Clinical Survey Research & Methodology Expert – Physician, PhD

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Clinical survey expert designing and validating physician-focused healthcare research surveys for Mercor. Translating medical expertise into high-quality data for AI training projects.

Responsibilities:

  • 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 physician audiences
  • Translate complex clinical concepts and research objectives into well-structured, unbiased survey questions
  • Apply 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
  • Support Mercor projects that train and enhance AI systems using human expertise

Requirements:

  • Advanced clinical or scientific degree: MD, DO, PhD, PharmD, or equivalent qualification 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 ability to translate complex medical information into clear, actionable survey questions
  • 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 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
  • Must be unable to require H1-B or STEM OPT sponsorship; Mercor cannot support H1-B or STEM OPT candidates

Benefits:

  • Ongoing collaboration across multiple healthcare research projects over the coming months
  • Fully remote work
  • Flexible schedule; work can be completed on your own schedule
  • Projects may be extended, shortened, or concluded early depending on needs and performance
  • Weekly payments via Stripe or Wise based on services rendered
  • Competitive pay
  • Opportunity to collaborate with leading researchers
  • Reasonable accommodations upon request