Research Associate

Role Description

The Associate is a highly motivated, excellent communicator and personable professional that focuses on recruiting market research participants via phone and carry out cold calling to engage new respondents to complete M360 Research projects. The Associate provides high quality customer service to panel members and other research participants by answering questions and resolving enquiries regarding registration, accounts, study participation, compensation, and more.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Recruit M360 Research panellists via phone and carry out cold calling to recruit respondents on allocated quantitative and qualitative projects
• Carry out online desk research of phone numbers of healthcare professionals and call them to recruit them to participate in market research studies
• Ensure project details are clearly communicated to participants when contacting them over the phone
• Inform the line manager of any recruitment issues, delays and foreseeable problems that can affect the successful delivery of the project
• Provide insightful and relevant feedback on projects feasibility based on gathered market intelligence upon talking to respondents over the phone
• Complete phone screening of recruited respondents for telephone and in-facility interviews
• Ensure qualitative respondents are scheduled and confirmed over the phone
• Ensure confirmation letters and consent forms are sent and complete follow up calls if needed to chase on materials
• Ensure that daily number of calls and strike rate targets are achieved
• Strictly follow phone quality communication parameters and guidelines
• "As part of job responsibilities, you are required to comply with ISO 20252:2019 and ISO 27001 standards".

Panel Engagement

• Call M360 Research registered respondents who have not confirmed their email account to complete the onboarding process
• Call inactive M360 Research respondents and invite them to reactivate their M360 account

Panel Support

• Provide high-quality professional support to M360 Research members via telephone and email / support ticket communications
• Master and work across multiple systems to investigate, troubleshoot and handle enquiries and complaints and provide appropriate solutions and alternatives
• Effectively work with our US and EU Operations / Project Management team members to resolve project specific issues and acting on behalf of the user while balancing user advocacy and company profitability
• Handle all enquiries according to company policy and expectations in regard to outcomes, time to resolution, and communication standards
• Complete the verification process for newly registered panelists and carry out data quality checks for existing panelists
• Build and maintain strong relationships with the panel members through timely and professional communication, quality problem solving and creative thinking
• Provide input and assist with updating communication procedures, guidelines, and enhancements to the system and processes
• Complete panel verifications and provide assistance on market research project set up