Clinical Research Specialist (Remote | $200/hr)

Synthires; Greater London; Remote; GBP 171,000 - 243,000; Full time

Job summary

Synthires is seeking a Clinical Survey Research Expert (Physician / PhD) for a remote hourly contract at $200/hour. You'll design physician-facing surveys, ensure clinical accuracy, and translate complex medical concepts into clear questions for accurate market research across diseases and therapies.

Ideal candidates hold an advanced clinical or scientific degree and have experience in healthcare market research, with proficiency in Qualtrics or similar tools and strong written communication

Qualifications

• Advanced clinical or scientific degree required.
• Strong survey design and quality review experience.
• Ability to translate complex clinical concepts into clear survey questions.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and refine physician-facing surveys across diseases and therapeutic areas.
• Review survey questions for clinical accuracy, medical relevance, and clarity.
• Translate complex clinical concepts into clear, unbiased questions.
• Evaluate clinical terminology, treatment pathways, and diagnostic criteria.

Skills

Clinical knowledge

Survey design

Question bias awareness

Written communication

Education

MD/DO/PhD/PharmD or equivalent

Tools

Qualtrics

Forsta

Decipher

Alchemer

SurveyMonkey

Job description

Clinical Survey Research Expert (Physician / PhD) (Remote | $200/hr)

Position: Clinical Survey Research Expert (Physician / PhD)

Type: Hourly Contract

Compensation: $200 per hour

Location: Remote

About the Opportunity

This opportunity is for experienced clinical research and survey methodology professionals to develop and refine physician-focused healthcare market research surveys. Candidates will combine clinical expertise with survey design and research methodology skills to ensure questionnaires are accurate, unbiased, scientifically credible, and relevant to real-world clinical practice.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and refine physician-facing surveys across diseases and therapeutic areas.
• Review survey questions for clinical accuracy, medical relevance, clarity, and appropriateness.
• Translate complex clinical concepts into clear, unbiased, well-structured questions.
• Evaluate clinical terminology, treatment pathways, diagnostic criteria, and patient management practices.
• Collaborate with research teams to incorporate feedback and maintain consistency.
• Recommend improvements to survey validity, physician engagement, and research quality.

Required Qualifications

• Advanced clinical or scientific degree, such as MD, DO, PhD, PharmD, or equivalent qualification in medicine, clinical research, or a related discipline.
• Strong clinical knowledge of relevant diseases, therapeutic areas, treatment guidelines, and clinical decision-making.
• Demonstrated experience designing, writing, reviewing, or validating healthcare professional surveys.
• Familiarity with questionnaire design, survey logic, response scales, question bias, and research best practices.
• Experience with pharmaceutical companies, healthcare market research agencies, life sciences consulting firms, or clinical research organizations.
• Excellent written communication skills and the ability to translate complex medical information into clear survey questions.

Preferred Qualifications

• At least 3 years of experience in healthcare market research, clinical survey development, or related research.
• Experience developing surveys for physicians, specialists, or other healthcare professionals.
• Familiarity with Qualtrics, Forsta, Decipher, Alchemer, or SurveyMonkey.
• Experience researching treatment journeys, prescribing behavior, clinical decision-making, and unmet medical needs.
• Experience supporting multiple research studies across different therapeutic areas.

Compensation

• $200 per hour.
• Remote hourly contract engagement.
• Potential for ongoing collaboration across multiple healthcare research projects.

Application Process

The application process was not specified in the provided listing.