MercorPaid studies
Clinical Survey Research & Methodology Expert (Physician / PhD)
$200/hr
About this role, in Mercor's words
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.
What you'll do
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.
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- 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.
Candidate background
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
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- 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.
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Full job descriptionThe original posting, in Mercor's words
Posted by Mercor, reproduced here so you can judge the role before clicking. Original posting ↗
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.
Working with MercorPay, getting started and work, from Mercor's own pages
What the platform publishes in general. These are not extra terms confirmed for this particular role.
- Getting paid
- Hourly work is paid every Wednesday for the previous week, through Stripe Connect or Wise, whichever Mercor assigns to your region. Stripe holds the first payout for 7 days. talent.docs.mercor.com/how-to/payments, talent.docs.mercor.com/policies/contracts
- Before your first paid task
- An AI interview of about 20 minutes, reused for other roles that need it, then any assessments the role asks for. Before logging hours: ID verification through Persona, a tax form, the contract documents, the Insightful time tracker, and a background check the onboarding guide says usually takes one to two weeks. talent.docs.mercor.com/support/ai-interview, talent.docs.mercor.com/how-to/apply, talent.docs.mercor.com/policies/contracts, talent.docs.mercor.com/how-to/id-verification, talent.docs.mercor.com/working/project-onboarding
- How much work
- The current interview FAQ gives no reply-time estimate. Mercor says it notifies you when your application moves to the next stage and that you can keep applying. When a project ends you are not moved to a new one automatically. talent.docs.mercor.com/support/ai-interview, talent.docs.mercor.com/support/project
- Contract
- Independent contractor with Mercor.io Corporation of San Francisco, which deducts no taxes. talent.docs.mercor.com/policies/taxes-work-authorization, talent.docs.mercor.com/support/legal
Read on the pages linked above on 23 Sep 2026. Platforms change these terms, so check the linked page before you rely on one.
Alex's experience on MercorA personal account, not a promise about your project
Alexruns this site and has worked on Mercor himself. Written 31 Aug 2026.
- Every interview I took used an AI interviewer. They always checked my microphone and camera and asked me to share my screen, and some included a timed exercise of around 25 minutes.
- Many later applications needed no new interview from me. With the required assessments complete and no other outstanding steps, applying could be close to one click.
- The application I checked did not ask for a rate. My offer matched my minimum in Work Preferences. That does not establish that Mercor always caps higher offers at your preference.
- Onboarding and setup came to about 4 hours, with more security and tool setup. Of the three platforms I worked on, it was the most complicated for me. That is an estimate from my projects, not a platform average.
- Mercor required the Insightful tracker on my project. I observed app and website usage monitoring, and I am unsure which screenshot settings applied, so check the configuration.
- I was paid for hours logged, once every 14 days, and I have not experienced late or incorrect payments. That was my arrangement. Mercor's current documentation describes weekly payout cycles, so check your own offer.
One person's applications, not a promise about yours.
What happens after you apply, first-handHow does the pay compare?Across Paid studies roles, not this role alone
From our own daily reads of every open listing on the platforms we follow, not from Mercor's posting. How we count.
Pay across the field: Paid studies
Across 8 roles in this field with a stated hourly rate in US dollars, on 5 platforms, the middle half pays $40 to $100 an hour at the top of the range, and the median is $80. This role's top rate, $200, is in the top quarter. Of the 8 distinct rates we count, 8 are lower and 0 are higher.
| Platform | Roles | Top of range, per hour |
|---|---|---|
| Mercor (this platform) | 4 | $35 to $110 |
| Terac | 1 | $100 |
| Alignerr | 1 | $80 |
| Handshake AI | 1 | $40 |
| Meridial (Invisible) | 1 | $20 |
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- First seen here on 19 Oct 2026, and still on Mercor's list when we last read it on 20 Oct 2026.
- The listed pay has not changed since then.
- Posted by Mercor
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- Listing ID
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Pay as the source states it: “200 USD HOUR”.
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