CURION · 1 month ago
Temporary Project Manager
United States
Full-time, Contract
Remote
Mid Level
$28/hr - $35/hr
3+ years expCurion is a leading company specializing in delivering impactful insights to top consumer packaged goods companies. They are seeking a Temporary Project Manager who will coordinate sensory and consumer research projects, ensuring successful implementation and adherence to industry standards.
Consumer GoodsMarketingMarket Research
Responsibilities
Manage the day-to-day tasks necessary to carry out the research project, coordinate and facilitate all research and operational activities, including oversight of recruiting, survey programming, procurement, creating project execution documents and holding briefing calls with cross functional teams
Collaboration on study creation, execution and revision of customized project work plans and milestones as appropriate, to meet changing needs and requirements of client to ensure that each study is handled effectively, efficiently and to all client specifications:
Prioritize and oversee multiple projects at once from start to finish
Effective application of Curion methodology and enforcement of project standards
Collaborate on the development of project documentation including screeners and questionnaires, protocol, moderator/execution script, respondent instructions, and all other relevant field support documentation
Attendance at study kick-off meetings with all invested parties
Create project execution protocol instruction documents
Schedule and conduct all recruiting and execution briefings
Review study questionnaire program
Oversee fieldwork and data collection
Act as escalation contact for recruiting and fielding issues
QC check data files, summary charts/tabulations, and verbatims and coded open-end responses
Proof reading of research findings to present results
Updating Director, Strategic Product Insights of study progress, anticipated problems and suggested resolutions
Ensuring project documents are complete, current, and stored appropriately
Maintenance of official files
Arranging of client visits and accompanying hospitability, ensuring that Curion is represented with the utmost professionalism and commitment to quality
Coordination of national/international study execution as needed
Assisting on departmental special projects as requested
Supporting all other departmental functions on an as-needed basis
Managing of day-to-day operational aspects of a project
Responsible for controllable on time, error free and on budget project fulfillment
QC of all internal project execution processes
Qualification
Required
3+ years' experience in Project Management with research supplier or manufacturer
Sensory experience on either client or supplier side
Quality-focused with attention to detail and accuracy
Ability to prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment
Adept at using Microsoft resources including Teams, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, and Word
Aptitude for learning new technologies and proprietary tools and platforms
Experience with Project Management platform, i.e., Asana
Ability to communicate clearly and effectively, verbally and in writing
Ability to coordinate, influence and work well with internal cross functional groups
Ability to travel up to 15 percent
BA/BS in Social Sciences, Business, Market Research, Management Science, Food Sciences, Sensory Sciences, Mathematics, or Statistics
Preferred
Food/Beverage, QSR, or HBA experience preferred
Master's degree a plus
Company
CURION
Curion specializes in delivering impactful insights to the world's top CPG companies, helping them develop winning, repeatedly purchased products.
201-500 employees
H1B Sponsorship
CURION has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not
guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your
reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
67%
Represents job field similar to this job
Management and Executive
Product Management
Trends of Total Sponsorships
*2024 (2)
2022 (1)
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
unknown2022-08-25Acquired
Leadership Team
Steve Jungmann
CEO & Board Member (Private Equity)
Ian Pappas
Chief of Staff
Recent News
2026-05-19
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