Job Title: Patient Recruitment Partner (San Diego)

Job Description

The Patient Experience & Recruitment (PER) Partner is responsible for developing and executing study-specific Recruitment Plans to engage, recruit, and retain participants for assigned clinical studies. The PER Partner engages with the community, establishes and nurtures relationships with clinicians, creates and manages participant referral patterns, expands site therapeutic and specialty capabilities, reviews patient health records, and ensures patient engagement for clinical trials. This role supports efficient screening and scheduling through central teams and technologies and may occasionally screen and schedule study participants. The PER Partner communicates directly with project team stakeholders and leaders to ensure project targets are met and services are provided with the highest quality standards, in compliance with company policies, HIPAA, and ethical standards. This role plays a critical part in promoting clinical research inclusively to the diverse healthcare community.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement strategies to engage with the local community to raise awareness about clinical trials.
• Collaborate with the Patient Experience team to plan and facilitate community outreach events.
• Work with community organizations, healthcare providers, and advocacy groups to promote clinical trial participation across diverse populations.
• Organize and participate in community events, workshops, and educational sessions to educate potential participants about clinical trials.
• Establish and maintain relationships with healthcare providers, including physicians and specialists.
• Communicate with clinicians about ongoing clinical trials and eligibility criteria.
• Collaborate with healthcare professionals to receive patient referrals for clinical trials.
• Review health records to identify potential candidates for clinical trials, ensuring confidentiality and professionalism.
• Facilitate enrollment and retention of participants in clinical trials, coordinating follow-up visits and procedures.
• Conduct initial phone screenings of potential participants and coordinate their appointments.
• Implement centrally planned strategies and campaigns directed by operational leadership.
• Promote and utilize company-developed technologies and partnered services to increase efficiency and participant engagement.
• Track all activity across initiatives to measure return on investment and prioritize efforts.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to share best practices and lessons learned.
• Ensure accurate and timely capture of new participant information and updates to the participant database.

Essential Skills

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to engage with diverse populations and healthcare professionals.
• Strong organizational and time management abilities.
• Attention to detail and ability to maintain accurate, confidential records.
• Proficiency in relevant software applications and electronic medical record systems.
• Willingness to learn and develop problem-solving skills.
• Experience in directing work in a matrix environment.
• Bilingual proficiency is highly preferred.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a healthcare-related field or equivalent experience.
• 2 years of experience in clinical research, recruitment, or healthcare administration; or advanced healthcare degree or certification.
• Familiarity with medical terminology and basic medical conditions.

Work Environment

This role is onsite and involves working in a facility equipped with private examination and consultation rooms, comfortable patient reception areas, facilities for extended-stay pharmacokinetic studies, and secure monitoring rooms or workstations with phone and high-speed internet access. The environment includes multiple secure workstations for research staff, a regulatory document processing area, electronic data capture capabilities, and secure record storage. The facility features a CLIA-certified research laboratory or clinical laboratory with a CLIA waiver, ambient and refrigerated centrifuge, secured and temperature-controlled investigational product storage, freezers for laboratory specimens at -20 and -70 degrees Celsius, a backup generator, and standard medical equipment including ECG machines and digital and analog scales.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $52500.00 - $52500.00

Health and Wellness Benefits

Medical, dental, vision, HSA, and FSA plans
Employer contributions from 55-80% based on coverage level
Company contributions to HSAs
401k Eligibility and Company Match

100% match of the first 3% of contributions; 50% on the next 2% contributed
Immediate eligibility and automatic enrollment at 5% contribution
Paid Time Off and Company Holidays

PTO starting at three weeks per year and growing with company tenure
10 paid holidays each calendar year
Life Insurance and Employee Assistance Program

100% paid life Insurance policy (double annual salary)
100% paid short- and long-term disability benefits
Optional insurance coverage for the employee and dependents
Complimentary emergency assistance plan
Site Incentive Bonus Plan

Site bonuses are paid twice annually
Ties site team success to Velocity's success
Recognition and reward for individual contributions

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in La Mesa,CA.

Application Deadline

This position will be accepting applications until Jan 18, 2025.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

At Actalent, diversity and inclusion are a bridge towards the equity and success of our people. DE&I are embedded into our culture through:

• Hiring diverse talent
• Maintaining an inclusive environment through persistent self-reflection
• Building a culture of care, engagement, and recognition with clear outcomes
• Ensuring growth opportunities for our people

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email actalentaccommodation@actalentservices.com for other accommodation options.

Salary : $52,500