has research centers and sales offices in more than 25 cities internationally, spanning six continents.
• Colleagues who are intellectually curious, hard-working, and collaborative.
• Fierce Ping-Pong rivalry.
• A competitive benefits package.
• An excellent office location that is on the commuter line near the Indraprastha Apollo Hospital in New Delhi.

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