Market Research Methodologist – Report Quality & Insights Evaluation Expert
Mercor is partnering with a leading AI research company to improve how AI systems generate executive-level business reports and strategic recommendations. We're looking for experienced market research specialists to help define what excellent business research and reporting look like, create high-quality reports that address complex business questions, and evaluate AI-generated reasoning and outputs. This is a chance to apply expertise in research methodology to the development of next-generation AI systems that support business decision-making.
Responsibilities
Report Framework Development
- Define standards for high-quality business research reports and executive communications
- Establish best practices for evidence interpretation, research synthesis, insight generation, and recommendation development
- Help create evaluation rubrics that distinguish exceptional, average, and poor-quality outputs
Report Writing
- Analyse business questions generated by AI systems
- Synthesise research findings from multiple sources into clear, actionable recommendations
- Produce decision-ready reports comparable to research and insights deliverables presented to executive leadership
Session Scoring & Evaluation
Review AI-generated research and reporting workflows across:
- Consistency of reasoning and recommendations
- Accuracy of analyses and interpretations
- Appropriateness of confidence assessments
- Quality of logical reasoning
- Executive readiness of final outputs
Provide detailed feedback and scoring rationale.
Requirements
Must Have
- 3+ years of experience in market research, consumer insights, or customer research
- Experience at Kantar, NielsenIQ, GfK, Gartner, Forrester, Circana (IRI), Mintel, Euromonitor, or a comparable research organisation
- Expertise in survey methodology and questionnaire design
- Experience conducting concept tests, message tests, brand tracking, or customer research studies
- Experience producing executive-facing presentations and reports
- Excellent written communication skills
Preferred
- Experience across CPG, healthcare/pharma, financial services, retail, or consumer sectors
- Experience presenting findings and recommendations directly to senior executives
- Experience evaluating research quality, methodologies, and deliverables
- Experience managing large-scale research programs
Engagement Details
- Engagement Length: 1 month initially, with potential extension
- Commitment: 40 hours during the first week (training, calibration, and framework development), followed by approximately 15 hours per week for the remainder of the engagement
Why Join
- Help shape how future AI systems perform business research and insight generation
- Apply research expertise to cutting-edge AI evaluation work
- Work alongside senior consultants, researchers, and industry leaders
We consider all qualified applicants without regard to legally protected characteristics and provide reasonable accommodations upon request.
Contract and Payment Terms
- You will be engaged as an independent contractor.
- This is a fully remote role that can be completed on your own schedule.
- Projects can be extended, shortened, or concluded early depending on needs and performance.
- Your work at Mercor will not involve access to confidential or proprietary information from any employer, client, or institution.
- Payments are weekly on Stripe or Wise based on services rendered.
- Please note: We are unable to support H1-B or STEM OPT candidates at this time.