Associate Director, Diversity and Inclusion in Clinical Trials

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Job Description

Objective / Purpose:

• Support and direct the execution of diversity and inclusion strategy and tactics for global clinical trial programs.
• Accountable for the co-creation and implementation of diversity and inclusion strategies based on disease demographics and population data.
• Accountable for supporting efforts to implement innovative processes, methodologies, data and technologies that will ensure delivery of diverse participant populations in clinical trials representative of populations anticipated to be treated with the marketed product.
• Conduct training and awareness programs in order to educate Clinical Operations staff on the importance of diversity in clinical trial populations.

Accountabilities:

• May be accountable for the leading the execution of the diversity and inclusion tactics at the trial level to maximize efficiency, effectiveness, and acceleration in Takeda’s operational execution of clinical research.
  • Assist with the development of new and effective strategies to diversify clinical trial populations that are reflective of the anticipated treatment populations.
  • Accountable for directing delivery of quality pilot programs, and business case development for broader adoption of diversity and inclusion strategies.
  • Collaborate with non- R+D functions, such as marketing and medical affairs, to drive internal partnerships within Takeda.
  • Interface with internal and external stakeholders as it pertains to achievement of R+D goals.
  • Stay abreast of relevant industry and consumer changes.
  • Responsible for ensuring the sharing of lessons learned and current best practices across the Clinical Operations organization.
• Provides oversight, and coaching to study teams to ensure diversity in clinical trial populations.
• Applies consistent approaches to establish diversity and inclusion goals for individual trials and programs, and works closely with the Patient Recruitment and Retention group to ensure specific strategies and approaches are in place to attract diverse populations in alignment with established trial goals.
• Responsible for the measurement of effectiveness and success of diversity strategies through the collection and analysis of internal and external data and metrics.
• Serve as a Diversity and Inclusion subject matter expert by providing perspective, insights, and knowledge to study teams during protocol design, planning, and execution.
• Partnering with the other members of the Study Optimization team to develop a consistent, holistic approach to protocol design and patient recruitment designed to meet the trial objectives effectively and efficiently.
• Liaise with various Takeda owners of relationship management and engagement, to collaborate and expand the pool of investigators with an emphasis on increasing diversity among investigators and potential patient populations.
• Act as a role model for Takeda’s values.
• Represent and lead cross-functional initiatives.
• Provides expert counsel for issue resolution.

Education & Competencies (Technical and Behavioral):

• BS degree or international equivalent required, advanced degree is highly desirable.
• 10+ years of experience in clinical operations, patient recruitment, data analytics, and trial optimization with evidence of increasing responsibility within a pharmaceutical company, CRO or other relevant vendor required.
• Expertise in identification of patient demogra