About L & E Research, Inc.

L&E Research connects clients with consumers, medical professionals, business professionals, and more – for virtually any market research project. We make efficient and accurate connections through the ongoing development of L&E’s software and technology solutions. 

Consumer Recruiter 

Below outlines the core job responsibilities of the position. The employer reserves the right to amend and modify these responsibilities should alternate needs arise. The employee must be able to perform the essential functions of the position satisfactorily and if requested, reasonable accommodations will be made. 

Job Summary 

L&E Research is looking for part-time Consumer Recruiters who can work in a virtual environment to select, interview and screen candidates to participate in studies or focus groups for clients who conduct market research. Consumer Recruiters must possess great people skills and the ability to work well with little supervision. 

You must have a strong work ethic and desire to succeed, strong communication and organizational skills, a home computer/office, broadband access, and are comfortable working with Word, Outlook, Excel and other Microsoft 365 programs as needed. 

This is a part-time work-from-home position that may average 20+ hours per week recruiting, interviewing, and scheduling participants for consumer or patient medical studies (Hours may vary as business is cyclical based on client needs for research). 

We're currently looking for Consumer Recruiters who are available Mon- Fri for the following shifts: 

• 9am - 1pm 

• 1pm - 5pm 

• Other 4-hour shifts, considered between 9am - 6pm 

• Occasional weekends* 

• *Working hours may vary and include some nights and weekends during a project 

Please note: ALL shifts require some open availability for project briefings and correspondence with the Project Managers as needed that might be outside of your standard working shift. 

Full paid training is provided for the first 90 days. Consumer Recruiter training is to be determined but usually runs from 11:00am EST to approximately 2:00pm EST and runs Tuesday - Friday. There will also be additional advanced training within the 90 days TBD. 

Essential Consumer Recruiter Functions & Duties 

• Recruiting qualified candidates in order to meet criteria for specific client focus groups or interviews 

• Determine qualified or not qualified candidates for the group based on client screening instrument 

• Ability to make cold calls as needed on some projects 

• Data entry in system database, Excel, other Word docs 

• Schedule and follow up confirmation for qualified recruits for study dates set by the client 

• Updating participant database information 

• Scope of recruiting can include local or off-site locations nationally 

• Daily communication with Project Managers is required 

• Regular Consumer Recruiter meetings via on-line virtual web casts is required 

• Projects vary in duration and scope 

• Other duties as required 

Other Required Responsibilities 

• Complete all training course assignments issued by IT and adhere to the overall ISO/IEC 27001:2013 and ISO 20252:2019 standard 

 Qualifications 

• You must be able to commit to a specific work schedule on a quarterly basis 

• Must have at least 20-25 hours per week to recruit for projects that may range from 9am - 9pm 

• Teams, Google Chrome, Word, and Microsoft Office programs set up will be required, therefore a home computer with broadband is necessary 

• Self-Starter and able to work with little supervision 

• Availability to communicate with the Project Manager is a must due to the virtual work environment 

 Desired Skills & Experience 

• Intermediate level experience with data entry in Excel, Word, Internet Search Engines 

• Intermediate computer knowledge – Need to be able to install and run basic computer programs, perform some basic troubleshooting on your personal computer/ phone equipment as needed 

• Some college preferred 

• Some sales experience is a plus 

• Previous work-from-home experience preferred 

 Computer & Phone Requirements 

• A PC Windows Program to run company database as well as other systems drives 

• Microsoft Word and Excel (2019 or newer versions) 

• Subscription to a reliable high-speed internet/broadband service 

• Reliable phone service 

 **Qualified candidates will be contacted to take a further on-line assessment test. Pending the results, applicants will be contacted for an online video conference interview.