Clinical Survey Research & Methodology Expert at Mercor

Clinical Survey Research & Methodology Expert (Physician / PhD) | $200/hr | Remote | Contract

Mercor is hiring experienced Clinical Research and Survey Methodology Experts to support the development and refinement of physician-focused healthcare market research surveys. You will help ensure surveys administered to healthcare professionals are clinically accurate, scientifically credible, appropriately structured, and relevant to real-world clinical practice. This is an ongoing collaboration across multiple therapeutic areas and research initiatives over the coming months.

What the work involves

• Design, develop, and refine physician-facing surveys across various diseases and therapeutic areas.
• Review survey questions for clinical accuracy, medical relevance, clarity, and appropriateness for the intended physician audience.
• Translate complex clinical concepts and research objectives into well-structured, unbiased survey questions.
• Apply established market research methodologies to improve questionnaire design, response options, survey flow, and data quality.
• Evaluate surveys for clinical terminology, treatment pathways, diagnostic criteria, patient management practices, and therapeutic relevance.
• Collaborate with research teams to incorporate feedback and maintain consistency across survey projects.
• Provide expert recommendations to improve survey validity, physician engagement, and overall research quality.

Who it's for

• Advanced clinical or scientific degree: MD, DO, PhD, PharmD, or equivalent in medicine, clinical research, or a closely related discipline.
• Strong understanding of specific diseases, therapeutic areas, treatment guidelines, and real-world clinical decision-making.
• Demonstrated experience designing, writing, reviewing, or validating healthcare professional (HCP) surveys.
• Familiarity with questionnaire design, survey logic, response scales, question bias, and research best practices.
• Experience working with pharmaceutical companies, healthcare market research agencies, life sciences consulting firms, or clinical research organisations.
• Strong written communication skills and the ability to translate complex medical information into clear, actionable survey questions.

Preferred

• 3+ years of experience in healthcare market research, clinical survey development, or related research activities.
• Previous experience developing surveys targeting physicians, specialists, or other healthcare professionals.
• Familiarity with platforms such as Qualtrics, Forsta, Decipher, Alchemer, or SurveyMonkey.
• Experience in therapeutic-area-specific market research, including treatment journeys, prescribing behaviour, clinical decision-making, and unmet medical needs.
• Experience supporting multiple research studies across different disease areas.

Pay and schedule

This is an hourly contractor role at $200/hr, with the opportunity to participate in multiple healthcare research projects over the coming months. The work is fully remote.