Patient Recruitment and Retention Solution Strategy with nursing experience

Patient Recruitment and Retention Solution Strategy with nursing experience

Syneos Health® is a leading fully-integrated life sciences services organization built to accelerate customer success. We partner with innovators at every point across the drug development and commercialization continuum, helping them navigate complexity, anticipate change and accelerate progress.

Our Clinical Solutions team members act with a drug development mindset, applying their years of experience and deep expertise to truly understand customer needs and represent those in the solutions we shape.

Whether you join us in a Functional Service Provider partnership or a Full-Service environment, you’ll collaborate with passionate problem solvers, innovating as a team to help our customers achieve their goals. We are agile and driven to deliver – for one another, our customers, and, most importantly, for those in need.

Discover what your 25,000 future colleagues already know:

Why Syneos Health
• We are passionate about developing our people, through career development and progression; supportive and engaged line management; technical and therapeutic area training; peer recognition and total rewards program.
• We are committed to building an inclusive culture – where you can authentically be yourself. Central to this is our purpose – Driven to Deliver – which captures the passion of our colleagues to show up each day and shape solutions that have the ability to dramatically impact someone’s life. 
• We are continuously building the company we all want to work for and our customers want to work with. Why? Because we know that when we bring together smart colleagues from across the world, we can shape the future of healthcare, driving impact for customers and defining the pace of patient progress. 

Job Responsibilities

JOB SUMMARY

The Recruitment & Retention (R&R) Solution Strategist is responsible for developing innovative and data-driven patient recruitment and retention strategies to support study and client needs during the pre-award phase. This role involves collaborating closely with Business Development, Proposals, Internal Account Directors, and other key stakeholders to design tailored solutions that align with study protocols, geographical considerations, and patient engagement methodologies. The R&R Solution Strategist acts as a subject matter expert, ensuring that proposed strategies are both feasible and optimized for timely enrollment while minimizing site and patient burden. This role requires a deep understanding of industry trends, regulatory considerations, and emerging patient engagement approaches to create competitive and effective solutions.

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES

· Develop customized, data-driven patient recruitment and retention strategies that align with study objectives and client expectations.

· Assess study-specific factors such as target patient population, geographical reach, protocol complexity, and site feasibility to inform strategy development.

· Collaborate with Business Development, Proposals, and internal teams to support the development of competitive and differentiated RFP responses.

· Start the development of the Patient Recruitment Plan (PRP) with the identification and documentation of potential risks related to patient recruitment and retention and proposed mitigation strategies.

· Stay informed on global regulatory requirements, cultural considerations, and industry best practices to optimize strategic recommendations.

· Partner with cross-functional teams, including operational leads, feasibility teams, and data science experts, to integrate real-world insights into patient recruitment planning.

· Engage with clients during pre-award discussions and bid defense meetings to present proposed recruitment and retention strategies.

· Represent the R&R function in strategic conversations with sponsors, ensuring that proposed solutions are aligned with client goals and industry best practices.

· Leverage real-world data, historical enrollment performance, and predictive analytics to refine patient recruitment strategies.

· Continuously monitor industry trends, innovations, and emerging technologies in patient recruitment to inform future strategies.

· Contribute to the development of best practices, case studies, and lessons learned to enhance R&R solutioning processes.

· Track and analyze proposal outcomes, client feedback, and recruitment performance data to improve future strategic recommendations

QUALIFICATIONS

Education Requirements

· Preferred: Bachelor’s Degree (BA/BS) in biological sciences, healthcare, marketing, or a related field.

Experience & Skills

· Minimum of 5+ years of experience in patient recruitment and retention strategy development, clinical trial feasibility, or related areas.

· Strong understanding of global patient recruitment methodologies, decentralized trial approaches, and healthcare industry trends.

· Experience working with cross-functional teams in a matrix environment.

· Exceptional communication and presentation skills, with the ability to articulate strategies effectively to clients and internal stakeholders.

· Ability to synthesize complex data sets and market insights into actionable recruitment strategies.

· Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and relevant tracking tools.

· Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment

Get to know Syneos Health

Over the past 5 years, we have worked with 94% of all Novel FDA Approved Drugs, 95% of EMA Authorized Products and over 200 Studies across 73,000 Sites and 675,000+ Trial patients.

No matter what your role is, you’ll take the initiative and challenge the status quo with us in a highly competitive and ever-changing environment. Learn more about Syneos Health.

Additional Information

Tasks, duties, and responsibilities as listed in this job description are not exhaustive.  The Company, at its sole discretion and with no prior notice, may assign other tasks, duties, and job responsibilities. Equivalent experience, skills, and/or education will also be considered so qualifications of incumbents may differ from those listed in the Job Description.  The Company, at its sole discretion, will determine what constitutes as equivalent to the qualifications described above.   Further, nothing contained herein should be construed to create an employment contract.  Occasionally, required skills/experiences for jobs are expressed in brief terms.  Any language contained herein is intended to fully comply with all obligations imposed by the legislation of each country in which it operates, including the implementation of the EU Equality Directive, in relation to the recruitment and employment of its employees.  The Company is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, including the provision of reasonable accommodations, when appropriate, to assist employees or applicants to perform the essential functions of the job.