Research Executive / Assistant Project Manager

Company Description

Do you want to join an international company with a multicultural environment working with the largest consumer goods companies? If so, SAM has the opportunity you need!

SAM Sensory & Marketing International is an international leader in consumer and sensory studies. We advise consumer goods companies within the framework of product innovation and renovation projects.

We have highly equipped offices and testing rooms in 20 cities across France, Germany, Switzerland, Spain, Italy, United Kingdom, Morocco, China, and the United States, and we cover more than 65 countries thanks to our network of approved partners.

SAM provides tailor-made solutions and actionable recommendations that make our clients' products and brands memorable.

SAM is an excellent place to work

By joining SAM, you will work with a competent, creative, and friendly team. You will develop your skills, with the support of our experts and managers, throughout your career.

Your work, your opinions, and your ideas will also contribute to the future of sensory and consumer studies.

Our teams are multidisciplinary

Join our diverse team of sensory scientists, product engineers, statisticians, sociologists, strategic thinkers, marketing specialists, field managers, technicians, and other experienced colleagues in consumer science and research.

We are proud to be part of the Eurofins Group

With approximately 61,000 employees, Eurofins is a global leader in testing services and, over the last 20 years, has been one of the fastest-growing companies in the world, thanks to its innovation in technology and service.

Job Description

We are looking for our new Research Executive (Assistant Project Manager) in Paris or Nantes, full-time.

In collaboration with project managers and team members located in Rennes, Paris, and Nantes, you will contribute to the development of SAM France by managing the proper implementation of consumer studies.

Your missions are:

• Support to Research Managers (Project Managers) in the implementation of consumer studies in France and internationally (translation, follow-up, etc.)
• Preparation of participant recruitment questionnaires, and programming in our software
• Preparation of study questionnaires
• Creation of documents to facilitate data processing (raw data template)
• Check/validation of raw project data
• Occasional assistance for the formatting of results
• Updating and respecting quality assurance (writing procedures...) in close collaboration with the team's quality referent

Qualifications

Your profile:

Education or experience: minimum Bac+3 in sensory analysis, consumer, or marketing. Experience in this type of mission is a plus.

Qualifications:

• Knowledge and good mastery of Pack Office (Word, Excel...)

• Good command of English (reading and writing at a minimum) is necessary.

• Ideally, mastery of tools applied to consumer tests such as RedJade

You have an interest in cosmetic and/or food products, market research, sensory and consumer methodologies (quantitative and/or qualitative). You have good interpersonal skills, enjoy working in a team, are dynamic, and versatile. Rigor, organizational skills, and the ability to manage multiple tasks are essential to meet the requirements of this position.

Permanent contract (CDI) starting from January 2027 in Paris or Nantes.