About GutCheck

At GutCheck, we pioneered agile market research to provide our clients with actionable answers and insights, globally, at the speed of their business.  We believe in the power of consumer research, and we are dedicated to providing best-in-class solutions.  By challenging the status quo to get to something better, we are continually evaluating new, innovative ways to take tried-and-true methods and make them more agile to best support our clients, helping them think smarter and act faster.

About the Role

GutCheck uses research to provide actionable insights that turn our clients into heroes within their organizations.  As a Senior Research Analyst, you will be one of our hero-makers -- an enthusiastic, intellectually curious analyst who provides the brains and industry expertise to make GutCheck the irresistible first choice for a wide variety of food and beverage clients.  

In a typical day, you’ll handle the design, analysis, and reporting for a mix of qualitative and quantitative food and beverage projects, and will serve as an expert on the application of survey and non-survey data to solve client business problems.  You will also excel at thinking on your feet to thrive in a fast-paced environment focused on delivering the mix of speed, quality, and value that our clients desire. If you’re interested in making heroes and working in a cutting-edge, agile research environment, then this is the role for you.

This position will report to a manager based in Denver, Colorado, but you can also be located in New York City or Chicago if need be.

What You’ll Do

Tee It Up!

• Live by and champion our cultural values of Team, Educated Opinion, Economic Thinking, Intellectual Honesty, and Trust
• Maintain and promote a positive, optimistic outlook, personal accountability, and solution-focused orientation among immediate and cross-functional team members

Research Design, Analysis, Reporting and Execution (DARE)

• Provide recommendations on research methodology, scope, survey design, and analysis for qualitative and quantitative studies to address client business objectives
• Design research and conduct analysis and reporting for multiple, fast-paced international and domestic food and beverage projects
• Use your industry and research knowledge to provide guidance to other teammates working on food and beverage studies
• Write compelling story-driven reports that demonstrate a clear understanding of client business objectives and issues in the food and beverage industry
• Ensure that each food and beverage report we issue is based on well-designed agile research with analysis and reporting that provides actionable recommendations against client business objectives
• Demonstrate audience expertise by linking pre-launch audience insights to recommended marketing actions
• Be an expert in the design, analysis, and reporting for our Constellation suite of solutions

Client Management and Customer Satisfaction

• Maintain a maniacal focus on research quality, speed, and relationship building while working on projects for some of our biggest accounts
• Proactively engage with clients to ensure a positive experience and maximize the value and benefit of the product and services provided
• Serve as an expert in linking our strategic and tactical solutions to best meet client needs
• Support our Sales and Client Service teams working with food and beverage clients as a client-facing technical expert  

Product Support

• Use your knowledge of the food and beverage industry to provide guidance, as needed, to the GutCheck teams develop new research products and features

We’re an agile, fast growing company and this job description isn’t meant to be a complete list of your qualifications or all of the things you’ll do

About You

• Advanced degree or training in a research or business-related field (social science, management, psychology, statistics, market research, business)
• Typically, 8-12 years of experience in market research methodologies and analysis including strategic and tactical, quantitative and qualitative
• 5+ years of experience in a research, marketing, or branding role within the food and beverage industry.
• A strong understanding of issues affecting the food and beverage industry and the ability to apply this understanding to make insights actionable.   
• Deep understanding of consumer decision making and the ability to translate this understanding into actionable business recommendations
• Ability to see patterns in data – survey and non-survey -- and to connect those patterns to consumer behavior  
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in an environment of multiple projects with turnaround times substantially shorter than the industry average
• Big picture thinker who can pinpoint the heart of each key business issue and set it within its broader context
• The ability to communicate difficult concepts in a clear, straightforward way.
• Exceptional communication skills, written and oral including strong presentation skills for audiences of any size

Bonus Points

• A 2nd language spoken
• Experience with integrating survey and non-survey data during analysis
• Client-side food and beverage experience
• Experience in multiple food and beverage categories
• Experience with statistical techniques such as linear or logistic regression, cluster or factor analysis or their applications such as segmentation or key driver analysis

GutCheck is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to equal opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, gender, gender identity, genetic information, parental or pregnancy status, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, or Veteran status.