Research Assistant Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• At least 2 years of experience in market research, preferably in recruiting, sampling, or fieldwork.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including demonstrated knowledge of English grammar rules.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills, including intermediate to advanced Excel, and ability to learn new technologies and software quickly.
• Strong critical thinking, initiative, and proactive troubleshooting skills.
• Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team to meet study-specific and departmental objectives.
• Self-motivated, with the ability to reprioritize tasks throughout the workday.
• Exceptional time management, organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to multitask.
• Comfort with change and ability to identify opportunity amid uncertainty.
• Willingness to work US shift hours.
• Compliance with ISO 20252:2019 and ISO 27001 standards.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience preferred.
• Relevant coursework in market research or healthcare preferred, but not required.
• Experience managing employees preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assign projects and distribute workload, ensuring projects are proactively monitored for recruitment opportunities.
• Manage, mentor, train, and support Project Assistants through day-to-day direction, KPI tracking, and skills development.
• Ensure team members follow recruitment procedures and quality standards through coaching, work reviews, and routine audits.
• Oversee recruitment activities for assigned quantitative and qualitative projects, ensuring plans are implemented accurately, efficiently, and within project timelines.
• Use working knowledge of recruitment methods, M3 platforms, audience tools, emailing tools, and reporting resources to identify opportunities, maximize internal feasibility, and support project delivery.
• Monitor project reports and recruitment progress to confirm internal recruitment efforts are used appropriately before partner support, and help prevent panelists from being over-targeted by campaigns.
• Coordinate communication between internal departments to support clear priorities, awareness of team capacity, and a consistent client experience.
• Support team leadership with new initiatives, process updates, recruitment guidelines, recruiting sources, and continuous improvement efforts.