Research Consultant

Prolific’s Managed Services team provides consultative support for complex research projects. The Research Consultant advises customers on research design and methodology, manages engagements through analysis and reporting, and partners with internal teams to deliver actionable insights.

Responsibilities

• Acting as a trusted research advisor, understanding customer objectives and recommending appropriate methodologies, sampling strategies, and study designs
• Managing research engagements end-to-end, from initial scoping and study setup through to data collection, quality assurance, analysis, and reporting
• Leading customer conversations, providing expert guidance, managing expectations, and solving complex research challenges
• Designing and building studies using Qualtrics and Prolific, ensuring high-quality research delivery and reliable data
• Conducting quantitative analysis, interpreting findings, and translating results into clear, actionable recommendations for customers
• Partnering with Sales, Customer Success, Product, and Supply teams to support new opportunities, overcome delivery challenges, and improve research processes

Preferred

• A strong academic research background, including a PhD or equivalent research experience
• Experience delivering research across both academic and commercial environments
• Experience with qualitative research or developing scalable research processes and best practices
• Academic Research
• PhD
• Equivalent Research Experience
• Academic
• Commercial Research
• Qualitative Research
• Scalable Research Process Development
• Research Best Practices

Benefits

• Remote working

Company

• Human data platform for AI developers, researchers, and organizations
• London, England, GBR
• https://www.prolific.com/
• Founded in 2014
• 51-200 employees

Qualifications

• Strong experience designing and delivering complex research projects, ideally within a research consultancy, managed services team, market research agency, or industry research function
• Proven experience advising customers on research methodology, study design, and sampling strategies, with the confidence to lead consultative conversations
• Strong quantitative research and analytical skills, including statistical analysis and translating research data into actionable insights
• Experience managing multiple client-facing research projects simultaneously, balancing priorities, timelines, and customer expectations
• Familiarity with research platforms, particularly Qualtrics, and analytical tools such as R, Python, SPSS, or similar
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with a collaborative, solutions-focused approach to delivering customer outcomes
• A strong academic research background, including a PhD or equivalent research experience
• Experience delivering research across both academic and commercial environments
• Experience with qualitative research or developing scalable research processes and best practices

Required skills

• Research Project Design, Research Methodology, Sampling Strategies, Quantitative Research, Statistical Analysis, Qualtrics, R, Python, SPSS, Research Project Management, Qualitative Research, Stakeholder Management