Applied Marketing Science, Inc. (AMS) is an established market research and consulting firm located in Burlington, Massachusetts. With roots in the MIT Sloan School of Business, AMS specializes in providing custom market research, consulting, and expert insight in two distinct practice areas: Consumer Experience Innovation and Litigation support. We are seeking a motivated, tech-savvy, detail-oriented individual to join our Survey Programming Team. This is an exciting opportunity for someone looking to combine market research knowledge and survey programming skills. Even if you don't check all of the boxes we encourage you to apply.
***Local candidates only***
What your day will look like:
- Quantitative survey development and survey programming on the CMix platform as we transfer to Decipher/Forsta.
- Collaborating with client service teams and other programmers during market research survey design
- Providing quality control, survey testing and data checking procedures on all projects, including questionnaires where documentation is provided to ensure error-free skips and rotation
- Delivering error-free work
- Maintaining a library of survey templates
- Creating tools and job aids for knowledge base building
- Collaborating in a team environment to deliver creative solutions
- Proactively suggests design improvements, overall department efficiency, and creation of new best practices
- Offering technical support to staff as needed
- Participating in industry conferences, training courses, and other events
It's great if you have:
- Demonstrated experience programming market research surveys and/or contributing to qualitative or quantitative market research or consulting projects
- 2+ years of programming experience ( Qualtrics, Decipher, Confirmit, CMix, Survey Monkey) and at a minimum a basic understanding of front end development (e.g. HTML, CSS; javascript experience is a bonus)
- Mindset for quickly learning new software and programming languages (e.g., syntax, logic)
- Strong, professional written and verbal communication skills
- Highly detail oriented, organized with excellent time-management skills
- Team-player who can manage independent work on multiple projects simultaneously while maintaining a positive and optimistic attitude
- Ability to deliver high-quality work in a fast-paced environment
- Self-starter with a passion for programming and a desire and aptitude for learning on your own.
- Must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for sponsorship at any time in the future.
***local candidates only***
What you'll get in return:
AMS recruits, employs, trains, compensates, and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, veteran status and other protected status as required by applicable law. We continue to foster a culture of inclusion for all employees that respects their individual strengths, views, and experiences. It is our differences that empower us to be a stronger team, one that drives better decisions, innovation, and better results.
Additional Benefits offered to you:
- Health insurance
- Health Savings Accounts
- Dental insurance
- semiannual bonus
- profit sharing
- Parental Leave including partial pay at 100%
- Life Insurance policy 100 % paid for by AMS
- Short Term and Long Term Disability insurance 100% paid for by AMS
- 401K retirement savings option after 30 days
- 401k Safe Harbor match
- Tuition reimbursement
- Flexible spending account
- Personal phone covered under AMS plan after waiting period
- Paid time off
- Collegiate work environment
- strong DEI philosophy
- Hybrid work schedule, one to two days in office
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $60,000.00 - $85,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Compensation package:
Schedule:
Application Question(s):
- background or thorough understanding of market research?
- Will you need a work sponsorship at any point?
Experience:
- survey programming: 1 year (Preferred)
- Decipher: 1 year (Preferred)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Burlington, MA 01803