Research Consultant

Overview

Prolific is hiring a Research Consultant for its Managed Services team. This is a remote role for candidates based in the US. The position is focused on supporting complex, high-impact research projects for customers across academia and industry, with work spanning research design, data collection, analysis, and reporting.

What You’ll Do

• Advise customers on research objectives, methodology, sampling strategies, and study design.
• Manage research engagements end to end, from scoping and setup through data collection, quality assurance, analysis, and reporting.
• Lead client conversations, manage expectations, and help solve complex research challenges.
• Build studies using Qualtrics and Prolific, with an emphasis on high-quality delivery and reliable data.
• Conduct quantitative analysis, interpret findings, and turn results into clear recommendations.
• Partner with Sales, Customer Success, Product, and Supply teams to support new opportunities and improve delivery processes.

Requirements

• Strong experience designing and delivering complex research projects, ideally in a research consultancy, managed services team, market research agency, or industry research function.
• Experience advising customers on research methodology, study design, and sampling strategies.
• Strong quantitative research and analytical skills, including statistical analysis and translating data into actionable insights.
• Experience managing multiple client-facing research projects at once.
• Familiarity with research platforms, especially Qualtrics, and analytical tools such as R, Python, SPSS, or similar.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills with a collaborative, solutions-focused approach.

Nice to Have

• Academic research background, including a PhD or equivalent research experience.
• Experience across both academic and commercial research environments.
• Experience with qualitative research or building scalable research processes and best practices.

Additional Information

Prolific describes this as a mission-driven role within a remote working environment. The application form asks for expected annual salary, current notice period, right to work in the US, future sponsorship needs, and current US location.