Pick Research Solutions

What Pick Research Solutions does

Pick Research Solutions, Inc. is a privately held, boutique healthcare-focused qualitative market research firm founded in 2003 and headquartered in Port Matilda, Pennsylvania. The company recruits, screens, interviews, and moderates qualitative research engagements primarily with healthcare respondents — physicians, nurses, pharmacists, hospital C-suite executives, hospital staff, managed care organizations, payers, and Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs) — for pharmaceutical companies and healthcare organizations. Services are organized into four offerings: Qualitative Research (recruiting, scheduling, reporting), Moderation (TDIs, IDIs, online bulletin boards, focus groups), end-to-end Project Management, and Database Creation and Management. Operations are founder- and family-led (Dr. David L. Pick, Tonya L. Pick, David Neil Pick) with a small staff of 11–50 employees.

The company's underlying technology is intentionally minimal: no proprietary platform, app, or SDK is described. Service delivery relies on a manually maintained, annually vetted opted-in respondent panel, project-based quoting, and experienced human moderation (the senior moderator has conducted 3,500+ interviews). Project workflows are described as "streamlined" with minimal programming lag between client sign-off and field mobilization. The company is geographically scoped to the United States, holds no disclosed patents, certifications, or partnerships, and reports no funding rounds. Its website is built on the IONOS (1&1) SMB website editor, consistent with the boutique, low-overhead operating model.

Revenue is generated through professional services fees on a project-by-project basis, with pricing quote-based and not publicly disclosed. Go-to-market is direct sales-led, targeting enterprise pharmaceutical and healthcare buyers with personalized attention from a dedicated project manager. The firm has remained a stable, privately held, bootstrapped boutique over a 20+ year operating history with no disclosed institutional investors, M&A activity, or expansion beyond its domestic niche.

Name

Pick Research Solutions

Legal name

Pick Research Solutions, Inc.

Website

https://pickresearch.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Pick Research Solutions is a privately held boutique market research firm in Port Matilda, PA that provides qualitative recruiting, moderation, and project management services for pharmaceutical and healthcare clients, targeting physicians, KOLs, and hospital respondents.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Market Research Services

NAICS

Marketing Research and Public Opinion Polling (541910)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAHALAE

Industry & Sector Research (Syndicated/Custom)

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Research, Analytics & Expert Services

Keywords

• Healthcare market research
• Qualitative research services
• Moderation services
• Respondent recruiting
• Key opinion leader research

Headquarters

HQ city

Port Matilda

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Market Research Services: Professional services revenue generated through project-based work including qualitative research, respondent recruiting, moderation, project management, and reporting. Services are customized to client specifications and priced per project.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Core offering

Pick Research Solutions is a boutique market research firm that provides end-to-end qualitative research services to pharmaceutical and healthcare clients. Offerings include identifying and recruiting Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs), physicians, payers, and medical professionals, moderating interviews and focus groups, managing full project lifecycles, and maintaining vetted respondent databases with annual updates.

Product overview

Pick Research Solutions is a boutique market research company offering a unified suite of services built around healthcare qualitative research. The core portfolio consists of four interconnected offerings: Qualitative Research (which encompasses researching, recruiting, and reporting), Moderation, Project Management, and Database Creation and Management. These services work together to provide end-to-end market research support, from identifying and recruiting Key Opinion Leaders and healthcare professionals to moderating interviews and delivering final reports. The company specializes in healthcare sectors including doctors, nurses, pharmacists, hospital executives, managed care, and key opinion leaders.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Qualitative Research

Quantifiable outcome

• Projects delivered when promised, many ahead of schedule

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Emerging players

• Guidepoint: Expert network and qualitative insights platform with a large healthcare expert base. Competes for pharma qualitative research and KOL interview work, though primarily through an expert-network delivery model.
• ZoomRx: Tech-enabled healthcare market research firm offering physician panels and qualitative/quantitative insight. Represents the technology-forward competitor that pressures traditional boutique qualitative firms.

Broad incumbents

• IQVIA: Global life sciences and healthcare research giant offering primary market research, KOL engagement, and real-world evidence. Overlaps with Pick Research at the KOL/qualitative recruitment layer for pharma clients.
• Kantar Health: Global healthcare-focused research and insights arm of Kantar. Competes for the same pharma clients that Pick Research serves, but at much larger scale with broader quantitative and qualitative offerings.

Direct peers

• Repass & Partners: Healthcare market research firm specializing in KOL and physician qualitative research, including IDIs and focus groups. Closely comparable in service mix and respondent focus.
• The Planning Shop (TPS): Boutique healthcare-focused market research firm specializing in qualitative work with physicians and KOLs. Closely comparable in size, focus, and service model to Pick Research.
• HRA (Healthcare Research & Analytics): Healthcare-focused market research firm specializing in qualitative and quantitative work with physicians, payers, and patients. Closely comparable in vertical focus and respondent types.
• Blueprint Research Group: Healthcare market research firm offering qualitative and quantitative research with physicians, payers, and patients. Comparable specialty focus and qualitative recruitment capability.
• Schlesinger Group (now part of InnovateMR): One of the largest qualitative market research fieldwork and recruitment firms, with dedicated healthcare panels and a full-service qualitative offering. Directly competes with Pick Research for healthcare qualitative recruitment and moderation work.
• MD Analytics: Specialist healthcare market research firm focused on physician and KOL qualitative and quantitative studies. Comparable niche focus on medical respondent recruitment and qualitative moderation.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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