Research Analyst

This full-time Research Analyst role is part of MIMIR’s expert network services business. It supports consultants and managers at consulting firms, think tanks, funds, and audit firms by connecting their project needs with relevant expert knowledge. The work helps clients move decisions forward when public information and ordinary searches are not sufficient.

The analyst clarifies the client’s background, current situation, questions, priorities, and key issues. The role determines who should be consulted and what should be asked, then proposes appropriate ENS services such as expert interviews, surveys, and lectures. It researches potential experts from industry, occupational, and technical perspectives, presents multiple candidates with the reasons each expert can answer the question, and manages the arrangements through completion. Responsibilities include scheduling, distributing agendas, collecting survey comments, and delivering the results.

The role also improves processes, templates, and operating workflows and shares reusable knowledge within the team. Example projects include understanding a target market and the success factors or risks of major players for a new service, gathering firsthand information about local business practices and regulations for overseas expansion, and investigating implementation barriers and practical considerations for digital transformation. The services named in the posting include NewsPicks Expert, Speeda Expert Research, EXPERT Interview, and FLASH Opinion. Participation in projects involving operational design, process improvement, and efficiency gains through AI use is also possible.

Required qualifications are interest in and alignment with MIMIR’s business and mission, at least two years of professional experience, and experience in solution-oriented corporate sales. Experience in researching, recruiting, matching, or other search-and-arrangement work is welcomed, as are qualitative research, industry or case research, competitive-environment research, workflow improvement, template creation, operational standardization, and knowledge of a particular industry or technology area such as manufacturing or IT. Experience proposing and coordinating solutions for client issues, experience articulating the value of intangible services, and B2B communication involving internal and external coordination are relevant. Communication and negotiation with business owners or managers are also welcomed. The posting does not state an education requirement.

The expected development path is to handle issue organization and service proposals with senior support during the first three months, then complete interview arrangements on schedule. Within three months to one year, the analyst is expected to manage cases independently from detailed research and requirement understanding through expert proposals and arrangements, identify additional issues needed for a client’s next step, and lead projects using research fundamentals and an individual area of expertise. After about two years, possible paths include deeper specialization in expert research or an internal move into field sales, customer success, or consulting related to the service.

The work is centered on remote work, with mandatory team attendance twice per month and generally in-person attendance for two or three MIMIR-wide meetings each year. Working hours are 9:00 to 18:00 with eight actual working hours, with some adjustment possible. The stated work location is the Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo office, and the possible workplace range includes the employee’s home, the head office, or another company-approved location. Annual salary is listed as JPY 4.8–5.7 million and is determined based on experience and ability. Benefits include transportation reimbursement up to JPY 50,000 per month, a company-provided PC selected from a catalog, and a reduced-hours system. Holidays include a two-day weekly system, public holidays, year-end and New Year holidays, at least 10 days of paid leave, condolence leave, and a twice-yearly seven-consecutive-day long-vacation program.