Remote | Healthcare Market Research & Survey Methodology Consultant — Up to $130/hour

We are sharing a specialised part-time consulting opportunity for experienced healthcare market research, pharmaceutical insights, and survey methodology professionals with hands-on experience designing and evaluating physician, patient, and healthcare research surveys. This role focuses on developing and reviewing rigorous healthcare survey instruments used in pharmaceutical and life-sciences research. Selected professionals will translate research objectives into effective questionnaires, evaluate survey methodology and respondent experience, and collaborate with therapeutic-area experts to ensure instruments produce reliable and decision-useful data. Key Responsibilities Healthcare Survey Design Design, review, and refine physician and patient research surveys Translate research objectives into clear, methodologically sound questionnaires Develop survey structures appropriate for healthcare and pharmaceutical research Evaluate whether instruments effectively address intended research questions Apply established healthcare market-research conventions throughout the survey-development process Questionnaire Methodology Review question wording, response scales, survey flow, and overall instrument structure Identify leading, ambiguous, overly technical, or otherwise problematic questions Evaluate ordering effects and potential sources of measurement bias Assess recall requirements and whether questions place unreasonable demands on respondents Recommend methodological improvements that strengthen data quality and interpretability Screening & Survey Logic Review screeners and eligibility criteria for physician, patient, and HCP research Evaluate branching and skip logic Assess speciality screening and respondent qualification criteria Review patient-volume and treatment-behaviour qualification requirements where relevant Identify inconsistencies or logic issues that may affect survey completion or sample quality Physician & HCP Research Ensure questionnaires are appropriately constructed for physicians, specialists, primary care professionals, and other healthcare professionals Evaluate research involving prescribing behaviour, treatment pathways, and clinical decision-making Assess whether terminology and response options are appropriate for professional audiences Review patient-volume qualification and speciality criteria Identify questions that may produce unclear or misleading responses Patient Research Review surveys covering diagnosis history, symptoms, treatment experience, adherence, and patient journeys Assess questions involving quality of life and treatment burden Evaluate whether wording and response options are understandable and appropriate for patient audiences Review respondent burden and survey length Identify methodological issues that may affect the reliability of patient-reported information Pharmaceutical & Life Sciences Insights Apply knowledge of pharmaceutical primary market research and commercial insights Review surveys designed to inform treatment, market, patient, or healthcare strategy Incorporate relevant life-sciences research practices into questionnaire design Evaluate whether survey outputs will generate meaningful and actionable information Support research involving medical affairs, commercial insights, and related healthcare functions Therapeutic-Area Collaboration Collaborate with clinical and therapeutic-area experts to ensure survey content is appropriately framed Integrate methodological and clinical feedback into revised instruments Independently assess both methodology and therapeutic content where professional expertise supports doing so Identify clinical assumptions requiring specialist review Ensure research questions remain methodologically rigorous while reflecting real-world healthcare contexts Therapeutic-Area Research Contribute to surveys involving areas such as: Oncology , particularly prostate cancer Gastroenterology , particularly ulcerative colitis and inflammatory bowel disease Neurology , particularly migraine and headache disorders Pulmonology and respiratory medicine , particularly COPD Additional pharmaceutical therapeutic-area expertise is valuable for future research initiatives Research Quality & Recommendations Assess whether surveys will generate reliable, interpretable, and decision-useful data Identify weaknesses in questionnaire construction or research methodology Provide precise written explanations of methodological concerns Recommend practical revisions to improve survey quality Distinguish substantive research issues from minor stylistic preferences Ideal Profile 3+ years of professional experience in healthcare, pharmaceutical, life-sciences, or medically focused research Hands-on experience designing, programming, fielding, reviewing, or advising on surveys involving physicians, patients, HCPs, or other healthcare stakeholders Strong knowledge of questionnaire design and survey methodology Relevant backgrounds may include: Healthcare or pharmaceutical market research Pharmaceutical primary market research Healthcare consumer or patient insights Survey methodology Quantitative healthcare research Behavioural science Healthcare consulting Life-sciences insights and analytics Medical communications or research Experience with physician research involving speciality screening, prescribing patterns, treatment pathways, or treatment behaviour is valuable Experience with patient research involving diagnosis, symptoms, treatment experience, adherence, quality of life, or patient journeys is valuable Familiarity with pharmaceutical market research, commercial insights, or medical affairs research Therapeutic-area expertise in oncology, gastroenterology, neurology, pulmonology, or respiratory medicine is particularly valuable Experience with platforms such as Qualtrics, Decipher/Forsta, Alchemer, SurveyMonkey , or comparable survey tools is helpful but not required Excellent written reasoning and ability to provide precise methodological feedback Professionals capable of evaluating both survey methodology and therapeutic-area content are particularly valuable, although deep survey-methodology expertise alone is highly relevant Engagement Details Part-time independent contractor engagement Fully remote Flexible scheduling based on project requirements Compensation: Up to $130/hour Work focuses on healthcare survey design, pharmaceutical market research, physician and patient research, and methodological review Initial research areas include prostate cancer, ulcerative colitis, and migraine, with COPD and additional indications expected over time Opportunities may continue across multiple therapeutic areas and research initiatives Projects may be extended, shortened, or concluded based on project needs and performance Work must be completed without using confidential or proprietary information belonging to any employer, client, institution, or other third party H1-B and STEM OPT support is unavailable for this engagement About the Platform This opportunity is available through 24-MAG LLC. 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