“I’ve known Bijel for over 10 years and she has delivered wide ranging market research and clinical data analysis for my project teams. At my prior company, she worked closely with our multidisciplinary product innovation team for over 8 years and became a key extension to the core team fulfilling a wide range of market and clinical literature research needs to further our product development activities which ultimately culminated in our attaining CE Mark approval. I’ve always known Bijel to be very professional and responsive and willing to support our research requirements whether they be simple or complex.”
— Director, Clinical Research, Emerging MedTech Company
“I worked with Bijel for over 15 years. She is a strategic thinker when it comes to research and is particular adept at moderating and interviewing to gain deep insights. She spends time up front really digging into a client’s issue to be certain she understands it completely and has the client’s perspective on the situation. She is also good at reading people and she uses this skill while moderating group discussions or individual interviews to carefully navigate personal and group dynamics to get at deeper insights. Her client’s find this valuable and it is one of the reasons she has maintained client relationships that have spanned many years.”
— Brian Reuter, Vice President ORC International (Big Village)
“I worked with Bijel for over ten years on qualitative research studies for medical technology & other leading healthcare companies. What I appreciated most about working with Bijel was her ability to manage the predictable politics of each engagement, maintain harmonious relationships with clients, and deliver or exceed expected results.”
— Independent Healthcare Consultant
“The project we did together was for patients, and I appreciated the empathy you displayed as a moderator.”
— Qualitative Research Director
“We received very positive feedback throughout on Bijel’s moderating (and heavy lifting) ”
— Qualitative Research Director, Market Research Company
“Your general perspective on all matter HC-related are always helpful! ”
— VP Strategic Research, Consulting Company
“it was a pleasure working with you and the report is excellent”
— Satisfied Client
“Thank you for doing such a great job! Client feedback was very positive, they really appreciated how you kept the call within the designated and your control of the interview with a chatty respondent.”
— Senior Research Project Director, Market Research Company
“Bijel Dholakia and I have collaborated on numerous market research projects, having worked together for well over a decade. Bijel is an astute analyst with a meticulous eye for detail. An experienced project leader, she effectively manages group meetings, team project contributions and timelines. She excels at setting realistic project goals and continually strives to exceed client expectations.”
— Kimberly Fortier, Principal Fortier Gruidl Associates
“I had the opportunity to work with Bijel on a variety of different projects: the first was running online market research for a pipeline project; another was an in-person product preference claim generation project; and a third example was when I used her to facilitate an in-person brainstorming session around innovation. I found Bijel to be very responsive to our changing needs on every project, and extremely flexible with the variety of thinking required. She always met our agreed deadlines and was a pleasure to work with.”
— Director of Marketing, Fortune 50 Global MedTech Company
“I had the pleasure of working with Bijel for over 10 years at ORC International. She had supported me in a wide range of business development activities. Bijel has a keen understanding of clients’ market intelligence needs, crafting customized and thoughtful research programs designed to answer our clients’ critical business questions. Bijel strives for excellence in research delivery and client satisfaction, and was an asset and direct contributor to my BD successes.”
— Stu Cohen, VP Client Development, ORC International (Big Village)
“Bijel is great as an investigator with a sense for marketing as well as medical technology. She is detail-conscious, hard- working and communicates her insights skillfully.”
— Bob Reiter Principal at Robert Reitter Market Research
