Vietnamese/ Bahasa speaking Interns/ Freelancers for Market Research project

A. Introduction We are a research consulting firm offering specialised healthcare market tracking intelligence complimented by strategic advisory services to help medical device, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and healthcare service firms understand their current and potential markets, and implement pragmatic and innovative strategies to ultimately tap into new growth opportunities within Asia Pacific. We will soon be carrying out (End-Jan - mid-Mar) our annual study on the market size and share, customer and product segmentation and competitor landscaping of the In-vitro Diagnostics (IVD) market in Asia-Pacific, and are looking for project-based schedulers & interviewers to assist us for the Vietnam, Indonesia and Malaysia markets. B. Project Details We are targeting about 10 to 15 interviews each with manufacturers and distributors of IVD products in Vietnam, Indonesia and Malaysia, and the 1-2 month part-time project assignment will entail: 1. Leads generation - Based on target companies provided, populate a list of leads with names, positions, email addresses and numbers for calling. 2. Interview scheduling - Calling up people from list of leads generated in order to secure 10-15 interviews. A script will be provided, and you will not be required to sell anything. In fact, you can leverage on the Economist brand name to secure the interviews, and Clearstate will be offering an executive summary of our report as an incentive for people to speak to us - based on past feedback, this report is seen as valuable by many developing country distributors. 3. Interviewing respondents (Vietnam only) - A discussion guide will be provided that details the questions to be asked, and briefing will be provided prior to the start of the project. Interviews last about 45 minutes and require obtaining of quantitative market size and share figures for various products as well as qualitative feedback on market trends. 4. Interview transcribing - As the interviews will be in Vietnamese, the important points and numbers are to be transcribed in English. C. Remuneration Freelancers (adjustable/ negotiable based on experience etc): - Leads generation: TBC - $30 per successful interview scheduled - $80 per 1 hour interview & transcription (Vietnam only) Interns - $800/ month pro-rated