Manager, Trial Equity & Representation

Takeda

1d•Remote

About The Position

This role is for a Manager, Trial Equity & Representation, based remotely and reporting to the Director, Trial Equity & Representation. Takeda is a patient-focused, innovation-driven pharmaceutical company committed to R&D-driven market leadership and being values-led. The company empowers its people to work towards their potential through life-changing work, fosters an inclusive and collaborative workplace, and is united by a mission to provide Better Health and a Brighter Future globally. The primary goals of this position include ensuring the delivery of global trials with diverse patient populations representative of the anticipated population to be treated with products in development. The Manager will enable study teams to conduct ongoing trials within timelines, contributing to operational planning and decisions for predictable R&D goal achievement. Key responsibilities also involve supporting diversity, equity, and inclusion tactics for clinical trial programs, implementing strategies based on disease demographics and population data, and directing trial-level efforts to ensure diverse participant populations. The role includes conducting training and awareness programs for clinical operations staff on the importance of diversity in clinical trial populations and providing management support for accelerated programs/trials.

Requirements

BS degree or international equivalent required
3+ years of experience in clinical operations, investigative site management, patient recruitment, data analytics, and trial optimization within a pharmaceutical company, CRO or other relevant vendor.
Experience developing investigative site and patient engagement strategies.
Demonstrate and explain unbiased data insights into clinical trials operational planning.
Explain data to facilitate decision-making processes.
Health care knowledge with a comprehensive understanding of the pharmaceutical industry, health disparities, unmet needs, and under-served patient populations.

Nice To Haves

advanced degree is desirable

Responsibilities

Improve the development of the diversity and inclusion tactics at the trial level.
Provide oversight and coaching to study teams to ensure diversity of clinical trial populations.
Work with the Patient Engagement, Experience & Recruitment team to ensure strategies are in place to recruit and retain diverse patient populations with established trial goals.
Oversee tracking and measurement of effectiveness and success of diversity strategies at the trial level through the collection and analysis of multiple data sources.
Monitor dashboard and metrics to track progress towards meeting trial-level metrics, therapeutic area metrics and company level metrics.
Partner and work with the other members of the Clinical Site Start-up & Engagement (CSSE) team to meet the trial goals.
Be a role model for Takeda's values.
Provide perspective, insights, and knowledge to study teams during protocol design and planning.
Drive results that help embed diversity & inclusion in clinical trial principles into ways of working.
Distill complex issues and ideas down to simple comprehensible terms.