Medical Affairs Specialist - Fully Remote | Upto $200/hr

mercor; India; Remote; INR 24,028,000 - 29,367,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercor is seeking a Therapeutic Area & Clinical Survey Expert for a remote contract engagement. You will review surveys for clinical accuracy, evaluate disease terminology and treatment pathways, and identify issues to improve physician and patient questionnaires.

The ideal candidate has 3+ years in a relevant clinical area, deep disease understanding, and experience in medical affairs or pharma market research.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional experience in a relevant therapeutic or clinical area.
• Deep understanding of disease, treatment landscape, and real-world clinical decision-making.
• Background in medical affairs, clinical research, or pharma market research.

Responsibilities

• Review physician and patient surveys for clinical and therapeutic-area accuracy.
• Evaluate disease terminology, treatment pathways, and clinical scenarios.
• Identify inaccurate or missing clinical considerations and improve questions.
• Ensure questions reflect physician decision-making and patient experiences.
• Collaborate with survey methodologists or assess clinical content and survey design.

Skills

Clinical research understanding

Written communication

Analytical judgment

Survey evaluation

Education

MD or clinical degree (preferred)

Job description

About the job

Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include Benchmark , General Catalyst , Peter Thiel , Adam D'Angelo , Larry Summers , and Jack Dorsey .

Position: Therapeutic Area & Clinical Survey Expert

Type: Contract

Compensation: $200/hour

Location: Remote

Responsibilities

• Review physician and patient surveys for clinical and therapeutic-area accuracy .
• Evaluate disease terminology, treatment pathways, therapies, clinical scenarios, and response options.
• Identify inaccurate, outdated, ambiguous, or missing clinical considerations.
• Ensure questions appropriately reflect physician decision-making and patient experiences .
• Collaborate with survey methodologists or independently assess both clinical content and survey design .
• Provide clear, evidence-based recommendations for improvements.

Qualifications Must-Have

• 3+ years of professional experience within a relevant therapeutic or clinical area .
• Deep understanding of the disease, treatment landscape, and real-world clinical decision-making.
• Background in medical affairs, clinical research, medical writing, life sciences consulting, pharma market research, healthcare insights, or clinical practice .
• Ability to identify clinically inaccurate or incomplete survey questions.
• Strong written communication and analytical judgment.
• MD or clinical degree is welcome but not required.

Preferred

• Experience with physician or patient market research .