VP, Patient Engagement & Recruitment

About the Company

Profound Research partners with community physicians to offer clinical trials as a therapeutic option for their patients. We handle all infrastructure, regulatory compliance, and administrative operations so physicians can focus on patient care.

Responsibilities

• Own Profound's patient engagement and recruitment strategy across sites, studies, and therapeutic areas
• Lead the evolution of recruitment operating models, including embedded, centralized, and hybrid support
• Build scalable approaches to patient identification, outreach, engagement, pre-screening, and retention
• Establish KPIs, dashboards, and reporting rhythms to create visibility into recruitment performance
• Lead and develop the patient recruitment team, including embedded and centralized members
• Own the recruitment process and technology roadmap in partnership with Clinical Systems and IT
• Ensure recruitment practices reflect a compassionate, patient-centered experience

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in life sciences, healthcare administration, public health, business, or related field
• Meaningful experience in clinical research, patient recruitment, or clinical/healthcare operations
• Experience leading teams or cross-functional initiatives in a growing, multi-site, or remote environment
• Practical understanding of the clinical trial recruitment process (outreach, pre-screening, enrollment)
• Strong people leadership and coaching skills
• Working knowledge of clinical research compliance, including GCP and IRB requirements
• Ability to use data and operational insights to drive performance

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in a clinical research site network, SMO, CRO, or sponsor environment
• Experience with recruitment technology, CRM platforms, or contact center tools
• Experience supporting growth or function-building in a startup or high-growth environment
• Knowledge of digital recruitment and physician referral workflows