Advisor, Patient Recruitment Strategy

Rho is establishing a dedicated Patient Recruitment Strategy function to strengthen RFP responses, recruitment planning, vendor partnerships, and data-driven decision-making across clinical programs. This role will serve as a strategic recruitment expert, partnering with feasibility, site engagement, clinical operations, IT and business development teams to design scalable, fit-for-purpose recruitment strategies for Rho’s core therapeutic areas.

The successful candidate will bring small-to-mid-size CRO or biopharma recruitment experience, excel at strategic planning and analytics, and act as both a trusted internal and external advisor on vendor selection, optimization, and performance oversight.

Recruitment Strategy & Planning

Define and continuously evolve Rho’s patient recruitment strategy framework, standards, tools, and decision-making models used across all clinical programs. Works closely with the Feasibility leadership on developing long-term capability roadmap,

Leverage sponsor-provided materials, develop trial-, country-, and site-level recruitment strategies based on protocol design, feasibility strategy, targeted patient population, competitive landscape, and operational considerations

Translate feasibility insights into actionable recruitment plans, including tactical mix recommendations (digital, community-based, site support, etc.)

Serve as the strategic recruitment lead on select trials during study start-up and enrollment, advising on risk mitigation and optimization opportunities as well as driving strategic pivots when necessary

Ensure recruitment strategies are data-driven, scalable, and aligned with Rho’s operational structure

Advise Rho’s Clinical Management team on site- and study-level recruitment plans, equipping the members of this team with the necessary insights and site-level messaging to facilitate plan execution

Develop tailored recruitment approaches that align with Rho’s Core 4 therapeutic areas: neuroscience (psychiatry and neurology), respiratory, pain (acute and chronic), and immunology (inclusive of dermatology)

RFP & Business Development Support

Partner with Business Development, Feasibility and Clinical Management teams to support RFPs and proposal development, including:

Compose recruitment approach narratives in Rho proposals

Augment and complement feasibility benchmarking, integrating the impact of recruitment strategy into enrollment assumptions and timelines

Advise on securing vendor bids, align recruitment strategies with vendor representatives, and provide cost considerations on recruitment services

Contribute to sponsor-facing discussions by articulating clear, defensible recruitment strategies grounded in evidence and experience

Support bid defense meetings as a subject matter expert in patient recruitment strategy, as necessary

Vendor Strategy & Oversight

Lead and support vendor prioritization, selection, and onboarding for external recruitment services (e.g., digital campaigns, physical materials, outreach vendors, site-level recruitment tools and technology)

Define vendor performance expectations, success metrics, and governance models in collaboration with study teams

Monitor vendor performance using recruitment KPIs and analytics, escalating risks and recommending corrective actions as needed

Act as a strategic liaison between internal teams and external vendors to ensure alignment with study goals and recruitment budgets

Create and maintain a library of vendor experience and performance profiles based upon Rho studies and core therapeutic areas

Recruitment Analytics & Insights

Oversee and interpret recruitment data and performance analytics, including enrollment trends and site-level indicators

Leverage historical and real-time recruitment data, working with Rho study teams and sponsors to:

Optimize initially scoped study recruitment strategy

Identify enrollment risks

Provide recommendations for pivots in recruitment strategy to optimize recruitment spend

Inform future feasibility and proposal strategies

Translate complex data into actionable insights and recommendations for internal stakeholders and sponsors

Act as the recruitment subject matter expert for any required systems and technology integrations to optimally leverage recruitment metrics

Cross-Functional Collaboration & Leadership

Lead cross-functional alignment on recruitment strategy direction, partnering closely with Feasibility, Study Start-Up, Clinical Operations, and Project Management teams to ensure cohesive recruitment planning

Drive the development of standardized recruitment frameworks, tools, procedural documents and best practices for this new unit

Serve as an internal thought leader on patient recruitment innovation, trends, and emerging methodologies

Act as a trusted strategic advisor to sponsors, providing clear guidance on recruitment feasibility, risks, and trade-offs as it relates to tiered approaches of recruitment spend

Act as the primary escalation point and strategic …