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Join a team dedicated to helping patients feel supported and heard. At Pillar Patient Advocates, we help people navigate healthcare and connect patients and caregivers with opportunities to share their experiences through market research.

Career Opportunities

Explore our open positions below to learn more and apply. To submit your resume, select “Apply by Email” within the job description and use the job title as your subject line.

Project Coordinator

Pillar Patient Advocates has been dedicated to easing the fear, overwhelm, and confusion that often
accompany a diagnosis, along with the complexities of today’s healthcare system. We are committed to
restoring clarity and control to our clients by assisting with navigating the healthcare system and assisting with
individual needs of the patient. Additionally, we are proud to actively involve patient perspectives in market
research to shape the future of healthcare. Through our recruiting services, patients and caregivers may
engage in focus groups, interviews, online activities, and surveys.

POSITION OVERVIEW:

The Project Coordinator is a highly organized and detail-oriented professional responsible for supporting
patient recruitment efforts for our clients’ market research projects. This role ensures that participant
recruitment for both qualitative and quantitative studies is completed on time, within budget, and in accordance
with established quality standards. The ideal candidate has supervisory experience, strong communication and
interpersonal skills, and the ability to effectively manage multiple projects, timelines, and priorities in a fast-paced environment.

MAJOR TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF POSITION:

Recruiter Oversight & Coordination
  • Serve as the main point of contact internally and for the sponsoring research firms for 10-20 projects.
  • Oversee 1-2 staff screeners/recruiters. Ensure they are aligned with project goals, respondent data,
    and changing client expectations throughout the project while meeting daily call and reporting
    requirements.
  • Monitor recruitment progress, flag risks early, and proactively address challenges to meet deadlines.
Project Management Support
  • Partner with Project Managers to ensure recruitment objectives, timelines, budgets, and client
    expectations are met across multiple active studies.
  • Assist with planning, status updates, and execution of recruitment for market research studies.
  • Develop and maintain project schedules, trackers, status reports, and other project management
    documentation.
  • Manage multiple projects simultaneously while maintaining attention to detail.
Client & Internal Communication
  • Ability to provide consistent and timely updates both internally and to clients to ensure alignment
    throughout the project lifecycle.
  • Prepare recruitment progress reports and documentation for internal and client use.
  • Identify opportunities to improve processes, efficiencies, and recruitment experiences.
Quality Control & Compliance
  • Review and evaluate participant screener responses, qualifications, and project specifications to
    ensure accuracy, participant fit, compliance with company processes, and fulfillment of client
    requirements.
  • Ensure the secure collection, storage, and handling of participant data is in accordance with company
    policies and applicable data protection guidelines (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA).

WHAT SETS YOU APART:

  • You have 1–3 years of experience in market research, project coordination, or recruitment
    management.
  • You have excellent organizational, collaboration, time management, and multi-tasking skills; the ability
    to manage multiple short-term projects simultaneously.
  • You are proactive and have experience supervising or overseeing the work of others in a project-based environment.
  • You are detail and process-oriented with strong written and oral communication skills.
  • You are an intuitive and strategic thinker, with the ability to project forecast, troubleshoot problems,
    and provide effective solutions.
  • You value working with a team that is passionate and purpose driven.
  • You are proficient in Excel and other Microsoft Office apps, Google Suite, and other project
    management tools.

NICE TO HAVES:

  • Familiarity with qualitative and/or quantitative research methodologies.
  • Experience working with respondent recruitment platforms or vendors.
  • Strong focus on market research project coordination; this is not an information technology or software
    development project management role.
Benefits:
  • 401(k) matching
  • Dental insurance
  • Health insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Vision insurance

Pay: $52,000.00 – 62,000.00 per year

Work Location: Hybrid in Somerset, NJ 08873


YOUR APPLICATION:

Pillar Patient Advocates offers a wide variety of competitive compensation and benefits
programs. If you meet the requirements of this unique opportunity and are driven by healthcare market
research and the demand for the healthcare industry to be more patient-centric, we encourage you to apply
now. Job postings will remain open for a minimum of five business days and are subject to immediate closure
thereafter without additional notice.

TO ALL RECRUITMENT AGENCIES: Pillar Patient Advocates does not accept unsolicited third-party
resumes.

Pillar Patient Advocates is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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Don’t See the Right Opportunity?
Have experience in patient advocacy or healthcare market research, but don’t see a role that matches your skills? We’d still love to hear from you! Send us your resume, and we’ll keep it on file for future opportunities.

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