Hybrid Market Research Associate

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About the role

  • Market Research Associate at Protolabs analyzing customer insights and market data. Supporting business decisions with qualitative and quantitative research initiatives in digital manufacturing.

Responsibilities

  • Champion the Voice of the Customer (VOC): Serve as a trusted advocate for customer needs and perspectives, ensuring they shape decisions across the organization.
  • Drive Insight‑Led Collaboration: Partner closely with internal teams and customers to translate research findings into actionable recommendations that influence strategy and improve experiences.
  • Lead and Support Primary Research Projects: Execute a variety of qualitative and quantitative studies that uncover insights into customer expectations, behaviors, and preferences—helping Protolabs deliver best‑in‑class service across all offerings.
  • Own End‑to‑End Research Activities, including: Designing surveys, writing questionnaires, programming and fielding studies, analyzing results, and communicating insights. Facilitating customer and internal stakeholder interviews, leading focus groups, synthesizing themes, and presenting clear and compelling findings.
  • Manage Global Customer Satisfaction Tracking: Oversee the continuous measurement of customer satisfaction worldwide, ensuring the business has a pulse on customer health and emerging trends.
  • Build and Maintain a Customer Advisory Board: Lead the ongoing development and engagement of our online advisory community, enabling deeper customer relationships and continuous feedback loops.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s Degree OR equivalent experience in liue of degree
  • 2+ years of business experience in a market research role
  • Experience discovering customer insights through analyzing and synthesizing qualitative and quantitative information
  • Working knowledge of quantitative research techniques such as Concept Testing, Max/Diff, Conjoint, etc.
  • Experience programming and analyzing surveys in an online platform
  • Excellent project management skills: Able to prioritize and own multiple complex projects with little assistance and execute from start to completion, paying strong attention to detail and accuracy
  • Strong communication skills (verbal and written/visual) to create and deliver compelling presentations of insights to teams, senior management and customers across technology platforms
  • Demonstrate strong collaboration with the ability to effectively communicate across multiple levels within the organization in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment
  • Ability to use survey tools to design and execute surveys
  • Comfort analyzing survey data and bringing insights to life in an actionable way
  • Comfort interviewing people - moderating and focus group skills
  • Expert ability to effectively use a computer, including MS Office suite and web browsers

Benefits

  • Health Insurance: Traditional OR High Deductible plan
  • Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Health Savings Account (including employer contributions)
  • Dental and Vision
  • Basic and Supplemental Life Insurance
  • Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
  • Paid caregiver leave
  • 3 weeks of PTO, plus Holiday Pay and Volunteer Hours
  • 401k with company match and immediate vest
  • Employee Stock Purchase Program at a 15% discounted rate
  • Matching grants through Protolabs foundation
  • And More!

Job title

Market Research Associate

Job type

Experience level

JuniorMid level

Salary

$59,800 - $79,700 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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