Research Director

Overview

About the Role & TeamIDC is looking for a Research Director to oversee IDC’s memory research. As part of the Computer Infrastructure research subdomain, the analyst will lead IDC’s research on memory supply, demand, and adoption. The analyst will engage with vendors, providers, regulatory bodies, end users, and other IDC analysts to ensure the narrative on memory is well-rounded, qualitatively and quantitatively. The candidate must be fluent in English and be able to travel to the US to meet with clients.

What You’ll Do

• Serve as the lead analyst for IDC's global memory coverage.
• Core research spans DRAM and NAND memory, including demand and supply analysis and memory consumption across infrastructure, consumer, and embedded platforms and systems.
• Develop and deliver rich insights on the industry (key vendor, product, and technology trends) and the market (key adoption trends). Provide insights into the industry's demand and supply dynamics, pricing, competitors, and fab capacity.
• Analyze memory-centric technologies such as PCIe and USB, memory-bound workloads, next-generation memory, and emerging memory markets such as AI.
• Develop market models for various memory types (which will feed into IDC’s data products). Collaborate with infrastructure and device analysts to encompass insights into a bigger picture on computing platforms, systems, and services.
• Convey research and insights to IDC’s clients, including financial services clients.

What You Bring

• Required Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field or 7-10 years of direct vendor experience in the IT infrastructure industry.
• Strong quantitative and/or modeling skills (working with a database is a bonus)
• Problem solving and communications skills
• Percentage of travel required ~35%
• Hybrid work model (proximity to a major airport)

Why This Role Stands Out At IDC, your work helps shape how the world understands technology and where it goes next. You collaborate with curious, high-caliber colleagues who value rigor, integrity, and shared success. As the premier global provider of trusted technology intelligence, IDC equips business and technology leaders with the evidence they need to make confident decisions. Our insights inform strategy, investment, and innovation across industries and regions.

Recognized by IIAR as Analyst Firm of the Year for five consecutive years, IDC sets the standard for credibility and impact. With more than 1,000 analysts worldwide and a truly global perspective, we combine deep expertise with practical relevance. Here, your ideas matter, your voice is heard, and your contributions provide the insights leaders rely on every day. It is meaningful work, backed by a culture that supports growth, collaboration, and long-term career development with a globally respected brand.

What We Offer

• Individualized Culture: An environment where you can explore new areas outside your specialty and stay engaged with work you enjoy.
• Hybrid Working: Enjoy a flexible hybrid work arrangement, with the opportunity to work from home while attending the office as required for business needs.
• Time-off and holidays: On top of your statutory holiday allowance and public holidays, IDC grants annually reviewed company-wide closures on 19 August (Unplug Day) and 24 December – 1 January inclusive (Global Shutdown) and a volunteering day.
• A position in a highly professional and globally respected market research and advisory firm, where initiative leading to results is rewarded.

Equal Opportunity Employer

IDC is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all qualified persons. Employment eligibility verification required. We participate in E-Verify.

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