Manager, Patient Recruitment

Overview

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals is seeking a Manager, Patient Recruitment to join a dynamic team. This role will be key in supporting the implementation of patient recruitment and retention (PR&R) efforts across multiple programs.

Key Responsibilities

• Develops and executes innovative global patient recruitment and retention strategies, including branding, patient and healthcare professional awareness, social and digital outreach and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion initiatives
• Support program teams in defining patient pathway for targeted indication
• Partners with internal and external key stakeholders (Clinical Operations, Patient Advocacy, Clinical Trial Transparency and Data Sharing, and CRO) to enhance the patient journey from initial contact to study completion
• Manages the development and implemention of global patient and site engagement plans
• Collaborates with cross-functional internal teams to bring the patient voice into clinical trial designs and patient-facing materials, including identification of potential barriers to recruitment and retention
• Participates in the selection and oversight of vendors to support critical recrtuitment and retention activities
• Develops and implements of patient engagement and trial tools
• Manages and/or mentors junior level staff
• Ability to travel to team meetings, site visits, conferences, and Investigator Meetings
  
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree is required with a minimum of 5 years in the pharmaceutical/biotech industry; experience working at Sponsor or CRO preferred
• Experience in developing global patient recruitment and retention strategies and program implementation
• Experience providing oversight of CROs/vendors and managing budgets and timelines
• Comprehensive regulatory knowledge, including ICH and GCPs
• Knowledge of global clinical trial management in a fast-paced environment
• Experience with rare disease / difficult to recruit populations a plus
• Embrace our core values: Commitment to people, Innovation & Discovery, Sense of Urgency, Open Culture, and Passion for Excellence
  
  

About Alnylam: Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: ALNY) has led the translation of RNA interference (RNAi) into a whole new class of innovative medicines with the potential to transform the lives of people afflicted with rare and more prevalent diseases. Based on Nobel Prize-winning science, RNAi therapeutics represent a powerful, clinically validated approach to treating diseases at their genetic source by “interfering” with mRNA that cause or contribute to disease. Since our founding in 2002, Alnylam has led the RNAi Revolution and continues to turn scientific possibility into reality.

Our culture: Our people-first culture is guided by our core values: fiercely innovative, open culture, purposeful urgency, passion for excellence, and commitment to people, and these values influence how we work and the business decisions we make. Thanks to feedback from our employees over the years, we’ve been fortunate to be named a top employer around the world. Alnylam is extremely proud to have been recognized as the #1 Large Employer by Boston Globe Top Places to Work in 2023 for the third consecutive year, one of Science Magazine’s Top Biopharma Employers, one of America's Most Responsible Companies for 2024 by Newsweek, a Fast Company Best Workplace for Innovators, and a Great Place to Work in Canada, France, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, and UK – among others.

At Alnylam, we commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equal employment opportunity. We are dedicated to building an environment where employees can feel that they belong, can bring their authentic selves to work, and achieve to their full potential. By empowering employees to embrace their unique differences at work, our business grows stronger with advanced and original thinking, allowing us to bring groundbreaking medicines to patients. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, ethnicity, marital status, protected veteran status, disability, or any other characteristics prohibited by law.