Panel Quality & Utilization Director

VNU is a global information and media company with leading positions in marketing and media information, business publications, and trade shows. Its widely respected brands include ACNielsen, Nielsen Media Research, Billboard, Adweek, and The Hollywood Reporter, among many others.Nielsen Media Research is the pioneer and industry leader in television audience measurement and advertising information services worldwide for more than half a century. We are headquartered in New York, with offices throughout the United States. At Nielsen Media Research, our reputation for integrity, innovation and commitment to professional development attracts the industry's top talent. Rated as one of the most diverse (Top 50 Companies for Diversity, Diversity Inc, 2005) and best places to work (Top 100 IT firms, ComputerWorld, 2004-2006; Best Computer Jobs in America, 2002), Nielsen Media Research is proud of our career opportunities and the many programs we offer that help foster career development. We have over 6000 employees throughout the US and offer a quality of life and comfortable work environment.1.To head the development effort and then manage an early warning system
whose purpose is to monitor the quality of all live metered and diary panels.
The system will serve the needs of Field and Field Management, Marketing and
Marketing Management, Senior Management, and the MRC. This part of the job will
report to the VP, National Quality.
2.To manage the samples and use thereof that are part of the laboratory
of exiting (or newly recruited) metered homes, currently called the Sandbox.
This part of the job will reprt to New York to the VP, Strategic Research and
SVP, Client InsightsQualifications
College degree.Independent worker;
Leadership skills
Knowledge of NMR business and processes
Familiarity with sampling and measuress of sample quality
Comfort in working with people at various levels both inside and outside NMR
Possession of strong communications skills, both verbal and written.
Creative and independent problem solving skills
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REQUIREMENTS
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