Senior Patient Recruitment Associate

Position overview

United Research Group is seeking a Senior Patient Recruitment Associate to support patient recruitment, engagement, and retention initiatives across clinical research studies.

This role will contribute to recruitment planning, outreach coordination, and the development of participant-centered engagement strategies.

Responsibilities

• Support recruitment and retention strategies for assigned clinical trials.
• Coordinate approved outreach and patient engagement activities.
• Evaluate recruitment performance and identify enrollment barriers.
• Collaborate with investigators and site teams to support enrollment objectives.
• Assist in developing recruitment materials for required review and approval.
• Track recruitment metrics, screening activity, and enrollment progress.
• Support appropriate communication with potential participants.
• Identify opportunities to improve recruitment effectiveness and participant experience.
• Mentor junior recruitment personnel as assigned.

Proposed qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a health-related, scientific, communications, or related field preferred; equivalent relevant experience considered.
• Approximately 3–5 years of relevant patient recruitment, clinical research, healthcare outreach, or related experience preferred.
• Familiarity with clinical trial recruitment and informed-consent boundaries.
• Strong organizational, communication, and relationship-management skills.
• Experience with recruitment tracking tools, databases, or clinical research systems preferred.
• Understanding of participant privacy and applicable research regulations.