We are looking for Clinical Survey Research & Methodology Expert (Physician / PhD) candidates for a project delivered through the hiring partner.
What you'll do
- 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.
What you need
- 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 the ability to translate complex medical information into clear, actionable survey questions.
Nice to have
- 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.
Expertise
Who you work with
Project and contracting process: the hiring partner. Applications continue on the provider's website.
Pay and hours
This role pays $200/hr, for 40 h/week. The work is remote. That is about 135% above the $85 an hour median for science & research roles open now.
Who can apply from where
The provider lists this role as open worldwide. With a profile, Tier1 checks your country and languages against this role and every other before you apply.