Clinical Survey Methodology Expert - PhD

Mercor is seeking experienced Clinical Research and Survey Methodology Experts to support the development and refinement of physician-focused healthcare market research surveys. The ideal candidate combines deep clinical expertise in specific diseases or therapeutic areas with hands-on experience in healthcare market research, survey design, and questionnaire development . You will help ensure that surveys administered to healthcare professionals are clinically accurate, scientifically credible, appropriately structured, and relevant to real-world clinical practice. This is an opportunity for an ongoing collaboration across multiple therapeutic areas and research initiatives over the coming months.

Key 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 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.

Required Qualifications

• Advanced clinical or scientific degree: MD, DO, PhD, PharmD, or equivalent qualification in medicine, clinical research, or a closely related discipline.

• Clinical expertise: Strong understanding of specific diseases, therapeutic areas, treatment guidelines, and real-world clinical decision-making.

• Healthcare market research experience: Demonstrated experience designing, writing, reviewing, or validating healthcare professional (HCP) surveys.

• Survey methodology: 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 Qualifications

• 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.

Why Join Mercor?

• Ongoing Collaboration: Opportunity to participate in multiple healthcare research projects over the coming months.

• Apply Your Expertise: Combine your clinical knowledge and research methodology experience to improve the quality of physician-focused surveys.

• Meaningful Research: Contribute to projects that help healthcare and life sciences organisations better understand clinical practices and physician perspectives.