Therapeutic Area & Clinical Survey Expert (Train AI Models Part Time!)

Mercor is partnering with a leading AI research organisation to engage experienced **therapeutic-area and clinical subject-matter experts** to review physician and patient research surveys. We are seeking professionals with deep knowledge of specific disease areas who can evaluate whether **survey questions, clinical terminology, treatment pathways, and response options accurately reflect real-world clinical practice and patient experience**. An MD is **not required**. Relevant backgrounds include medical affairs, healthcare/life sciences consulting, medical writing, clinical research, pharmaceutical research, market research, scientific communications, and clinical practice. Candidates with additional experience **in designing or fielding pharmaceutical market research surveys** are particularly valuable. ## What You’ll Do - 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 - Identify inaccurate, outdated, ambiguous, or missing clinical considerations.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, where qualified, independently assess both **clinical content and survey design**. - Provide clear, evidence-based recommendations for improvements. ## Therapeutic-Area Priorities We are particularly interested in expertise across: - **Oncology / Urologic Oncology:** Prostate cancer, staging, treatment sequencing, systemic therapies, and evolving standards of care. - **Gastroenterology / IBD:** Ulcerative colitis, disease severity, biologics, targeted therapies, remission, and treatment pathways. - **Neurology:** Migraine, acute and preventive treatments, chronic vs. episodic disease, symptoms, and patient experience. - **Pulmonology / Respiratory Medicine:** COPD, diagnosis, treatment, and management by pulmonologists and PCPs. ## Ideal Qualifications - 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. - Experience with **physician or patient market research** is preferred but not required. - Strong written communication and analytical judgment. - **MD or clinical degree is welcome but not required.** ## Why Join - Apply therapeutic-area expertise to cutting-edge AI and healthcare research. - Improve the quality of real physician and patient research instruments. - Work across multiple disease areas with opportunities for continued engagements.