ARC Research Manager – Quantitative Research Consultant, Data Processing (L8)

Our Purpose

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Title and Summary

ARC Research Manager – Quantitative Research Consultant, Data Processing (L8)

Overview
The Advisors Research Center (ARC) is a global team of researchers within Mastercard that delivers high quality, end to end research in support of Mastercard’s Advisors and Consulting Services. ARC partners closely with consulting teams and internal stakeholders to design, execute, and deliver rigorous research that informs strategic decision making for clients across industries and markets.
As part of ARC’s continued growth, Global Facilities India (GFI) supports global and regional ARC engagements by providing scalable, high quality quantitative research delivery. The GFI team works closely with ARC researchers and consultants to ensure consistency, speed, and quality across research execution and outputs.
This role sits within the ARC Quant Research capability in GFI and supports the visualization and communication of quantitative research findings for global projects.
Role:
As a Quantitative Research Consultant – Data Processing, you will support data processing workstreams across quantitative research projects. You will be responsible for preparing clean, structured, and analysis‑ready datasets, applying quality checks, and supporting basic analytical outputs in partnership with senior team members.
Candidates for this position should have strong attention to detail, a solid understanding of quantitative data structures, and an interest in developing analytical and statistical skills.
Key responsibilities include:
• Perform data cleaning, validation, and preparation of survey datasets for analysis
• Apply standard data quality checks, logic validations, and consistency rules
• Review in‑field and post‑field data to identify issues such as outliers, missing data, or inconsistencies
• Create structured outputs such as cross‑tabulations and analysis‑ready datasets
• Execute data merging, variable creation, and dataset structuring following defined standards
• Run basic analytical outputs (e.g., distributions, simple comparisons, standard metrics) as required
• Analyze quantitative survey data using standard techniques to produce structured outputs and summaries
• Flag patterns, anomalies, or data concerns to researchers and senior analysts
• Maintain clear documentation, codebooks, and processing notes
• Work closely with fieldwork, scripting, and visualization teams to ensure smooth project hand‑offs
Qualifications & Skills:
• 3-5 years’ experience at a research agency or in an in‑house role supporting quantitative research data processing
• Bachelor’s degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Economics, Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
• Hands‑on experience with data processing or statistical tools (e.g., SPSS, Q, R, Excel, DisplayR, or similar) is mandatory
• Understanding of quantitative research data structures and processing workflows
• Familiarity with basic analytical concepts and outputs (e.g., distributions, cross‑tabs, basic comparisons)
• Strong attention to detail and quality orientation
• Ability to manage multiple datasets and tasks simultaneously
• Comfortable working in fast‑paced, deadline‑driven environments
• Experience supporting multi‑market or regional studies is a plus

All About You
• Detail oriented and focused on delivering high quality, accurate data
• Comfortable taking ownership of defined workstreams and delivering against timelines
• Confident working with structured datasets and research tools
• Collaborative and effective when working across global, cross functional teams
• Proactive in identifying data issues and proposing solutions
• Able to balance speed with rigor and quality
• Thrive in a fast paced, dynamic research environment

Corporate Security Responsibility

All activities involving access to Mastercard assets, information, and networks comes with an inherent risk to the organization and, therefore, it is expected that every person working for, or on behalf of, Mastercard is responsible for information security and must:

• Abide by Mastercard’s security policies and practices;

• Ensure the confidentiality and integrity of the information being accessed;

• Report any suspected information security violation or breach, and

• Complete all periodic mandatory security trainings in accordance with Mastercard’s guidelines.