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Healthcare and Physician Recruitment
Verified doctors, nurses, pharmacists and payers recruited for healthcare market research, with licence checks and compliant incentives.
- Feasibility and costs in 24 hours
- One project manager from brief to data
- ICC/ESOMAR and GDPR compliant
- Best for
- Healthcare and pharma research that needs verified professionals
- Audiences
- Physicians, specialists, KOLs, nurses, pharmacists, lab staff and payers
- Methods
- In-depth interviews, focus groups, online and telephone surveys
- You receive
- Licence-verified participants and a clear recruitment grid
Overview
Healthcare professionals are among the hardest audiences to reach and the most important to get right. Research and Metric provides physician recruitment and healthcare professional recruitment for agencies and pharmaceutical, device and diagnostics companies.
We verify every professional's licence and specialty before they take part, follow the code of conduct for healthcare research and handle adverse event reporting requirements when your study needs it.
Healthcare audiences we recruit
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- Primary care physiciansGeneral practitioners and family doctors who see patients first.
- SpecialistsOncologists, cardiologists, pulmonologists and other specialists.
- Key opinion leadersLeading clinicians and hospital decision makers in your therapy area.
- Nurses, pharmacists and lab staffThe professionals who give, dispense and test treatments.
- Payers and administratorsProcurement, formulary and hospital management teams.
- Patients and caregiversRecruited with care through patient recruitment.
How we protect quality and compliance
Healthcare research has strict rules, so checks are built into every step.
- Licence and specialty verification for every professional
- Screening on practice setting, patient volume and prescribing
- Fair market value incentives, paid in line with local rules
- Adverse event reporting training when the study requires it
- GDPR, UK GDPR, India DPDP and CCPA compliant data handling
Step by step
How healthcare recruitment works
- FeasibilityWe check specialty, incidence and timing in each market before you commit.
- SourcingWe use our healthcare network and panel, targeted lists and vetted partners.
- VerificationLicence, specialty and practice details are checked for every participant.
- SchedulingInterviews are booked around clinics and shifts, with reminders.
- DeliveryYou receive the recruitment grid and quality notes, with replacements if needed.
Why agencies choose Research and Metric
- One accountable team from brief to final data
- Honest feasibility before you commit
- Daily progress and quality reporting
- ICC/ESOMAR-aligned processes and GDPR-compliant data handling
See this work in practice
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Send us your brief
Tell us who you need to reach, where and how many. We reply with a plan.
- Feasibility and costs in 24 hours
- One project manager from brief to data
- ICC/ESOMAR and GDPR compliant
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
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What is physician recruitment?
Finding, screening and verifying doctors and other healthcare professionals to take part in market research such as interviews, focus groups and surveys.
How do you verify healthcare professionals?
We check each professional's licence and specialty, then screen on practice setting and experience before they are invited to take part.
Can you recruit rare specialists and KOLs?
Yes. We recruit rare specialists and key opinion leaders through our network, referrals and targeted outreach, and agree realistic numbers with you first.
Do you follow healthcare research rules?
Yes. We follow the ICC/ESOMAR code, pay fair market value incentives and support adverse event reporting when your study requires it.
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Other ways we recruit
Combine recruitment types in one study, from qual-to-quant to specialist audiences.
Not sure which you need? Tell us about your study and we will suggest the right mix.
Respondent recruitment servicesScreened, verified research participants for qualitative and quantitative studies, from general consumers to senior B2B and healthcare professionals.Learn more
B2B recruitmentVerified business decision makers, IT leaders and professionals recruited for interviews, groups and surveys in the markets you need.Learn more
Patient and caregiver recruitmentPatients and caregivers recruited sensitively for healthcare market research, with clear consent, careful screening and respectful scheduling.Learn more
Hard-to-reach audiencesSpecialists, senior executives, physicians, technical experts and rare consumer groups, sourced carefully and verified before every interview.Learn more
UX research recruitmentParticipants recruited for usability tests, product research and user interviews, matched to your users and ready for remote or in-person sessions.Learn more
Quantitative recruitmentQuota-controlled, verified samples for online, telephone and face-to-face surveys, from general population to B2B and healthcare audiences.Learn moreCase studies
Projects we have delivered
Anonymised client projects and examples where this service was part of the work.
Client project, Healthcare & PharmaExpert interviews with rare-disease gene therapy prescribers
Client project, Healthcare & PharmaTelephone profiling survey of molecular diagnostic labs
Client project, Healthcare & PharmaExpert interviews with syringe manufacturing leaders
Client project, Healthcare & PharmaOnline survey of dentists and dental lab technicians in five marketsNext step
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