Senior Patient Recruitment and Engagement Lead

Recruitment Campaigns & Materials

• Lead the development, review, approval, translation, production, and distribution of patient-facing recruitment materials.
• Oversee Central Recruitment campaigns and ensure effective implementation across participating sites.
• Take ownership of quality of deliverables and timelines with customer teams.

Data Analysis & Performance Management

• Monitor enrollment metrics and recruitment performance.
• Analyze recruitment data to identify trends, risks, and opportunities for optimization across outreach campaigns and study operations.
• Develop dashboards, reports, and executive-level presentations for clients and internal stakeholders.
• Track recruitment and diversity metrics throughout study execution.

Vendor & Financial Oversight

• Manage relationships with third-party recruitment vendors and service providers.
• Monitor vendor performance and ensure quality deliverables.
• Partner with Finance to oversee recruitment budgets, invoices, out-of-scope activities, and contract modifications.
• Own financial forecasting for assigned projects, ensuring timely forecast and recognition of deliverables.

Diversity & Patient Engagement

• Collaborate with Population Science and internal stakeholders to incorporate diversity objectives into recruitment strategies.
• Ensure diversity plans are implemented and monitored throughout enrollment.
• Promote patient-centric recruitment approaches that improve engagement and retention.

Compliance & Quality

• Ensure recruitment activities comply with applicable regulations, SOPs, study protocols, and patient privacy requirements.
• Maintain operational excellence through adherence to study tools, systems, documentation, and quality standards.

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Education & Experience

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent and relevant formal academic / vocational qualification.
• Previous experience in patient recruitment within clinical trials, to include study management operations and global strategy creation that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable to 5+ years’ experience)
• Experience designing and executing global patient recruitment campaigns.
• Demonstrated client-facing experience with pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or CRO sponsors.
• Experience managing vendors, budgets, and cross-functional project teams.
• In some cases, an equivalency, consisting of appropriate education, training, and/or directly related experience will be considered sufficient for an individual to meet the requirements of the role.

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Preferred Qualifications

• Strong understanding of clinical trial operations and enrollment strategy.
• Experience presenting recruitment strategy and performance to executive-level stakeholders.
• Knowledge of recruitment material development and localization.
• Knowledge of recruitment campaign strategic development and implementation.
• Experience collaborating with internal clinical operations and clinical management teams.
• Experience supporting diverse patient recruitment initiatives.

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Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Strong leadership and project management skills.
• Excellent client relationship and stakeholder management abilities.
• Advanced analytical and data interpretation skills.
• Experience developing recruitment reports, dashboards, and executive presentations.
• Strong organizational and prioritization skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple global studies simultaneously.
• Strong critical thinking, decision-making, and risk management capabilities.
• Knowledge of healthcare regulations, patient privacy requirements, and ethical recruitment practices.
• Proficiency with project management tools and Microsoft Office applications.
• Ability to work effectively within a global matrix organization.

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At Thermo Fisher Scientific, we are committed to fostering a healthy and harmonious workplace for our employees. We understand the importance of creating an environment that allows individuals to excel. Please see below for the required qualifications for this position, which also includes the possibility of equivalent experience:

• Able to communicate, receive, and understand information and ideas with diverse groups of people in a comprehensible and reasonable manner.
• Able to work upright and stationary for typical working hours.
• Ability to use and learn standard office equipment and technology with proficiency.
• Able to perform successfully under pressure while prioritizing and handling multiple projects or activities.
• May require as-needed travel (0-20%).

Location: Home-based US position. Relocation assistance is NOT provided.

*Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.

*Must be able to pass a comprehensive background check, which includes a drug screening.

This is a salaried role ($100K - $120K USD) that will also be eligible to receive a variable annual bonus based on company, team, and/or individual performance results in accordance with company policy. Compensation will be initially discussed during the screening period, with actual compensation confirmed in writing at the time of offer.

Compensation and Benefits

The salary pay range estimated for this position Patient Recruitment Specialist III based in North Carolina is $79,000.00–$132,000.00.

This position may also be eligible to receive a variable annual bonus based on company, team, and/or individual performance results in accordance with company policy. We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package that our U.S. colleagues and their families can count on, which includes:

• A choice of national medical and dental plans, and a national vision plan, including health incentive programs

• Employee assistance and family support programs, including commuter benefits and tuition reimbursement

• At least 120 hours paid time off (PTO), 10 paid holidays annually, paid parental leave (3 weeks for bonding and 8 weeks for caregiver leave), accident and life insurance, and short- and long-term disability in accordance with company policy

• Retirement and savings programs, such as our competitive 401(k) U.S. retirement savings plan

• Employees’ Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) offers eligible colleagues the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount

For more information on our benefits, please visit: https://jobs.thermofisher.com/global/en/total-rewards

This job posting is for multiple levels:

The salary range estimated for the second level is: $98000.00–$164000.00