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Exelixis · 1 day ago

Associate Patient Recruitment & Retention Strategy Director

Alameda, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Director/Executive

$150K/yr - $213K/yr

9+ years exp

Exelixis is seeking an Associate Patient Recruitment and Retention Strategy Director to execute their oncology clinical trial recruitment and retention strategy. The role involves developing patient support materials, community outreach initiatives, and collaborating with various teams to ensure clinical trials are patient-centric and inclusive.

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Hiring Manager

Jodie Donaldson

Responsibilities

Deploy effective patient recruitment and retention strategies across the Exelixis clinical trial portfolio

Evaluate and implement novel patient recruitment and retention strategies to achieve overall enrollment and demographic targets

Implement the patient strategy for incorporating the Equity, Diversity & Inclusion corporate objectives into clinical programs and trial designs

Partner with the Digital Technology to develop AI/ML techniques, develop market-driven research, decentralized approaches, and other capabilities to increase access to and engagement with clinical trials for representative populations

Work with vendors that support recruitment activities. Routinely assess vendor performance based on recruitment and retention metrics

In collaboration with Exelixis Patient Advocacy, ensure that strategies are effective in reaching and engaging the targeted patient population and are capturing the Patient Experience and Voice

Collaborate with Study Delivery Leads to ensure effective site-specific recruitment and retention planning and implementation

Oversee the development of study awareness, recruitment, and retention materials

Work with internal and external stakeholders to develop tactics in reaching recruitment and retnetion goals, including more ‘patient friendly’ study documents

Collaborate with Clinical Operations Team and Study Delivery Leads to develop a repository of recruitment/study awareness materials and tools

Support Exelixis Public Relations and external corporate giving, or Employee Resource Group (ERG) initiatives (e.g., community service)

Qualification

Clinical trial recruitmentDiversityInclusionPatient experienceData analysisRegulatory knowledgeCollaborationCommunication skillsProblem-solvingCreativity

Required

BS/BA degree in Science, Business, or related discipline and a minimum of 11 years of related experience; or, MS/MA degree in Science, Business, or related discipline and a minimum of 9 years of related experience; or, Equivalent combination of education and experience

Typically requires at least 6 years of experience in developing and implementing clinical trial recruitment and diversity plans

Collaboration in complex matrix run organizations

Has experience across different tumor indications, clinical trial phases, and in clinical trial diversity and inclusion

Ability to think through, provide solutions, and innovate to recruit and retain participants for clinical trials

Knowledge of GCP and regulatory requirements related to the conducting clinical trials worldwide

Ability to identify and implement methods, techniques, procedures, and evaluation criteria to achieve results

Ability to perform a variety of complicated tasks with a wide degree of creativity and latitude

Applies strong analytical and business communication skills