Patient Recruitment & Retention Strategy Lead - FSP

Thermo Fisher Scientific • Morrisville, NC

90d

About The Position

This role is part of the Site and Patient Engagement team within Trial Operations at the client. The Patient Recruitment & Retention Strategy Lead encompasses strategic leadership and oversight of patient recruitment efforts across multiple clinical trials/indications across the client. This role will work with the global clinical team and leaders to understand patient recruitment needs at a disease and study level and developing appropriate solutions. The role is crucial in ensuring the successful recruitment and retention of participants in clinical trials. Expected travel: 10-15%.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a scientific, marketing or communications discipline.
• 10+ years of experience in relevant industry (pharma, biotech, CRO).
• Experience implementing or overseeing patient recruitment strategy.
• Experience leading implementation and strategy development teams and working in a global environment.
• Knowledge of ICH-GCP and other applicable legislation to successfully execute the clinical trial.
• Ability to work with vendors and external stakeholders with timely communications.
• Highly organized with a positive attitude; works well through change and shifting priorities.
• Strong planning, organizational and project management skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively and professionally.

Nice To Haves

• Auto-immune and/or oncology clinical trial background.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute comprehensive patient recruitment strategies with the objectives and timelines of each clinical trial.
• Analyze study protocols, understand target patient populations, and identify effective recruitment channels.
• Partner with study leaders and cross-functional partners on the diversity strategy and contribute to the indication-specific diversity plan.
• Collaborate with Indication Development Teams and cross-functional partners, including Trial Operations, medical affairs, regulatory affairs, global patient advocacy, and Global Sourcing & Vendor Alliance Management (GloSAM).
• Ensure alignment of recruitment strategies with study protocols and regulatory requirements.
• Provide coaching and mentoring to other team members.
• Provide input to procedures/SOPs/Wis and related documents.
• Participate in workstreams.
• Manage recruitment budgets for multiple clinical trials in coordination with the appropriate Clinical Operations Development Lead (CODL).
• Oversee relationships with external vendors and recruitment agencies involved in patient outreach, screening and enrollment activities.
• Evaluate vendor performance and review and coordinate all approvals of patient recruitment materials.
• Collaborate with GloSAM to negotiate contracts and Quality team to ensure compliance.
• Utilize data analytics tools to track recruitment metrics, monitor progress and identify trends.
• Implement quantitative methods for measuring the impact of specific recruitment tactics.
• Leverage metrics to inform recruitment strategy across IDTs and implement continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with data science partners on leveraging data science approaches and data sources for identifying geographic regions of interest and site and patient identification.
• Generate regular reports for senior management and study teams providing insights and recommendations for optimization.
• Ensure that all recruitment activities adhere to ethical standards, regulatory requirements and Good clinical Practice (GCP) guidelines.
• Implement process improvements and best practices to enhance recruitment efficiency and effectiveness.
• Develop strategies that engage patients throughout the clinical trial lifecycle.
• Identify potential risks and challenges related to patient recruitment and collaborate with CRO/vendor to develop contingency plans.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees