Patient Recruitment Manager (Clinical Research)

Forcare-Clinical-Research; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Dental

Vision

Long-Term Disability

Short-Term Disability

Life Insurance

401k

Job summary

CenExel Clinical Research in Tampa, FL is seeking a Patient Recruitment Manager to develop programs to support recruitment and retention in clinical trials.

The role involves overseeing Recruitment Specialists, partnering with Principal Investigators, and ensuring adherence to FDA and GCP standards. This is an on-site role emphasizing teamwork in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience preferred.
• Knowledge of sponsors/study requirements and participant evaluation procedures.
• Understanding of clinical protocols Phase I to Phase IV.
• Skill in organization and record maintenance.
• Ability to work independently as well as functioning as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Communicates and reaches out to referral connections, sponsors, or potential providers.
• Acts as the liaison for outside referring sources.
• Trains new staff members in the department.
• Identifies strategies to improve patient enrollment in research protocols in collaboration with Principal Investigator and/or site leadership.
• Supervises Recruitment Specialists and oversees recruitment department.
• Determines study support required for trials and understand enrollment needs and timelines of trials.
• Develops pre-screen scripts for new studies.
• Evaluates enrollment process to ascertain if current process recruits optimal study participant population.
• Conducts outreach and special events as needed and conducts presentations to various referral sources.

Skills

English

Spanish

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

Patient Recruitment Manager (Clinical Research)

Job Category: Recruitment

Requisition Number: PATIE004327

• Posted : September 4, 2026
• Full-Time

Locations

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CenExel FCR
15416 N. Florida Ave. 101
Tampa, FL 33613, USA

Description

About Us:

Each of CenExel’s research sites specialize in Phase I to Phase IV clinical trials. Our Centers of Excellence comprise some of the most well respected and long-standing research facilities in the country. Specialty areas of research across our sites include Psychiatry, Acute Post Op Pain, Asian Bridging, Dermatology, GI, and Neurology. Each of our Centers of Excellence has tremendous experience and expertise in complex early phase trials, and all our sites have in-patient capability. We focus on quality people, teamwork, and highly experienced clinical research managers with a history of success.

Along with an exceptional work environment that promotes teamwork, positive leadership, and optimal work-life balance, CenExel Clinical Research also provides highly competitive compensation and a generous benefits package to full time employees after 30 days of employment including Health Insurance, Dental, Vision, LTD, STD, Life Ins, and 401k.

Job Summary:

The Patient Recruitment Manager will be responsible for creating programs and solutions to support clinical trial recruitment and retention.

Essential Responsibilities and Duties:

• Communicates and reaches out to referral connections, sponsors, or potential providers.
• Acts as the liaison for outside referring sources.
• Trains new staff members in the department.
• Identifies strategies to improve patient enrollment in research protocols in collaboration with Principal Investigator and/or site leadership.
• Supervises Recruitment Specialists and oversees recruitment department.
• Determines study support required for trials and understand enrollment needs and timelines of trials.
• Develops pre-screen scripts for new studies.
• Evaluates enrollment process to ascertain if current process recruits optimal study participant population.
• Conducts outreach and special events as needed and conducts presentations to various referral sources.
• Hires, trains, supervises, and evaluates personnel. Champions and enforces the strictest adherence to best practices, FDA Code of Federal Regulations, ICH (International Conference on Harmonization), GCP (Good Clinical Practices), CenExel standard operating procedures, site Working Practices, protocol, and company guidelines and policies. Retrains and implements corrective and preventative actions, as needed.
• Assumes other duties and responsibilities as assigned. The above responsibilities are a general description of the level and nature of the work assigned to this classification and are not to be considered as all inclusive.

Education/Experience/Skills:

• Able to effectively communicate verbally in both English and Spanish preferred .
• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience preferred.
• Knowledge of sponsors/study requirements and participant evaluation procedures.
• Understanding of clinical protocols Phase I to Phase IV.
• Skill in organization and record maintenance.
• Ability to work independently as well as functioning as part of a team.
• Must be self-directed and able to work with minimal supervision.
• Able to take a flexible approach to shifting priorities.
• Able to manage multiple projects and responsibilities.
• Motivated to work consistently in a fast paced and rapidly changing environment.

Working Conditions

• Indoor, Office environment.
• Essential physical requirements include sitting, typing, standing, and walking.
• Lightly active position, occasional lifting of up to 20 pounds.
• Reporting to work, as scheduled, is essential.
• On site work arrangement.

CenExel Clinical Research is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without regards to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or status.

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