Research Consultant

Prolific

1d•Remote

About The Position

The Research Consultant is a hands-on, client-facing role on Prolific’s Managed Services team. The consultant delivers a white-glove, consultative experience for customers running complex, high-impact research projects, advising on research design and methodology and overseeing data collection, analysis, and reporting. They serve as a trusted advisor to academic and industry customers, helping them navigate research challenges, design effective studies, and make decisions informed by high-quality data. The role owns multiple research engagements from initial consultation through delivery and analysis. It also works closely with Sales, Customer Success, Product, and Supply teams to support customer goals and help shape and scale Prolific’s Managed Services offering. Prolific describes the position as remote and notes that it offers a competitive salary and benefits.

Requirements

Strong experience designing and delivering complex research projects, ideally within a research consultancy, managed services team, market research agency, or industry research function.
Proven experience advising customers on research methodology, study design, and sampling strategies, with confidence leading consultative conversations.
Strong quantitative research and analytical skills, including statistical analysis and translating research data into actionable insights.
Experience managing multiple client-facing research projects simultaneously while balancing priorities, timelines, and customer expectations.
Familiarity with research platforms, particularly Qualtrics, and analytical tools such as R, Python, SPSS, or similar.
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with a collaborative, solutions-focused approach to delivering customer outcomes.

Nice To Haves

A strong academic research background, including a PhD or equivalent research experience.
Experience delivering research across both academic and commercial environments.
Experience with qualitative research or developing scalable research processes and best practices.

Responsibilities

Understand customer objectives and recommend appropriate methodologies, sampling strategies, and study designs.
Manage research engagements end to end, including scoping, study setup, data collection, quality assurance, analysis, and reporting.
Lead customer conversations, provide expert guidance, manage expectations, and solve complex research challenges.
Design and build studies using Qualtrics and Prolific to ensure high-quality research delivery and reliable data.
Conduct quantitative analysis, interpret findings, and translate results into clear, actionable recommendations for customers.
Partner with Sales, Customer Success, Product, and Supply teams to support new opportunities, overcome delivery challenges, and improve research processes.