Patient Recruiting and Retention Leader

Position Objectives:

• Directly manage quality patient engagement and recruitment services that enable study teams to plan, forecast, remodel and deliver on patient enrollment goals.
• Develop sustainable patient recruitment and retention “best practices” for Apnimed’s broad clinical program
• Bring the patient voice into clinical trial designs and patient-facing materials

Job Description:

• Selection of external recruitment and retention vendors to support clinical trials
• Oversight of external vendors, including budget and timeline milestones
• Coordinate recruitment efforts across multiple clinical trials
• Provide daily and weekly reports and metrics to broader clinical team
• Participate in clinical team decision-making regarding clinical trial enrollment goals
• Contribute to clinical trial branding efforts

Education and experience:

• BA/BS required
• 5 to 8 years of experience in patient recruitment within a pharmaceutical company, CRO, clinical site network or similar organization required.
• Expertise in developing recruitment and retention strategies as well as country/site identification and/or generation of material and trial metrics.
• Experience or knowledge of clinical trial vendors, tools, and methods.
• Has authored recruitment scripts, materials, advertisements under IRB oversight
• Knowledge of current regulatory requirements and guidelines governing clinical research.
• Understanding of clinical trials, relevant knowledge of GCP/Ich and applicable global regulations with regard to trial optimization strategies and tactics.
• Direct experience in the biotech/pharmaceutical industry or related field strongly preferred
• Proven track record of leading and driving business process transformation
• Health care business acumen with a comprehensive understanding of the pharmaceutical industry strongly preferred

Qualities of an ideal candidate:

• Is passionate about clinical trials and about understanding the participant experience
• Is familiar with the clinical trial industry and market-specific regulations
• Is curious and quickly learns new topics
• Holds themselves and others to high standards
• Keeps pace with our fast-moving organization
• Is a self-starter and will dive into study teams to proactively push recruitment initiatives

What Apnimed Offers:

• 401(k) with company match
• Generous time off for vacation
• Flexible working environment
• Motivated and experienced team
• Company located in Cambridge, MA, but remote workers are welcomed