Primary Market Research Junior Associate

About the role

Imagine if you had the skills, knowledge, and teammates to both understand the root of the world's most pressing problems and build the technologies and companies best positioned to solve them. RA Capital has done exactly that for more than two decades, backing bold ideas in medicines to further human health and now expanding into Planetary Health to improve how efficiently we utilize the world's precious resources.

RA Capital is among the leading providers of capital and services to the most promising innovators in the world. We invest flexibly-seed to IPO and beyond, anywhere in the world-with $10 B+ under management and a culture that prizes curiosity, rigor, and collaborative debate. We are investors who not only fund companies but get elbow deep in building them.

From helping them recruit talent to helping them recruit patients for their studies to helping match them to strategic partners and even going to Washington to win reforms, RA Capital's large team has people with nearly every relevant expertise one might need to turn an idea into a cure that actually helps people.

If you live for first-principles problem-solving with great colleagues, thrive on complexity, and want to do meaningful work that ripples across industries and ecosystems, you'll feel at home at RA Capital. Here, questions are welcomed, ideas are tested, and victories are shared. Even our lawyers are creative and engaging. And don't get us started on our compliance team's wicked sense of humor; nothing about what we do is boring.

Are you ready to bring your creativity, discipline and collaborative spirit to help us invent the future? Join us and you'll collaborate daily with investors, founders, physicians, biologists, engineers, economists, and reform advocates who think in systems and act with urgency.

Join us to invent a happier, healthier, more productive future - and have fun doing it.

Position Overview

We are seeking a Junior Associate, Primary Market Research to join RA Capital's Primary Market Research team, with a strong focus on quantitative primary market research, value & access, and pricing. This role is ideal for someone with approximately 2 years of experience in life sciences consulting, pharmaceutical market research, or a related healthcare research role who has hands-on experience designing and executing primary research studies.

The Primary Market Research team generates proprietary insights through patient, physician, and payer surveys and calls to inform investment decisions across RA Capital's portfolios. In this role, you will help execute a high volume of quantitative and qualitative research studies while serving as a connective link between PMR and the broader Research team. You will help translate research questions into effective studies, manage external vendors, oversee data quality, and synthesize findings into actionable insights.

Candidates must be eager to experiment with ways to incorporate AI into their work to be more efficient and effective. RA Capital is looking for people who are proactive about using AI where possible, exploring new tools, and even building or customizing tools. AI is transforming our work, and we are specifically looking for AI-forward people to ensure we are leveraging these capabilities as effectively as possible.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and execute quantitative and qualitative primary market research across multiple therapeutic areas, including physician, patient, and payer research; develop surveys, screeners, discussion guides, and study materials.
• Manage a high volume of quantitative surveys from research objective alignment through testing, fielding, data delivery, quality control, analysis, and synthesis.
• Conduct value & access and pricing-related research, including work focused on market access, payer dynamics, pricing sensitivity, and other commercial considerations.
• Coordinate with external research vendors on project scoping, timelines, fielding, issue resolution, respondent quality, and panel integrity.
• Analyze and synthesize primary research findings into clear, actionable insights and serve as a connective link between PMR and the broader Research team.
• Leverage and customize AI tools to improve survey design, data analysis, synthesis, and other research workflows; proactively identify opportunities to improve accuracy and efficiency.

Qualifications & Skills

Required

• Bachelor's degree in life sciences, biomedical sciences, public health, data analytics, or a related field.
• Experience in pharmaceutical or healthcare market research, life sciences consulting, or a related analytical role or related internship experience
• Hands-on experience designing and executing primary market research studies.
• Strong scientific literacy or demonstrated ability to quickly learn and interpret scientific and clinical information.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to synthesize complex research findings into clear, actionable takeaways.
• Excellent attention to detail and organizational skills, with the ability to manage a high volume of concurrent and varied projects.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Self-directed and collaborative, with the ability to work independently while responding well to feedback and guidance.
• Adaptable and flexible, with the ability to work through ambiguity, shifting priorities, and complex problems.
• Genuine enthusiasm for AI tools, including experience experimenting with, adopting, or customizing them for day-to-day work.
• Must be based in Boston with the ability to work in our downtown office on a hybrid schedule.
• Must be authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship now or in the future.

Highly Preferred

• Experience conducting primary market research related to value & access, market access, and/or pharmaceutical pricing.
• Experience conducting payer-focused research or pricing sensitivity studies.
• Experience with quantitative research methodologies such as conjoint, MaxDiff, discrete choice, willingness-to-pay, or similar approaches.
• Experience with data analysis and visualization tools such as Excel, Python, or similar tools.
• Experience working with or managing external research vendors.

Compensation

RA Capital Management is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. Pay for this position will be based on experience, skills, qualifications, and current market conditions.

In addition to base salary (listed below), employees may be eligible for performance-based bonuses and a comprehensive benefits package that includes health insurance, retirement contributions, and paid time off.

Total Rewards

We take pride in offering a comprehensive employee benefits program as a key part of overall compensation. Our Total Rewards include:

• Employer-paid monthly premiums for health, dental, and vision coverage
• Wellness benefits and programs to support physical and mental well-being
• Resources and perks that enhance work-life balance and financial security

• We're dedicated to helping our employees thrive professionally and personally.
• Massachusetts base pay range $60,000—$80,000 USD