Director, Head of Patient Recruitment

Immunovant, Inc. is a clinical-stage immunology company dedicated to enabling normal lives for people with autoimmune diseases. As trailblazer in anti-FcRn technology, the Company is developing innovative, targeted therapies to meet the complex and variable needs of people with autoimmune diseases.

 

The Role:

The Director, Head of Patient Recruitment will create and drive Immunovant’s global patient recruitment strategy for multiple trials and indications. They will apply an innovative mindset to the implementation of all processes and the oversight of all recruitment partners, including specialty recruitment vendors, advertising and digital partners, site support organizations, medical records support companies, insurance claims dataset providers, and the recruitment teams of our clinical CROs. The role will require cultural awareness to appreciate the appropriate methods for different regions of the world.

This person will work directly with clinical study teams to offer options to build indication -level recruitment plans with a broad range of tactics, support the implementation of such tactics, and develop dashboards that convey enrollment for each trial.

 

Key Responsibilities: 

Strategy & Planning (30%):

• Create and own Immunovant’s overarching strategy and vision for patient recruitment.
• Identify options for the study team to increase patient recruitment leveraging continuous real-world data, site and health system research networks, and patient insights and perspectives.
• Identify new potential vendors, and identify potential improvement of service offerings by current vendors

Clinical Trial Execution (30%):

• Monitor the performance of recruitment campaigns and implement strategic adjustments by actively overseeing key vendors whilst working in close collaboration with the study teams.
• Lead all recruitment-related vendor RFPs in collaboration with internal project teams and make recommendations to senior management on the best fit solution for each project.
• Serve as a strategic partner to clinical study teams and strive to understand the key challenges of their trials, brainstorm solutions to mitigate such challenges, and support the execution of such tactics (i.e. trial recruitment website, online advertising, etc.).
• Synthesize and analyze recruitment data from multiple sources to continually assess the impact   of  current  tactics as well as the cost effectiveness.  Communicate  critical  findings  to  senior management in a timely manner and make recommendations for improvements and mitigations

Team management: (25%)

• Oversee and guide a team of 5-6 employees/contractors, ensuring effective communication, motivation, and performance. Ensure team goals and organizational objectives are met.
• Foster a positive and productive work environment through ongoing training, feedback, and performance evaluations. Identify and support the professional growth of team members to ensure long-term success.
• Ensure staffing levels, schedules, and resources effectively to meet operational needs, ensuring the efficient use of time and effort across the team.
• Measure individual and team performance against established goals, offering support and making adjustments as necessary to meet business targets.

Process Research & Insights (15%):

• Create and maintain an internal knowledge base of best practices and lessons learned across all programs.
• Monitor industry trends on patient recruitment practices – especially creative, “moonshot” ideas – and make recommendations to senior management and clinical study teams on how Immunovant can adopt such practices to our trials.

 

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree is required.
• Several years of work experience at a biotech or pharmaceutical company is preferred (3-5 years).
• Several years of work experience in patient recruitment with evidence of increasing responsibility is required.
• Several years of work experience in project management is required, preferably on global initiatives given the breadth of Immunovant’s trials across North America, Europe, and Asia.
• Deep knowledge of GCP, ICH, and other applicable global regulations with regards to clinical trial optimization strategies is required.
• Deep understanding of clinical trials from protocol writing through clinical study report is required.
• Previous clinical trial execution experience in complex or rare disease indications is a strong plus.
• Demonstrated evidence of deploying creative, out-of-the-box tactics that push the boundaries of current industry practices.
• Proven skills as an effective team leader and team