Senior Trial Awareness & Recruitment Lead

Rapport Therapeutics; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 165,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited PTO

Lifestyle spending account

Commuting reimbursement

Job summary

Rapport Therapeutics seeks an experienced clinical recruitment leader to drive patient enrollment for multiple programs. The role partners with Clinical Operations, Medical Affairs, and Communications to deliver compliant, effective messaging and campaigns.

You will oversee vendors and advocate partners, track KPIs, and influence site and country selection. The position emphasizes hands-on leadership in a fast-paced biotech startup environment, with on-site Boston collaboration and a strong

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 6–8 years of experience in clinical trial recruitment, patient engagement, trial awareness, or a related function within biotech/pharma.
• Experience in a small biotech or clinical-stage company strongly preferred.
• Track record executing patient recruitment strategies that positively impacted enrollment timelines.
• Experience partnering with Clinical Operations, Medical Affairs, and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Working knowledge of patient recruitment vendors, advocacy organizations, and digital outreach strategies.
• Experience supporting KPI tracking, dashboards, and ROI reporting for recruitment and engagement initiatives.
• Strong communication, stakeholder management, and presentation skills with hands‑on in a fast‑paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute patient recruitment and trial awareness strategies to support enrollment goals.
• Partner with Clinical Operations to monitor enrollment risks and implement mitigation plans.
• Collaborate with Clinical Operations, Medical Affairs, and Corporate Communications for consistent trial messaging.
• Lead vendor identification for recruitment and retention strategies.
• Manage day-to-day relationships with patient recruitment vendors and advocacy partners to keep campaigns on track and within budget.
• Support execution of clinical trial branding and awareness initiatives to build visibility and credibility for programs.
• Maintain metrics, KPIs, and reporting for assigned studies.
• Prepare enrollment performance, campaign effectiveness, and ROI reporting for senior leadership.
• Act as subject matter expert on recruitment, engagement, and external trial communications.
• Use data-driven insights for site/country selection and enrollment forecasting.
• Identify recruitment approaches to improve patient access, engagement, and participation.

Skills

Communication

Stakeholder management

Presentation skills

Vendor relationships

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Recruitment vendors

Advocacy organizations

Digital outreach tools

Job description

Rapport Therapeutics seeks an experienced clinical recruitment leader to drive patient enrollment for multiple programs. The role partners with Clinical Operations, Medical Affairs, and Communications to deliver compliant, effective messaging and campaigns.

You will oversee vendors and advocate partners, track KPIs, and influence site and country selection. The position emphasizes hands-on leadership in a fast-paced biotech startup environment, with on-site Boston collaboration and a strong