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Virtual

Oct 06, 2022 4:00 PM - Oct 07, 2022 11:50 PM

(US Eastern Standard Time)

Advancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Across Life Sciences R&D Meeting

Turn insights into action with meaningful exchange across life sciences research and development (R&D) fields.

Session 9: Increasing Diversity of the Clinical Research Talent Pipeline and Closing Remarks

Session Chair(s)

Karen  Correa, PhD

Karen Correa, PhD

Vice President, Head of Global Clinical Operations

Takeda, United States

Are you looking to understand the current state of pipeline diversity in the industry and where to recruit diverse talent? This session will inform attendees on how to educate and stimulate the interest of diverse talent on the career opportunities available to them in the life sciences R&D field. Attendees will review and assess the biases, factors, barriers, and issues that are specific to inhibiting minorities and those who are underrepresented from being recruited, selected, and hired. Take back your learnings to your organization to discuss measures that can be implemented to change the culture at the academic level, clinical site level, and industry as a whole.

Learning Objective :
  • Define tactics to educate on the different opportunities to diversify the workforce
  • Create opportunities to educate and cultivate interest in the different roles within clinical research
  • Recognize and understand the barriers to the recruitment of diverse talent in to order proactively mitigate
  • List and partner with varied organizations, educational institutions, professional associations to expand access to a diverse talent pool

Speaker(s)

Rose  Blackburne, MD, MBA

Speakers

Rose Blackburne, MD, MBA

PPD, A Thermo Fisher Scientific Company, United States

Vice President, Global Head General Medicine, Clinical Research

Dan Octavian Sfera, MBA

Speaker

Dan Octavian Sfera, MBA

Latinos in Clinical Research, United States

Co-Founder

Owen  Garrick, MD, MBA

Speaker

Owen Garrick, MD, MBA

Mayo Clinic Research , United States

Dean of Clinical Trials

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