Patient Recruitment Manager
ICON plc
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: United Kingdom
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About the role
- Developing and executing comprehensive patient recruitment strategies tailored to specific clinical trial objectives, ensuring alignment with study protocols and timelines.
- Leading cross-functional teams in the identification and engagement of target patient populations, utilizing data-driven insights to optimize recruitment efforts.
- Building and maintaining partnerships with healthcare providers, patient advocacy groups, and community organizations to enhance recruitment and retention strategies.
- Analyzing recruitment metrics and performance data to identify trends, challenges, and opportunities, making data-informed recommendations for improvement.
- Creating and overseeing the development of patient-centric marketing materials and outreach campaigns to effectively communicate trial benefits and address patient concerns.
- Providing training and guidance to project teams and staff on recruitment best practices, tools, and techniques to enhance recruitment success.
- Staying informed about industry trends, regulatory guidelines, and emerging technologies that impact patient recruitment and engagement.
- Monitoring recruitment progress and outcomes, reporting on successes and challenges to senior leadership and stakeholders.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in life sciences, healthcare, marketing, or a related field.
- An advanced degree is preferred.
- Extensive experience in patient recruitment or clinical research, with a proven track record of successful recruitment strategies in a clinical trial setting.
- A minimum of 7 years of progressive business experience, demonstrated and proven performance in strategic and/or digital marketing and/or clinical operations experience (clinical operations experience would be preferably specific to patient recruitment/retention & site engagement) is required
- Experience in the following critical competencies is required: Strategy Development & execution, Analysis, Customer & Market Landscape Knowledge, Medical Strategy
- Strong leadership skills, with the ability to motivate and guide cross-functional teams toward achieving recruitment goals.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build relationships with diverse stakeholders and effectively advocate for patient participation.
- Strong analytical skills, with experience in evaluating recruitment performance metrics and using data to drive strategic decisions.
- Creative problem-solver with a passion for improving patient access to clinical trials and enhancing the overall patient experience.
- Proficiency in digital marketing strategies and tools, as well as familiarity with social media platforms for outreach efforts.
- Experience of successfully working a heavily matrix organization.
- Willingness to travel for outreach initiatives, conferences, and stakeholder meetings as needed.
Benefits
- Various annual leave entitlements
- A range of health insurance offerings to suit you and your family’s needs.
- Competitive retirement planning offerings to maximize savings and plan with confidence for the years ahead.
- Global Employee Assistance Programme, TELUS Health, offering 24-hour access to a global network of over 80,000 independent specialised professionals who are there to support you and your family’s well-being.
- Life assurance
- Flexible country-specific optional benefits, including childcare vouchers, bike purchase schemes, discounted gym memberships, subsidised travel passes, health assessments, among others.
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Hard Skills & Tools
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Soft Skills
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