Precision Medicine Group ยท 4 days ago
Senior Patient Engagement Lead
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$128K/yr - $192K/yr
8+ years exp
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Responsibilities
Support the development and execution of Patient Engagement strategies and tactics appropriate to the awarded study needs and in alignment with sponsor requirements:
Work as an SME in partnership with project teams to translate patient engagement strategies into operational and tactical plans that positively impact recruitment and retention rates and patient/care partner experience for assigned projects. Senior PEL tasks will include:
Creation of patient engagement materials and/or oversight of their development by our PAQ partners, aligned with company literacy, health literacy and DEI guidelines
Identifying and connecting with Patient Advocacy Groups and/or community groups, then building and maintaining relationships in partnership with sponsors
Direct deployment or oversight of patient feasibility projects with vendor partners, eliciting quantitative and/or qualitative feedback from patients and/or care partners to understand their perspectives on trial design, potential barriers to participation and ways to overcome them. The PEL will use this information to provide recommendations to sponsors on potential adjustments to protocol design and patient/care partner support programs.
Coordinating activities across vendors to ensure an optimal patient/care partner experience, including but not limited to travel/concierge, clinical enrolment managers, creative designers, outreach, AI, and home healthcare providers
Leading cross-functional teams to build FDA Diversity Action Plans, UK Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) projects and other patient engagement-related projects to meet regulatory needs
Partnering with Precision Patient Advisors to obtain feedback on Precision and study-specific patient strategies, plus internal training and external awareness activities.
Serve as primary operational project contact for patient engagement programs with sponsors to ensure appropriate communication channels are maintained and reporting schedules adhered to as required.
Communicate with sponsors and project teams to implement and monitor impact of patient engagement tactical plans. Make additional operational and tactical recommendations as needed based on study performance.
Represent Precision for Medicine at site/sponsor-facing meetings e.g., KOMs, IMs, to present strategy/rationale, train CRAs and site staff, and conduct recruitment support workshops as required.
Contribute to bid defense meeting prep and attend bid defense meetings, particularly where patient engagement and diversity expertise is pertinent.
Serve as internal consultant to project teams to implement operational patient engagement plans on existing projects as required.
Lead patient recruitment and retention rescue strategy discussions, propose solutions and drive implementation. This will be particularly important on studies involving breakthrough science, complex designs, hard to reach patient populations or Precision strategic clients. It will require working across Precision departments to drive the review and refining of operational strategy, including but not limited to country and site identification, enhancing enrolment, and strategies to mitigate the risk in intensely competitive environments.
Maintain knowledge of current patient engagement trends, vendors, and technologies to increase productivity and recommend additional support as needed.
Develop and implement risk management plans
Provide technical expertise in support of project specific and interdepartmental training efforts
Contribute to thought leadership activities as needed
Support continued process improvement to ensure quality in the department.
Other responsibilities as mutually agreed
Qualification
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Required
Advanced degree in life sciences discipline or equivalent experience
8 or more years in the CRO/Pharmaceutical/healthcare industry
Extensive experience in clinical development focused on strategy and execution of all phases of clinical trials
Strong strategic and analytical thinking
Ability to prioritize critical needs
Extensive experience with MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
Fluency in English
Demonstrated understanding of financial management.
Highly capable of motivating other members of the project team to meet timelines and project goals.
Understands clinical trials methodology, including a working knowledge of protocols and indications being studied.
Demonstrates professionalism as evidenced by punctuality, ability to deliver on commitments, and positive interactions with customers and teammates
Collects and analyzes data of a consistently high standard.
Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills.
Highly organized with excellent interpersonal, presentation, oral and written communication skills.
Strong sense of ownership and pride in quality of outputs.
Ability to multitask to tight timelines, prioritizing workload and maintaining high quality standards.
Skilled at working in a matrix environment, independently and as part of a dynamic team and in a decentralized reporting model (as applicable).
Preferred
PhD
Benefits
Discretionary annual bonus
Health insurance
Retirement savings benefits
Life insurance
Disability benefits
Parental leave
Paid time off for sick leave and vacation
Company
Precision Medicine Group
We founded Precision Medicine Group in 2012 because we believed there was a transformational opportunity to improve the process of bringing new drugs to market.
Founded in 2012Bethesda, Maryland, USA
1,001-5,000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Mark Clein
Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Matt DeZee
Chief Financial Officer
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