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Arrow Clinical Trials
Senior Clinical Research Recruitment & Outreach Lead
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What they do
A Clinical Supervisor or Manager supervises staff and manages services in a clinical program. May provide clinical supervision for nursing, counseling or home health care staff. Works to ensure quality patient care. Trains and develops clinical staff and manages clinical program budgets.
$100,336 / year median in Florida
+15% projected growth
Job Description
Job Summary We are seeking an experienced Clinical Research Recruitment & Outreach Lead to drive patient recruitment across multiple clinical trials while providing day-to-day leadership to the recruitment team. This position combines hands-on patient recruitment, team leadership, physician and community outreach, social media marketing, and business-development-style calling to medical practices and referral sources. The ideal candidate is a top-performing clinical research recruiter who understands how to identify, engage, pre-screen, and convert potential participants while building strong referral relationships and effectively using digital and social media channels to generate qualified leads. Key Responsibilities Patient Recruitment Lead recruitment efforts for active and upcoming clinical trials. Develop and execute study-specific recruitment strategies. Conduct outbound calls to potential study participants and manage incoming leads. Pre-screen candidates against key inclusion/exclusion criteria. Maintain consistent follow-up with prospective participants through screening and enrollment. Monitor recruitment funnels, conversion rates, enrollment goals, and recruitment sources. Identify underperforming recruitment campaigns and quickly adjust strategies. Team Leadership Provide daily direction and support to the patient recruitment team. Establish individual and team recruitment goals. Coach recruiters on telephone techniques, follow-up, lead management, and conversion. Monitor productivity and recruitment KPIs. Assist with training and onboarding new recruitment staff. Physician & Community Outreach Conduct proactive outbound sales and relationship-building calls to physician offices. Introduce the research site and relevant clinical trial opportunities to physicians and office staff. Develop relationships with physicians, medical practices, community organizations, and other potential referral partners. Coordinate meetings and presentations with physician offices when appropriate. Maintain regular communication with referral sources and track outreach activity and results. Identify new community and healthcare partnerships that could generate qualified patient referrals. Social Media & Digital Recruitment Work closely with clinical leadership and study coordinators to prioritize enrollment needs. Develop and execute social media strategies to increase awareness of clinical trial opportunities and generate patient leads. Qualifications 3+ years of successful patient recruitment experience, preferably within a clinical research site or site network. Demonstrated success meeting or exceeding clinical trial enrollment goals. Prior experience supervising, mentoring, or leading a recruitment team. Strong experience with outbound calling, physician-office outreach, sales, or business development. Hands-on experience with social media marketing, digital advertising, and online lead generation. Excellent telephone communication and relationship-building skills. Comfortable working in a performance-driven environment with measurable recruitment goals. Experience with CTMS, CRM, patient databases, or recruitment tracking systems. Strong organizational and follow-up skills. Ability to manage recruitment priorities across multiple concurrent clinical trials. Preferred Experience Established relationships with local physicians or medical practices. Experience recruiting for Phase II-IV clinical trials. Experience developing physician referral networks and community partnerships. Experience with Meta/Facebook and Instagram advertising and campaign management. Experience creating social media content and recruitment campaigns. Experience developing physician referral networks and community partnerships. Key Performance Measures Success will be measured by qualified leads generated, screening appointments scheduled, enrollment targets achieved, lead-to-screen conversion rates, physician referral relationships developed, social media campaign performance, recruitment team productivity, and overall recruitment effectiveness. This position is ideal for someone who combines the skills of a high-performing clinical research recruiter, team leader, social media marketer, and healthcare outreach/business development professional.