Director, Diversity & Inclusion in Clinical Trials

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Job Description

Are you looking for a patient-focused, innovation-driven company to inspire you and empower you to shine? Join us as a Director, Diversity & Inclusion in Clinical Trials based remotely reporting to the Head, Global Feasibility and Trial Equity.

At Takeda, we are transforming the pharmaceutical industry through our R&D-driven market leadership and being a values-led company. To do this, we empower our people to work towards their potential through life-changing work. Certified as a Global Top Employer, we offer stimulating careers, and work toward excellence in everything we do. We foster an inclusive, collaborative workplace, in which our global teams are united by an unwavering commitment to provide Better Health and a Brighter Future to people around the world.

Here, you will be a necessary contributor to our inspiring, bold mission.

GOALS:

• Direct the execution of diversity, equity and inclusion strategies for global clinical trial programs.
• Accountable for the creation and implementation of diversity, equity and inclusion strategies based on disease demographics and population data.
• Accountable for leading efforts to implement and embed innovative processes, methodologies, data and technologies that will ensure delivery of underserved and/or underrepresented patient populations in clinical trials representative of populations anticipated to be treated with the marketed product.
• Initiate training and awareness programs in order to educate Clinical Operations staff on the importance of diversity in clinical trial populations.

ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Accountable for the implementation of the diversity, equity and inclusion strategic vision 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, equity 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.
• Supports direct reports in coaching to study teams to ensure diversity on clinical trial populations.
• Responsible for tracking the measurement of effectiveness and success of strategies through the collection and analysis of internal and externa data and metrics.
• Serve as a Diversity and Inclusion subject matter expert by providing perspective, insights, and knowledge to study teams, as needed,  during protocol design, planning, and execution.
• Partnering with the other member of the Clinical Site Start-up and Engagement team to develop a consistent, holistic approach to protocol design and patient recruitment & retention 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.
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