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Bilingual Patient Recruitment Specialist

Role overview

Qualifications

  • Bilingual in English and Spanish required
  • Bachelor’s degree, Associate’s degree, or equivalent education or experience preferred
  • Prior experience delivering excellent customer service is required; call center experience a plus
  • Passion for communicating with people required

Responsibilities

  • Make 60+ outbound calls a day, responding to patients that are interested in participating in a clinical trial
  • Assess preliminary subject eligibility against protocol specific inclusion and exclusion criteria
  • Develop and maintain working knowledge of assigned medical indications
  • Ensure accurate collection and entry of patient information into the relevant databases while on the phone

Key facts

Other skills

  • Customer Service
  • Organizational Skills
  • Communication
  • Social Skills
  • Time Management
  • Detail Oriented
  • Adaptability
  • Client Confidentiality
  • Professionalism
  • Self-Motivation

About the company

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Headlands Research

Research

Headlands Research is a leading globally integrated site organization with a mission to improve patients’ lives by advancing innovative medical therapies. Headlands Research is comprised of the highest quality dedicated and embedded research centers across North America. Our investigators and sites have completed 5,000+ Phase I-IV trials to date in various TA areas including but not limited to Allergy, Cardiovascular, Dermatology, Emergency Medicine, Endocrinology, Family Medicine, Family Practice, Gastroenterology, Immunology, Infectious Disease Prophylaxis and Treatment, Internal Medicine, Nephrology, Neurology. Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB/GYN), Oncology, Ophthalmology, Orthopaedics, Otolaryngology (ENT), Pediatrics, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Plastic Surgery, Preventive Medicine, Psychiatry, Urology and Vaccine.

Company details

Company typeScaleup
IndustryResearch
Company size201 - 500

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Job description

At Headlands Research, we are dedicated to enhancing clinical trial delivery within our communities. As a leading network of advanced clinical trial sites, we leverage cutting-edge technology and exceptional support services to broaden outreach and participation. Founded in 2018, our rapidly growing company currently operates 20+ sites across the US and Canada, with plans for further expansion.

 

📍 Location: Remote in the United States  | 🏥 Corporate  | 🕒 Full-Time  | 🧪 Clinical Research

 

We’re seeking a full-time remote Bilingual Patient Recruitment Specialist to join our corporate team. The Patient Recruitment Specialist will work remotely and be responsible for all subject recruitment-related activities for assigned clinical trials. This includes but is not limited to mastery of protocol specific inclusion/exclusion criteria, participation in the development of recruitment strategies and plans, and the tracking of recruitment results. The Patient Recruitment Specialist will mainly be responsible for phone screening potential study participants, entering information into the clinical database, and scheduling potential participants for on-site visits.

 

Schedule:  Mondays through Fridays, 8:00am - 5:00pm
Location:  Remote in the United States
Reports to:  Patient Recruitment Manager
Benefits:  Our benefits package for full-time employees includes health insurance (medical, dental, and vision), Health Savings Accounts (HSA) and Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA), Paid Time Off (PTO), a variety of disability, accident, and life insurance options, as well as many more.

 

💼 What We Offer

  • Competitive pay + annual performance incentives
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • 401(k) plan with company match
  • Paid time off (PTO) and company holidays
  • A mission-driven culture focused on advancing medicine and improving patient outcomes

 

🚀 Why Join Us?

You’ll be part of a growing, mission-driven organization that values its people. At our core, we’re committed to bringing innovative medical treatments to patients faster—while creating an environment where employees thrive. If you’re passionate about clinical research and ready to make a difference, we’d love to hear from you.

 

Responsibilities:

  • Make 60+ outbound calls a day, responding to patients that are interested in participating in a clinical trial; assess preliminary subject eligibility against protocol specific inclusion and exclusion criteria
  • Answer incoming calls from potential study patients and assess preliminary subject eligibility against protocol specific inclusion and exclusion criteria
  • Pass qualified patients onto the Sr. Patient Recruitment Specialist for more detailed medical pre-screening
  • Develop and maintain working knowledge of assigned medical indications
  • Review patient database, vendor portals and other electronic platforms as required to identify potential study patients and initiate contact
  • Ensure accurate collection and entry of patient information into the relevant databases while on the phone
  • Ensure courteous and efficient service is provided to all callers
  • Support other members of your team as well as cross-functional team members
  • Attend and contribute to department meetings
  • Performing other administrative tasks, as required.

 

Requirements:

  • Bilingual in English and Spanish required
  • Bachelor’s degree, Associate’s degree, or equivalent education or experience preferred
  • Prior experience delivering excellent customer service is required; call center experience a plus
  • Medical terminology knowledge a plus
  • Prior inside sales experience a plus
  • Experience with Salesforce a plus
  • Passion for communicating with people required
  • Possess exceptional organizational skills and attention to details
  • Display excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Able to quickly adapt to changes in responsibilities, workloads and priorities
  • Be a fast learner with capacity to retain and differentiate key enrollment criteria across clinical trials
  • Demonstrate a focus on process improvement and be capable of articulating ideas for improving efficiency and maximizing results
  • Possess well-developed interpersonal skills and an ability to work well independently, as well as with co-workers, peers, supervisor and external customers
  • Able to maintain confidentiality with HIPAA guidelines, patient information and other sensitive information
  • Demonstrate professionalism, sense of urgency and self-motivation to achieve required metrics

 

Remote Pay Range.
$23$25 USD

 

 

Headlands Research will never ask a candidate for personal identifiable information (date of birth, social security number, driver’s license information, etc) via email or messenger tools, or for a financial deposit of any kind. 

Headlands Research is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. 

Need Assistance?

Headlands Research is committed to providing access and reasonable accommodation in its employment for individuals with disabilities. To request disability accommodation in the application process, contact recruiting@headlandsresearch.com for further assistance. Please note this is for individuals to request an accommodation as part of the application process and any other correspondence will not receive a response.

 

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