Market Research Methodologist AI Trainer

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 DAngelo Larry Summers and Jack Dorsey.

Position: Market Research Methodologist Report Quality & Insights Evaluation Expert
Type: Contract
Compensation: $158/hour
Location: Remote
Duration: 1 month initially with potential extension
Commitment: 40 hours during the first week followed by approximately 15 hours/week

Role Responsibilities

• 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. 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.
• Review AI-generated research and reporting workflows for consistency of reasoning and recommendations. Evaluate accuracy of analyses and interpretations.
• Assess appropriateness of confidence assessments and quality of logical reasoning. Ensure executive readiness of final outputs. Provide detailed feedback and scoring rationale.

Qualifications

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.

Application Process (Takes 2030 mins to complete)

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