Analyst, Market Intelligence (1-yr Contract)

About MaRS

MaRS Discovery District  (@MaRSDD) in Toronto is one of the world’s largest urban innovation hubs.

MaRS supports promising high-growth companies to scale their businesses globally, while tackling key societal challenges in areas such as Health, Cleantech, Finance, Transportation, AI, and others. In addition to helping start-ups launch, grow and scale, the MaRS community is dedicated to cross-disciplinary collaboration, commercialization of discoveries, and driving ideas to impact.

MaRS is the place where you can play a meaningful role in our innovation economy.

We understand qualifications on a job posting can be daunting. If you're passionate about the role and believe you can make a meaningful impact, we want to hear from you, even if you don't meet every listed qualification. We’re always looking for great talent to join our team on planet MaRS. 

We actively encourage all candidates, including equity-deserving communities, including those who identify as BIPOC, racialized, women, people with disabilities, and people with diverse gender identities, expressions and sexual orientations. 

We want you to be comfortable being your most authentic self throughout our recruitment process. Please reach out to careers@marsdd.com if there’s anything we can do to make your experience more accessible and inclusive, including accommodations. Include 'Accessibility Request' in your subject line.

About Ventures & Ecosystems

This role resides within the V&E group at MaRS. V&E works with over 1400 innovation-driven science and technology startups. V&E helps entrepreneurs commercialize innovations with high business growth potential in Canada and globally by facilitating access to the customer, talent, funding, marketing and stakeholder connections required to successfully scale their business.

About the Position

In this role, the Analyst will work closely with the MaRS Market Intelligence (MI) team as well as other MaRS teams/partners to deliver high-impact market research projects that support the launch, growth, and scaling of innovative ventures.

The Analyst will also collaborate with the MI team to understand venture clients’ needs and develop research assets and tools that enhance service offerings and improve overall client experience.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and support the successful delivery of high-impact market research projects focused on venture clients’ research needs, addressing challenges related to market sizing, market trends, customer insights, investment strategies, and competitive or partner landscapes.
  • Key tasks include: project scoping, developing proposals and research frameworks, conducting research and analysis, holding client check-ins, and presenting findings and recommendations.
    
• Collaborate with colleagues to develop strategies, frameworks, and methodologies that elevate the team’s market research capabilities. Work with the MI team and other teams to iterate on product offerings, improve client experiences, and support venture growth.
• Provide guidance and support to junior and new team members, including walking through processes, reviewing research deliverables, and ensuring consistent, high-quality outputs.
• Ensure timely and detailed reporting and documentation of client projects in Salesforce, Asana, and other relevant platforms. Contribute to internal operational efficiency initiatives and other internal projects as needed.
• Occasionally take on secondments or special projects for strategic partners and teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor Degree
• 1+ years of experience in scoping and designing research projects, drafting project proposals, executing market research studies and managing project timelines
• 1+ year of experience in leading research projects
• 1+ year of client-facing experience
• Strong knowledge and interest in Health, Cleantech and/or FinTech/ICT sectors
• Passionate about entrepreneurship, innovative technology, and market research
• Highly adaptable and comfortable working in a fast-paced, evolving environment
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Ability to build collaborative relationships with colleagues and clients
• Professional communication skills, with tact and sensitivity in client interactions
• Proficient in primary and secondary research methods
• Skilled in working with quantitative datasets and conducting market or customer analysis
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills
• Creative problem-solver with a curious and analytical mindset
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to delivering high-quality work
• Solid understanding of one sector, with the ability to analyze and contextualize trends and data

Applications will close at 5pm EDT on May 8, 2025.

Applicants must be legally eligible to work in Canada and reside in Ontario.

Salary Range: $60,000 - $76,000, extended healthcare benefits, lifestyle spending account, and paid time-off.

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