Thermo Fisher Scientific · 1 month ago
Community Relations Specialist (Study Participant Recruitment)
Austin, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Entry, Mid Level
2+ years expThermo Fisher Scientific is a global leader in enabling customers to make the world healthier, cleaner, and safer. The Community Relations Specialist will support recruitment objectives and engage with the community to promote clinical trials, while building networks and maintaining relationships with non-medical partners.
BioinformaticsBiotechnologyCloud Data ServicesConsultingHealth CareLife ScienceManagement Information SystemsOffice SuppliesPrecision Medicine
Responsibilities
Supports the delivery of recruitment objectives, business growth and randomization targets by taking responsibility for the recruitment, engagement and retention of patients at the sites
Builds a strong network with non-medical partners (Patients advocacy groups, sport groups, social clubs, schools, retirement houses) to strengthen the awareness of clinical trials
Locates, schedules and attends various community wide events that allows face-to-face interaction to obtain opt-in database leads
Cultivates and maintain respectable relations with the community and promote clinical trials attend community events
Maintains knowledge of current enrolling studies, timelines for the studies and protocol requirements
Ensures an increase to the database and actively contributes to initiatives and strategies to enroll potential participants onto the database
Distributes flyers, posters and other advertising material as appropriate to increase awareness of clinical trials
Ensures technology is utilized to fullest extent in recruitment strategies to secure on-time Enrollment
Manages projects and act as point of contact for various internal clients
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree or equivalent and relevant formal academic / vocational qualification
Previous experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable to 2+ years)
Good planning, organization and time-management skills with ability to effectively prioritize workload
Solid interpersonal and problem solving skills to enable working in a multicultural matrix organization
Good written and verbal communication skills
Presentation skills
Ability to multi-task
Proactive and detail-oriented
Ability to work independently as well as in a collaborative team environment
Strong business acumen and positive attitude
High degree of accuracy, concentration and proofing skills
Company
Thermo Fisher Scientific
Thermo Fisher Scientific is a biotechnology and laboratory equipment company that provides a wide range of scientific products and services.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$15.97BKey Investors
National Grid
2025-11-24Post Ipo Debt· $2.42B
2025-09-30Post Ipo Debt· $2.5B
2023-08-07Post Ipo Debt· $2.95B
Leadership Team
Stephen Williamson
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Michel Lagarde
Chief Operating Officer
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