Senior Survey Methodology Expert — Elevate Research Quality

Mercor; New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercor partners with a leading AI research organisation to engage professionals in survey research, market research, consumer insights, and behavioural science. You will review survey quality, wording, screening, and data quality to ensure rigorous, bias-free results.

Strong candidates have 3+ years in related fields and hands-on experience designing or fielding surveys, with proficiency in tools like Qualtrics or SurveyMonkey. AI evaluation of content is also part of the role.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional experience in survey research or related fields.
• Experience designing and/or fielding surveys professionally.
• Strong understanding of questionnaire design and sources of survey bias.
• Experience with respondent panels, sampling, screeners, quotas, or fieldwork.
• Ability to critically evaluate survey methodology rather than executing a predefined questionnaire.
• Strong written communication and clear justification of design decisions.
• Attention to detail and comfort with ambiguous information.
• Experience with Qualtrics, SurveyMonkey, Alchemer, Decipher/Forsta, or similar tools.

Responsibilities

• Review and evaluate surveys for methodological quality, clarity, and fitness for purpose.
• Assess questions for leading language, ambiguity, double-barreled items, response options, ordering, and burden.
• Evaluate screeners, eligibility criteria, flows, skip/display logic, scales, and questionnaire structure.
• Identify potential sampling, measurement, response, and selection bias.
• Assess data quality and whether surveys will yield reliable data from the target population.
• Review survey fielding, respondent recruitment, quotas, sample composition, and data-quality controls.
• Apply practical judgment to ambiguous survey-design problems.
• Provide structured rationales explaining issues and recommended improvements.
• Help evaluate AI-generated survey content against professional standards.

Skills

Survey research

Market research

Consumer insights

Behavioural science

UX research

Written communication

Attention to detail

Judgment under ambiguity

Tools

Qualtrics

SurveyMonkey

Alchemer

Decipher/Forsta

QuestionPro

Job description

Mercor partners with a leading AI research organisation to engage professionals in survey research, market research, consumer insights, and behavioural science. You will review survey quality, wording, screening, and data quality to ensure rigorous, bias-free results.

Strong candidates have 3+ years in related fields and hands-on experience designing or fielding surveys, with proficiency in tools like Qualtrics or SurveyMonkey. AI evaluation of content is also part of the role.