[Hiring] Life Science Research Specialist @DeciBio Consulting

Role Description

This application is for Research Specialist opportunities commencing immediately, in 2026.

Our consulting teams rely heavily on primary research, including interviews with scientists, clinicians, industry executives, commercial leaders, and other subject-matter experts. They also leverage our proprietary data sets, market reports, and expert network (run by Dexter, our SaaS subsidiary).

Thus, we are seeking a Research Specialist to help us consistently identify and engage the right experts for our primary research conversations. The Research Specialist will own much of the process for recruiting subject-matter experts for DeciBio’s consulting engagements and proprietary research. Working across multiple projects at once, you will:

• Understand each project’s research objectives, expert criteria, timing, and priorities to develop and continuously refine specific target profiles and search strategies, while regularly seeking feedback from the project teams.
• Search and leverage DeciBio’s existing expert network, professional databases, company websites, publications, conference materials, LinkedIn, and other public sources to identify relevant candidates.
• Conduct proactive outreach via email, phone, LinkedIn, or other appropriate channels while clearly and persuasively communicating the value proposition.
• Screen candidates for applicable experience, relevance, availability, communication skills, and suitability for a specific project.
• Continue to build and engage our network of contacts and support the development of Dexter’s network.
• Develop positive, long-term relationships with experts who may be relevant for future engagements.
• Successfully coordinate interviews ensuring successful completion and follow-through (including payment), communicating all details and reminders across time zones, quickly and professionally resolving logistical conflicts, meeting tight project deadlines, and ultimately ensuring interview quotas are timely filled with applicable interviewees.
• Support project administrative aspects, as needed.
• Identify sourcing pools, and proactively build expert benches in strategically important life-sciences markets.
• Develop reusable and automated search strategies, outreach templates, screening questions, and operating procedures.
• Maintain quality, compliance, and accurate records. Capture and leverage feedback.
• Track and improve accountability for core KPIs, reflecting volume, efficiency, and quality/relevance.

This unique role provides an opportunity to engage with and support stakeholders across DeciBio’s departments. The role combines research, recruiting, relationship-building, project coordination, and elements of sales. It is not a consulting analyst position, although it provides significant exposure to life-sciences markets, strategic questions, and senior industry professionals.

Over time, the role may expand into broader Knowledge Center responsibilities, including:

• Training and/or managing future research specialists.
• More complex important sourcing engagements.
• Expert-network development initiatives.
• Supporting DeciBio’s internal and proprietary Intelligence Portal.
• AI-enabled research, special research projects, business-development support, knowledge management, and eventually the management of additional research-support resources.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree or equivalent.
• Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the jurisdiction(s) hired for, for the entire duration of their employment.

Requirements

• Operational efficiency and rigor.
• Interpersonal finesse and written communication skills.
• Superior organization while managing multiple workstreams and many moving pieces.
• Exceptional attention to detail and ability to quickly learn unfamiliar topics.
• Intellectual curiosity and unrelenting professionalism.
• Social confidence, including while conducting cold outreach with senior professionals by phone and email.
• Resilience and persistence, adaptability, and ability to work independently while communicating proactively.
• High responsiveness in a fast-paced work environment.
• Exemplary ambassadorship of the DeciBio brand.
• Positive and service-oriented attitude with a strong sense of ownership.
• Good judgment and a drive to exceed measurable goals on a regular basis.

Benefits

• Performance-based incentives.
• Year-end company-wide profit sharing.
• Comprehensive employee benefits.