First seen by our source: 21 days ago
Survey Research Expert - Methodology
@ Mercor
Toronto, Ontario
Overview
Mercor is hiring a remote contract Survey Research & Consumer Insights Expert at $120 per hour. The work is reviewing surveys, questions, screeners and survey flows for methodological quality and bias, and explaining recommended improvements. The posting requires 3+ years of survey or research experience and an application that includes an AI interview.
Pay:
$120 an hour
Responsibilities:
- Review and evaluate surveys for methodological quality and fitness for purpose
- Assess questions for leading language, ambiguity and ordering effects
- Evaluate screeners, eligibility criteria, survey flows and scales
- Identify sampling, measurement, response and selection bias
- Provide structured rationales for recommended improvements
Requirements summary:
- 3+ years in survey, market research, consumer insights or UX research
- Hands-on experience designing or fielding surveys
- Strong understanding of questionnaire design and survey error
- Strong written communication skills
- High attention to detail with ambiguous information
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- 2026-10-17
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-17
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Job details
| Seniority | Senior |
| Experience | 3+ years |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | Home |
| Position | Mostly sitting |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Languages | English |
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Mercor
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We connect human expertise with leading AI labs and enterprises to train frontier models.
Full company description
Mercor is defining the future of work. We connect human expertise with leading AI labs and enterprises to train frontier models.
- LinkedIn followers
- 654,507
- People associated on LinkedIn
- 5,250
- Reported office locations
- San Francisco, California 94105, US
- Business categories
- Employment
- Software
- Recruiting
- Data Collection and Labeling
- Artificial Intelligence (AI)
- Machine Learning
- Other recorded names
- Mercor
- Profile identifies a recruitment agency
- Yes
- Reported total investment
- 483,600,000
Currency and observation date were not supplied; this is not a current valuation or a funding round.
Mercor is defining the future of work. We connect human expertise with leading AI labs and enterprises to train frontier models.
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Software Development |
| Company size | 51-200 employees |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, California |
| Organization type | Privately Held |
| Year founded | 2023 |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 1,626 |
| View page |
About the job
Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include Benchmark, General Catalyst, Peter Thiel, Adam D'Angelo, Larry Summers, and Jack Dorsey.
Position: Survey Research & Consumer Insights Expert
Type: Contract
Compensation: $120/hour
Location: Remote
Role Responsibilities
- Review and evaluate surveys for methodological quality, clarity, and fitness for purpose.
- Assess survey questions for issues such as leading language, ambiguity, double-barreled questions, response-option problems, ordering effects, and respondent burden.
- Evaluate screeners, eligibility criteria, survey flows, skip/display logic, scales, and questionnaire structure.
- Identify potential sources of sampling, measurement, response, and selection bias.
- Provide clear, structured rationales explaining methodological issues and recommended improvements.
- Help evaluate AI-generated survey content and research reasoning against professional research standards.
Qualifications
Must-Have
- 3+ years of professional experience in survey research, market research, consumer insights, behavioural science, UX research, or a closely related field.
- Meaningful hands-on experience designing and/or fielding surveys professionally.
- Strong understanding of questionnaire design and common sources of survey error and bias.
- Strong written communication skills and the ability to explain why a survey design decision is methodologically strong or weak.
- High attention to detail and comfort making nuanced judgments with incomplete or ambiguous information.
Preferred
- Experience with platforms such as Qualtrics, SurveyMonkey, Alchemer, Decipher/Forsta, QuestionPro, or similar research tools.
Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)
- Upload resume
- AI interview based on your resume
- Submit form
Resources & Support
- For details about the interview process and platform information, please check: https://talent.docs.mercor.com/welcome
- For any help or support, reach out to: [email protected]
PS: Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity.
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