Senior Director, Patient Recruitment - Remote

The IMA Group; United States; Remote; USD 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision coverage

PTO and holidays

401(k) with employer match

Disability and Life Insurance

Job summary

The IMA Group is seeking a Senior Director / Vice President of Patient Recruitment to lead recruitment strategy across our clinical portfolio. This remote role allows work from anywhere in the US or from any IMA office, with travel up to 25% for meetings and site support.

You will lead a talented team, partner with vendors, and drive ROI through data-driven recruitment across Phase II–IV trials in a flexible nationwide network.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications, Life Sciences or related field.
• 8+ years in patient recruitment, marketing, or patient engagement with leadership experience.
• Experience using KPIs to measure ROI across multimedia platforms.
• Knowledge of clinical research, diverse-population recruitment, digital and social strategy, screening and retention.

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow the enrollment strategy team and goals.
• Build recruitment strategies drawing on site success, SME insight, and innovative tools.
• Provide senior oversight across recruiting studies and adjust approaches as results come in.
• Partner with third-party vendors to reach larger patient databases.
• Ensure patient communications are relatable and patient-centric.
• Direct community outreach to reach diverse patient populations.
• Own spend, campaign effectiveness and ROI; make data-driven decisions.
• Represent IMA at health events and industry conferences.

Skills

Patient recruitment leadership

KPI measurement

Stakeholder management

Digital strategy

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Marketing/Life Sciences

Tools

Tableau

Looker

Job description

Senior Director / Vice President, Patient Recruitment
IMA Clinical Research | Remote (US) or any IMA office | Full-Time, Monday–Friday, 9am–5pm

IMA Clinical Research is a site within an established site network conducting Phase II–IV trials. We’re looking for a senior leader to own patient recruitment strategy across our portfolio. You’ll lead a talented team, work directly with senior management, and have real influence over how we find, engage, and enroll patients.

Where you’ll work: From home anywhere in the US, or from any IMA office. Travel is up to 25% within North America for client meetings, audits, or site support. We are not currently considering candidates from New York City, Chicago, California, Colorado, or Washington.

What you’ll do

• Lead and grow the team driving enrollment strategy and goals
• Build recruitment strategies that draw on site success, SME insight, and innovative tools
• Provide senior oversight across all recruiting studies, adjusting approaches as results come in
• Partner with third-party vendors to reach larger patient databases
• Ensure patient communications are relatable and patient-centric
• Direct community outreach to reach diverse patient populations
• Own spend, campaign effectiveness, and ROI, making data-driven decisions
• Represent IMA at health events and industry conferences

What you bring

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communication, Life Sciences, or a related field
• 8+ years in patient recruitment, marketing, or patient engagement, including team leadership
• Experience using KPIs to measure ROI across multimedia platforms
• Knowledge of clinical research, diverse-population recruitment, digital and social strategy, screening, and retention
• Strong MS Office skills; Tableau or Looker experience preferred

Why IMA

• Health, dental, and vision coverage
• Generous PTO, holidays, and a floating holiday
• 401(k) with employer match
• STD, LTD, FSA, voluntary life/AD&D, and company-paid life and AD&D
• Tax-free tuition reimbursement and student loan repayment assistance
• Paid maternity and parental leave
• No on-call responsibilities. When you log off, you’re off.

The IMA Group is an Affir…

Our Government Services Division supports local, state, and federal agencies and delivers professional and objective medical and psychological examinations as well as ancillary services. Our Payer Services Division meets the evaluation and screening needs of Carriers, TPAs, Public Entities and Employers and includes behavioral health and physical medicine specialty services, working with a wide range of organizations within the workers' compensation, disability, liability, and auto markets. Our Clinical Research Division performs all types of Phase II–IV clinical trials in multiple therapeutic areas through a flexible nationwide network of site locations and virtual capabilities.

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