US Director for The Research Partnership

Healthcare and pharma MR agency The Research Partnership has appointed industry specialist Dr Chris Gaj as Director of its US operations, based in Philadelphia.

Gaj, who has conducted qual and quant studies in the healthcare arena for more than ten years, joins from research consultancy National Analysts Worldwide, where his work focused on oncology, virology and autoimmune disease, and hematologic malignancies. As Group Director, his responsibilities ranged from in-depth qual research with physicians, nurses, patients, hospital administrators and managed care providers, to evaluating the potential market for new products, and conducting quant analytics, customer satisfaction and tracking studies for established products and services.

In his new role, Gaj will manage all aspects of qual and quant market research in the US, EU and emerging markets.

'We are extremely pleased to welcome Chris on board at a time when we are expanding our US operations,' commented US MD Ajit Baid. 'He has been described by his previous clients as being a deep thinker who is capable of grasping complex business issues, going beyond the brief to deliver additional value by clearly analysing the market environment. With these testimonials, we are confident Chris will be a very strong asset to our organization.'

The Research Partnership has headquarters in London and offices in Philadelphia, Toronto, Berlin and Singapore.

Web site: www.researchpartnership.com .