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Strategic Research Associate

Guidepoint.com

Office

Shanghai Shi, China

Full Time

Overview:

The Strategic Research Team is responsible for efficiently delivering Guidepoint’s services to our clients around the world. We work to understand each client’s unique business questions and help them gain critical insights to stay informed and make better business decisions. As an Associate you will focus on making the right connections between our clients and Advisors across numerous industries. Your role will focus on researching industries relevant to client project requests and recruiting elite subject matter experts into our network to ensure the right connection is made. After you master these core skills of recruiting and connecting Advisors with clients, you will gain additional exposure to more complex project and client relationship management as you grow your career here and move into Research Manager and Project Manager roles. Come work with us to deliver the best service in the industry and help our clients make some of the most important business decisions in today’s economy.

What You’Ll Do:

  • Review and analyze client research requests and use a range of resources to identify the most relevant subject matter experts across geographies, industries, and topics for each project
  • Utilize the phone, LinkedIn, and outreach to recruit new Advisors to join the Guidepoint network by effectively communicating why their expertise is a good match for the specific project you’re working on
  • Screen experts for their suitability for specific client projects and create professional profiles for client consideration
  • Operate with a teamwork mentality that leads to building and maintaining strong relationships with other Guidepoint employees, offices, and Advisors

What You Have:

  • Bachelor’s Degree required
  • Outgoing personality with the ability to speak with people at all professional levels, and sell the Network
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills in both English and Mandarin
  • Proficient in the use of the internet for research and alternative forms of sourcing
  • Ability to work within tight deadlines and high organizational skills required
  • Demonstrated ability to work in a team atmosphere but also independently
  • Desire to learn about the business and to work in a fast-paced entrepreneurial environment

What We Have:

  • Competitive compensation
  • Generous paid annual leave and sick leave
  • Training program for your personal and professional growth
  • Quarterly team building activities
  • Friendly and multicultural work environment
  • Well stocked kitchen with a lot of snacks and drinks

About Guidepoint:

Guidepoint is a leading research enablement platform designed to advance understanding and empower our clients’ decision-making process. Powered by innovative technology, real-time data, and hard-to-source expertise, we help our clients to turn answers into action. 

Backed by a network of nearly 1.75 million experts, and Guidepoint’s 1,600 employees worldwide we inform leading organizations’ research by delivering on-demand intelligence and research on request. With Guidepoint, companies and investors can better navigate the abundance of information available today, making it both more useful and more powerful. 

At Guidepoint, our success relies on the diversity of our employees, advisors, and client base, which allows us to create connections that offer a wealth of perspectives. We are committed to upholding policies that contribute to an equitable and welcoming environment for our community, regardless of background, identity, or experience. 

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Strategic Research Associate

Office

Shanghai Shi, China

Full Time

September 25, 2025

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Guidepoint

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