While biotech companies have built C-suites with scientific, medical, financial, operational, and business expertise, a critical function has remained conspicuously absent – addressing one of their greatest challenges: patient recruitment.

Which is where the role of Chief Patient Recruitment Officer (CPRO) comes in.

CPROs transform patient recruitment from a tactical afterthought to a strategic imperative, providing oversight across trial design, feasibility, site selection, and recruitment execution.

They work with your internal team and external partners to ensure that a trial can recruit and does recruit.

The role is often delivered on a fractional basis – providing expert insight focused on operational success, patient access, and protecting the company’s timeline and valuation.

By incorporating the patient recruitment function into the C-suite, biotechs can significantly improve clinical trial execution and accelerate the delivery of life-changing therapies to waiting patients.