Company Description

About M3: A Japanese global leader in the provision of ground-breaking and innovative technological and research solutions to the healthcare industry. The M3 Group operates in the US, Asia, and Europe with over 5.8 million physician members globally via its physician websites which include mdlinx.com, m3.com, research.m3.com, Doctors.net.uk, medigate.net, and medlive.cn. M3 Inc. is a publicly traded company on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (jp:2413, NIKKEI 225) with subsidiaries in major markets including the US, UK, Japan, South Korea, and China, and in 2020 was ranked in Forbes Global 2000 list. The M3 Group provides services to healthcare and the life science industry. In addition to market research, these services include medical education, ethical drug promotion, clinical development, job recruitment, and clinic appointment services. M3 has offices in Japan, UK, France, Germany, Brazil, Sweden, China, USA, and South Korea, as well as India.

Due to our continued growth, we are hiring for a Decipher Survey Programmer at M3 Global Research, an M3 company. This is a long-term contract position and fully remote.

About The Business Unit

M3 Global Research, part of M3 Inc., provides the most comprehensive and highest quality market research recruitment and support services available to the industry with relationships reaching respondents in more than 70 countries worldwide.

M3 Global Research maintains ISO 26362 and 27001 certifications with the highest quality data collection and project management capabilities that cover the spectrum of quantitative and qualitative techniques utilized today. M3 services incorporate all of the most advanced statistical and attitudinal methodologies allowing clients to provide world-class offerings and support services to their end-client customers throughout multiple industry sectors.

Job Description

The Decipher Survey Programmer is responsible for programming market research studies against client materials with a goal to meet and exceed client expectations in terms of integrity of collected data, adherence to agreed timeline and budget. The programmer contributes to improving overall department efficiency by adhering to current best practices as well as might contribute to creation of new best practices. This individual works closely with the other programmers and project managers and may work directly with clients on certain projects.

Key Responsibilities

Including, but not limited to:

Programmer maintains full responsibility for online survey development and thoroughly reviews client materials.
Delivers high quality surveys against client's materials.
Works to resolve amendments during quality assurance/client testing phase.
Strives to exceed the client's satisfaction when programming:

Proactively suggests design improvements to ensure panelist comprehension.
Meets programming timelines.
Resolves data issues in the timeliest and most complete manner.
Works directly with the client on custom solutions.
Prepares survey for deployment and sets up link to track progress in field.
Works with Data Processing to meet client deliverable requirements, i.e., working on dashboards, specific data requirements etc.

Contributes to improve processes by working on tasks assigned that increase capabilities, efficiency, skillset, and marketplace competitive advantage.
Spends time reporting and receiving information to and from their manager and continues to learn the latest technologies in the data collections field.

Qualifications

Expert Knowledge of Decipher a must (min 3 years required).
Market research experience, preferably pharmaceutical (min 2 years required).
JavaScript, jQuery, HTML programming knowledge.
Exceptional ability to multi-task and balance multiple projects and priorities.
Excellent interpersonal communication skills – both verbal and written.
Ingenuity and the willingness to learn new techniques.
Commitment to accuracy and integrity, doing it right the first time.
Strong problem-solving skills, including an ability to think outside the box.
Organized, self-motivated, and self-directed.
Adherence to set processes and standards.

Additional Information

Must work US shift - EST time zone

M3 reserves the right to change this job description to meet the business needs of the organization

Decipher Survey Programmer (Remote)