Clinical Survey Research & Methodology Expert (Physician / PhD)

Clinical survey work

Develop physician focused healthcare market research surveys across diseases and therapeutic areas. Combine clinical expertise with practical survey design to make questionnaires scientifically credible, clear and relevant to physicians' everyday decisions.

There is an opportunity for ongoing collaboration across multiple research projects over the coming months. The work helps healthcare and life sciences organizations understand clinical practice and physician perspectives.

Responsibilities

• Design and refine physician surveys, checking questions for clinical accuracy, medical relevance, clarity and suitability for the intended audience.
• Turn complex clinical concepts and research objectives into structured, unbiased questions.
• Improve response choices, survey logic, question sequence and data quality using established market research methods.
• Review terminology, diagnostic criteria, treatment pathways, patient management practices and therapeutic relevance.
• Incorporate research team feedback and keep approaches consistent across projects.
• Recommend changes that improve validity, physician engagement and overall research quality.

Required background

• An MD, DO, PhD, PharmD or equivalent advanced qualification in medicine, clinical research or a closely related field.
• Strong knowledge of specific diseases, therapeutic areas, treatment guidelines and clinical decision-making in practice.
• Demonstrated experience designing, writing, reviewing or validating healthcare professional surveys.
• Familiarity with questionnaire design, logic, response scales, question bias and research best practices.
• Experience with pharmaceutical businesses, healthcare market research agencies, life sciences consulting or clinical research organizations.
• Strong writing skills and the ability to turn medical information into clear, actionable survey questions.

Helpful experience

Three or more years in healthcare market research or clinical survey development is preferred, as is prior survey work with physicians, specialists or other healthcare professionals. Experience with Qualtrics, Forsta, Decipher, Alchemer or SurveyMonkey is useful.

Additional strengths include research on treatment journeys, prescribing behavior, clinical decisions and unmet medical needs, along with experience supporting studies across several disease areas.