Quantitative Insights Manager, CANCER RESEARCH UK

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Quantitative Insights Manager

£39,000 - £45,000 plus benefits

Reports to: Senior Insight Manager

Grade: P2

Directorate: Marketing, Fundraising & Engagement

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full time 35 hours per week

Location: Stratford, London . Office-based with high flexibility (1-2 days per week in the office)

Visa sponsorship: You must be eligible to work in the UK to apply for this vacancy. Cancer Research UK is not able to offer visa sponsorship.

Closing date: Wednesday 12 November 2025, 23:55

This vacancy may close earlier if a high volume of applications is received or once a suitable candidate is found, therefore we strongly recommend that you apply early to avoid disappointment. If you require more time to apply as part of a reasonable adjustment, please contact as soon as possible.

Recruitment process: 2 stage interviews.

Interview date: 24th and 25th November 2025.

At Cancer Research UK, we exist to beat cancer.

We are professionals with purpose, beating cancer every day. But we need to go much further and much faster. That's why we're looking for someone talented, someone who wants to develop their skills, someone like you.

Are you passionate about turning consumer data into actionable insights? We're looking for a Quantitative Insights Manager to lead high-impact research projects that shape strategy, optimise products, and uncover new opportunities.

You'll play a key role in building a centre of excellence for consumer and market research, supporting the Senior Manager to ensure our portfolio is audience-focused, data-informed, and future-ready.

What You'll be Doing:

• Lead and project manage end-to-end quantitative research projects, ensuring projects have clear objectives, are delivered on-time and to brief, and that outputs are robust and actionable.
• Build strong stakeholder relationships, working closely to understand their insight requirements and advising on the best research approaches to meet their goals.
• Analyse primary research and secondary data to uncover trends, new insights, and opportunities for strategic decision making.
• Own our key insight tools and products, such as the Brand Tracker, ensuring they are optimised to deliver value across the organisation.
• Manage external research agencies, ensuring quality, value, budget and timely delivery.
• Collaborates with other teams within Data, Insight and Performance to create joined up insight stories.
• Champions insight across the business, enabling colleagues to better understand our brand and audiences.
  
  
  

What We're Looking For:

• Extensive experience in quantitative research using consumer data to gain brand, marketing, and audience insight and for commercial application. Familiarity with a range of methodologies, such as knowing when to use Conjoint vs MaxDiff. Brand tracking experience preferred.
• Strong analytical skills with proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint for data analysis and visualisation. Must have proven statistical experience in SPSS/Q or equivalent.
• Excellent project management and planning skills with ability to prioritise workload, manage ambiguity and meet deadlines.
• Collaborative working style with excellent stakeholder management skills, demonstrating the ability to engage, influence and negotiate with a range of stakeholder types.
• Confident visual and written communicator who can communicate complex research findings with non-technical audiences.
• Strategic thinker with an audience-first mindset and excellent attention to detail.
• Proven track record in managing research agencies and delivering high-quality, cost-effective projects.
  
  
  

Our organisation values are designed to guide all that we do.

Bold: Act with ambition, courage and determination

Credible: Act with rigour and professionalism

Human: Act to have a positive impact on people

Together: Act inclusively and collaboratively

We're looking for people who can believe in and embody these organisation values and can use them to drive forward progress against our mission to beat cancer.

If you're interested in applying and excited about working with us but are unsure if you have the right skills and experience we'd still love to hear from you.

What will I gain?

We create a working environment that supports your wellbeing and provide a generous benefits package, a wide range of career and personal development opportunities and high-quality tools. Our policies and processes enable you to improve your work-life balance, take positive steps in your career and achieve your personal wellbeing goals.

You can explore our benefits by visiting our careers web page.

How do I apply?

We operate an anonymised shortlisting process in our commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion. CVs are required for all applications; but we won't be able to view them until we invite you for an interview. Instead, we ask you to fully complete the work history section of the online application form for us to be able to assess you quickly, fairly, and objectively.

Additional Information

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