Qualitative Project Assistant (German speaking) - Remote

M3USA; São Paulo; Remote; BRL 45,000 - 71,000; Full time

Job summary

M3 Global Research seeks a Qualitative Project Assistant (German speaking) to support coordination of qualitative projects and assist the Project Manager in meeting client specs. The role involves coordinating with respondents, vendors, freelancers and translation agencies, ensuring deliverables pass quality checks.

The candidate should be fluent in German and English, highly organized and capable of working autonomously in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Must be business fluent in German and English.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience preferred.
• Experience in market research or coordination roles is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate recruitment of respondents, vendors, freelancers and translation agencies.
• Call, confirm and rescreen respondents from online screener.
• Finalize internal and client recruitment update spreadsheets for Project Managers.
• Manage and control vendors; check deliverables; negotiate costs; maintain relationships; liaise with clients when needed.

Skills

German fluency

English fluency

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Excel

Outlook

Word

Job description

Qualitative Project Assistant (German speaking) - Remote

• Full-time

About M3:

A Japanese global leader in the provision of ground-breaking and innovative technological and research solutions to the healthcare industry. The M3 Group operates in the US, Asia, and Europe with over 5.8 million physician members globally via its physician websites which include mdlinx.com, m3.com, research.m3.com, Doctors.net.uk, medigate.net, and medlive.cn. M3 Inc. is a publicly traded company on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (jp:2413, NIKKEI 225) with subsidiaries in major markets including the US, UK, Japan, South Korea, and China, and in 2020 was ranked in Forbes’ Global 2000 list. The M3 Group provides services to healthcare and the life science industry. In addition to market research, these services include medical education, ethical drug promotion, clinical development, job recruitment, and clinic appointment services. M3 has offices in Japan, UK, France, Germany, Brazil, Sweden, China, USA, and South Korea, as well as India.

M3 Global Research, part of M3 Inc., provides the most comprehensive and highest quality market research recruitment and support services available to the industry with relationships reaching respondents in more than 70 countries worldwide.

Role Mission:

The mission of the Qualitative Project Assistant is the coordination of a qualitative projects and assisting the Project Manager in making sure projects are delivered in accordance with the specs given by the client.

The Qualitative Project Assistant is one of the key players in the execution of a qualitative project, and is responsible for coordinating with respondents, vendors, freelancers, translation agencies and checking quality of the deliverables before they are passed on to the client. The Qualitative Project Assistant is accountable for successful management of respondents, vendors and delivery.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Including, but not limited to the following:

• Candidate will aide in recruitment of respondents on a project in their local language, including recruitment from panel and free-finding
• Call, confirm and rescreen respondents that participated in an online screener
• Finalize the internal and client recruitment update spreadsheets for the Project Managers
• Candidate will be responsible for the management and control of the vendors selected for qualitative projects they are allocated to, and help ensure M3 achieves and exceeds client expectations
  • Candidate will be responsible for checking any deliverables from the vendor
  • Negotiating costs with vendors and freelancers and managing their progress throughout the lifecycle of the project
  • Maintain and develop relationships with freelancers and vendors on behalf of M3 Global Research
  • On occasion, the candidate will liaise with clients on behalf of Project Managers

Education and Training Required:

Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience preferred.

Experience in market research preferred, ideally in the medical/healthcare field.

Knowledge, Skill, Ability:

• Must be business fluent in both German and English
• The candidate must be a self-motivated individual with exceptional time management, organisational skills and attention to detail.
• The candidate must have well-developed analytical and problem-solving skills; ability to quickly solve problems as they present as well as proactively identify and resolve potential issues to avoid escalation. The candidate must have the ability to work autonomously and in a team environment to successfully meet study specific and departmental objectives.
• The candidate must be self-motivated with the ability to prioritize and reprioritize throughout the day.
• The candidate must have very strong Microsoft Office skills including Excel, Outlook and Word, and be a quick learner of new technologies/software.
• The candidate must have exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
• The candidate must have the ability to manage multiple research projects accurately and on-time in a fast-paced environment where moving deadlines and other changes often occur in real time.

Please note, this position will be an independent contractor position and you confirming whether you have or will be registering with the state or national tax department as a self-employed contractor or freelancer or setting up your own personal limited company to join us as a contractor.