
Patient Engagement Associate Director – Design and Innovation
Syneos Health
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: Arizona • California • United States
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Salary
💰 $114,000 - $210,900 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Serve as a strategic leader embedded within a sponsor’s clinical development organization
- Integrate the patient voice across the full development lifecycle—from early molecule strategy through clinical execution and evidence generation
- Influence how trials are designed and how development decisions are made at an enterprise level
- Lead global strategy for patient‑focused trial design and patient experience enhancement
- Collaborate with Clinical Operations, Clinical Research, Regulatory, Data Science, Medical Affairs, Public Affairs, Commercial, and Corporate Affairs
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in patient engagement, patient recruitment, or patient‑centric clinical trial strategy within a pharmaceutical company
- Demonstrated experience influencing cross‑functional leaders and driving enterprise change
- Strong understanding of global clinical development, regulatory frameworks, and operational decision‑making
- Proven ability to design and execute global, multi‑functional patient engagement initiatives
- Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to translate complex scientific and regulatory concepts into clear strategy
Benefits
- Health benefits to include Medical, Dental and Vision
- Company match 401k
- Eligibility to participate in Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Eligibility to earn commissions/bonus based on company and individual performance
- Flexible paid time off (PTO) and sick time
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
patient engagementpatient recruitmentclinical trial strategyglobal clinical developmentregulatory frameworksoperational decision-makingpatient engagement initiatives
Soft Skills
strategic leadershipinfluencingcollaborationcommunicationtranslating complex concepts