Director, Patient Recruitment and Retention (CONTRACT)

Entrada Therapeutics • Boston, MA

7d • Remote

About The Position

Entrada Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing a new class of medicines for intracellular targets. The company is advancing a portfolio of genetic medicines for neuromuscular and inherited retinal diseases, with lead oligonucleotide programs for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) and a collaboration with Vertex Pharmaceuticals for myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1). Entrada anticipates significant clinical milestones in 2026, including multiple clinical data readouts for its DMD programs and ongoing progress for its DM1 collaboration. The company fosters a high-energy, dedicated team environment and seeks colleagues ready to make a significant impact on patients' lives.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in life sciences, business, or a related field; advanced degree preferred.
• 10+ years of progressive leadership experience in clinical operations or related areas, with at least 6 + years focusing on study recruitment, study diversity, and patient engagement.
• Experience working with rare disease patient populations across global regions.
• Direct experience implementing and executing challenging patient recruitment and retention strategies for late-phase studies.
• Forward-thinking and creative with high ethical standards.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced professional environment with changing priorities and business needs.
• Strong problem-solving, multitasking, and organizational skills, with the ability to work independently and stay self-directed.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• In partnership with study teams, develop and oversee global patient recruitment and retention strategies across all clinical programs, ensuring alignment with portfolio timelines, program priorities, and corporate development goals.
• Drive execution of integrated feasibility strategies, including landscape analysis, enrollment modeling, and site capability assessments to inform protocol optimization and accelerate trial start up.
• Ensure alignment between ongoing trial feasibility efforts and patient recruitment and retention strategies through effective vendor partnerships.
• Establish and monitor enrollment KPIs and recruitment progress; providing regular progress reporting to Clinical Operations leadership and study teams as well as senior leadership, implementing course corrections when needed.
• Serve as subject matter expert on global regulatory expectations (FDA, EMA) for diversity and inclusive research practices, supporting cross-functional teams on compliance and strategies and staying up-to-date on recruitment technologies.
• Bring the patient voice and experience into the patient recruitment and retention strategy and related materials.
• Proactively identify risks to enrollment timelines, implementing mitigation strategies where necessary and communicating said risks to study leadership teams.
• Provide insights to program-level performance of patient recruitment vendors and digital outreach agencies where needed.

Benefits

• This is a US based remote position with preference given to local New England based candidates.
• This role will require minimum monthly or quarterly travel to the Entrada Therapeutics Headquarters located in Boston, MA.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director