Research Associate – International Voice Calling

SmartRecruiters, Inc.; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 300,000 - 540,000; Full time

Job summary

m360 Research in Bengaluru is hiring a Research Associate – International Voice Calling. You will recruit panelists by phone, conduct cold calls, and support US/EU projects with high-quality service.

The role requires 1+ year of tel caller experience, excellent communication, and comfort with night shifts (US EST). You will work from office and adhere to ISO standards while engaging respondents for market research studies.

Qualifications

• 1+ year of Tel caller experience in US process or international call centre.
• Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills.
• Comfortable with phone work and team environment.
• Able to work night shift (US EST).
• Willing to work from office.
• Visit www.m360research.com before interview.

Responsibilities

• Recruit M360 panellists via phone and carry out cold calls for projects.
• Conduct online desk research to find healthcare professional numbers.
• Communicate project details clearly to participants.
• Inform manager of recruitment issues or delays impacting delivery.
• Provide feedback on project feasibility based on market intel from calls.
• Complete phone screening for telephone and in-facility interviews.
• Schedule and confirm qualitative respondents over the phone.
• Send confirmation letters and chase materials as needed.
• Achieve daily call targets and strike rate; follow QA guidelines.
• Comply with ISO 20252:2019 and ISO 27001 standards.
• Support onboarding for respondents and reactivate inactive users.
• Provide high-quality support via phone and email/tickets.
• Troubleshoot across systems and coordinate with US/EU teams.
• Maintain relationships with panel members through timely communication.
• Assist with updating procedures and project setup.

Skills

Tel call handling

Cold calling

Phone communication

Team player

Attention to detail

Night shift

US EST time

Education

Graduate or 12th pass

Job description

Research Associate – International Voice Calling

• Full-time

About m360 Research: m360 Research is a full-service market research agency specializing in the healthcare space. Our proprietary panels include over 1 million physicians across 75 specialties in addition to substantial communities of allied HCPs, and payers. Founded in 2004, with a strong provenance in technology and innovation, m360 is committed to high quality and actionable insights, underpinned by robust physician verification and ISO certification (9001, 20252, 27001). International fieldwork services are complemented by full service advanced analytics to power data-driven decision making.

About M3: m360 Research is a wholly owned subsidiary of 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.

Role Description
The Associate is a highly motivated, excellent communicator and personable professional that focuses on recruiting market research participants via phone and carry out cold calling to engage new respondents to complete M360 Research projects. The Associate provides high quality customer service to panel members and other research participants by answering questions and resolving enquiries regarding registration, accounts, study participation, compensation, and more.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Recruit M360 Research panellists via phone and carry out cold calling to recruit respondents on allocated quantitative and qualitative projects
• Carry out online desk research of phone numbers of healthcare professionals and call them to recruit them to participate in market research studies
• Ensure project details are clearly communicated to participants when contacting them over the phone
• Inform the line manager of any recruitment issues, delays and foreseeable problems that can affect the successful delivery of the project
• Provide insightful and relevant feedback on projects feasibility based on gathered market intelligence upon talking to respondents over the phone
• Complete phone screening of recruited respondents for telephone and in-facility interviews
• Ensure qualitative respondents are scheduled and confirmed over the phone
• Ensure confirmation letters and consent forms are sent and complete follow up calls if needed to chase on materials
• Ensure that daily number of calls and strike rate targets are achieved
• Strictly follow phone quality communication parameters and guidelines
• “As part of job responsibilities, you are required to comply with ISO 20252:2019 and ISO 27001 standards”.
• Call M360 Research registered respondents who have not confirmed their email account to complete the onboarding process
• Call inactive M360 Research respondents and invite them to reactivate their M360 account
• Provide high-quality professional support to M360 Research members via telephone and email / support ticket communications
• Master and work across multiple systems to investigate, troubleshoot and handle enquiries and complaints and provide appropriate solutions and alternatives
• Effectively work with our US and EU Operations / Project Management team members to resolve project specific issues and acting on behalf of the user while balancing user advocacy and company profitability
• Handle all enquiries according to company policy and expectations in regard to outcomes, time to resolution, and communication standards
• Complete the verification process for newly registered panelists and carry out data quality checks for existing panelists
• Build and maintain strong relationships with the panel members through timely and professional communication, quality problem solving and creative thinking
• Provide input and assist with updating communication procedures, guidelines, and enhancements to the system and processes
• Complete panel verifications and provide assistance on market research project set up

Qualifications

• Any Graduate/Under-Graduate (minimum 12th pass)
• 1+ year of experience as a Tel caller with US Process or International Call Centre
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills – both verbal and written
• Have a strong comfort level of being on the phone
• Be able to work as part of a team and show flexibility in the tasks they are asked to perform
• Independently motivated and inspired by working in a dynamic environment
• Comfortable with change, with the ability to seek opportunity in uncertain conditions
• Analytical and a strategic thinker
• Ensure 100% accuracy and demonstrate excellent attention to detail
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to multitask
• Comfortable to work in night shift (US EST time Zone)
• Willing work from Office.
• Visit our company website before the interview www.m360research.com

Willing to work from office (Monday to Friday) in US-EST shift (Night shift) and suitable candidate will be called to office for F2F interview.

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