Director, Clinical Trial Diversity, Clinical Operations

BeiGene continues to grow at a rapid pace with challenging and exciting opportunities for experienced professionals. When considering candidates, we look for scientific and business professionals who are highly motivated, collaborative, and most importantly, share our passionate interest in fighting cancer.

General Description:

Reporting to the Head of Americas, Clinical Operations, the Director - Clinical Trial Diversity, will lead BeiGene’s goals to increase global clinical trial diversity across BeiGene’s portfolio and pipeline assets. This leader will collaborate across various clinical operations and non-clinical operations functions in all regions to ensure clinical trials are optimized for diversity.  They should understand the patient journey, pain points and challenges to develop BeiGene strategies to best support patient needs. Also, the role will require significant work with cross-functional teams to support the development and execution of clinical trial diversity and health equity strategy created in alignment with Corporate Affairs and Human Resources.

As the clinical operations representative for BeiGene working on health equity and diversity in clinical trials, this role will build trust with internal and external stakeholders through active engagement, thoughtful communication, and consistency over time. This role will work actively and directly with the Clinical Operations, Regulatory, Clinical Development, and Human Resources to support their efforts to advance recruitment, reach BeiGene’s diversity goals and share our pipeline externally. Additionally, this role is essential to help establish and maintain BeiGene’s reputation with Black, Indigenous and People of Color as well as Hispanic ethnic demographic in the cancer research community and position BeiGene as a company that centers the needs of all patients.

Essential Functions of the job:

• Oversees the execution of a multi-year clinical trial diversity and health-equity strategy, including but not limited to stakeholder mapping, clinical program prioritization, and budget management.
• Leads and consults strategic initiatives covering the design, development, oversight and continuous improvement of diversity strategy(ies) and plans across GCO.
• Creates and executes initiatives to identify and engage investigational sites to support diversity targets.
• Accountable to ensure goals/metrics within diversity plans are met with the enrollment of underrepresented patient population(s) in BeiGene trials.
• Works cross-functionally to ensure proper planning of inclusive clinical study protocols, providing feasibility feedback on regional site selection and patient allocation, and putting in place strategies to optimize trial diversity results
• Implements process and systems improvements to enhance awareness of the importance of diversity within clinical programs.
• Engages internal and external stakeholders to ensure cross-functional alignment and integration of information to ensure regulatory deliverables are achieved.
• Develops strategies to reduce patient burden through the integration of innovative, process, and strategic external engagements/partnerships.
• Maximizes business efficiency while maintaining quality/compliance and containing cost.
• Integrates feedback from Regulatory Agency(ies) into ongoing process improvement.
• Creates an environment which fosters transparency, information sharing, and integration of lessons learned to strengthen BeiGene’s operating model relative to enrollment of diverse populations in global clinical trials.
• Represents BeiGene as forward-looking partner and fosters collaboration with stakeholders.
• Develops strategies/policies and work instructions as it relates to Diversity and Inclusion in Clinical Trials.
• Serve as the single point of contact for DEI leaders at clinical research sites.
• Maintain, steward, build and manage relationships, through in-person and virtual meetings, phone calls, and emails, with both sites and external organizations (e.g. Advocacy organizations, HBCUs, community-based organizations) in geographic locations applicable to our trial sites.
• Represent the Company’s interests on an ongoing basis through participation in relevant scientific and therapeutic area meetings, congresses, and committees as well as proactive outreach to organizations to expand our BeiGene reach in alignment with our expanding pipeline.
• Prepare communication materials and presentations to share BeiGene’s clinical trial diversity priorities internally and externally in support of the Company’s mission, in collaboration with Clinical Development, Regulatory Affairs, and Medical Affairs.
• Manage consultants and/or agencies, as needed, to deliver against the clinical trial patient advocacy and health equity strategic plans.
• Contribute to the development of support materials, presentations, briefing materials, relevant reports, and other materials to further the Company’s thought leadership agenda in the area of health equity.
• Conduct stakeholder mapping and landscape analysis to keep abreast of the evolving clinical trial and advocacy conversation.
• Ability to host internal meetings, as needed, to brief, update and align with key internal stakeholders representing a united BeiGene perspective to the external environment.
• As a member of the GCO Americas leadership team, contributes to the execution of clinical trials relative to enrollment and diversity strategy, targets, timelines and deliverables.

Supervisory Responsibilities:  

• This position may have line managerial responsibility.
• This position requires strong cross-functional matrix management skills.
• Ability to lead, coach and direct cross-functional team(s).
• Develops (& discovers) individuals & builds effective teams.

Computer Skills:

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Teams, PowerPoint, Excel, and Word), WhatsApp, Zoom and general computer skills

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

• Proven ability to work independently
• Challenges status quo to achieve better outcome.
• Builds relationships and takes account of the needs, drivers and constraints of stakeholders and develops common ground.
• Assumes accountability and responsibility for actions and decisions
• Strong soft skills imbued with humility, kindness and self-awareness
• Excellent leadership organizational, interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to work in a complex, fast moving, highly matrixed organization in constant change
• Demonstrated ability to manage competing deadlines
• Strong sense of humor and ability to not take yourself too seriously
• Deep understanding of and demonstrated commitment to public health issues preferred
• Passion for BeiGene’s mission to work to make cancer medicines are accessible and affordable around the world
• Demonstrated commitment to BeiGene’s values of diversity, equity, and inclusion

Other Qualifications:

• Knowledge of and/or previous work in the global pharmaceutical industry, clinical trials, clinical practice in oncology, external engagement with non-profit organizations.
• Previously held external engagement positions with demonstrated success created and driving strategies, programs, and external engagement
• Understanding of the prescription drug regulatory environment and clinical trial submission process in key countries around the world
• Ability to hold composure, be engaged and present adeptly to senior BeiGene leadership when needed
• Scientific acumen – strong understanding of the clinical trial process, pharmaceutical products profiles, mechanisms of actions and collaborations with medical institutions to advance trial recruitment
• Business acumen - ability to understand business priorities, the competitive oncology market and create strategic plans
• The highest respect for compliance and compliant behaviors
• High attention to detail and ability to summarize and communication complex concepts to all levels of the organization both verbally and in written documents
• A global perspective on how trials are conducted around the world

Travel:

Up to 30%, occasionally internationally, as needed

Education Required:

• Bachelor’s degree required; graduate degree preferred, MBA, MSc, PhD, MD and/or MPH. Preference for degrees in sociology, medicine, pharmacology, clinical science, or public health.
• 10+ years (12+ years for SD level) relevant clinical research experience

BeiGene Global Competencies

When we exhibit our values of Patients First, Collaborative Spirit, Bold Ingenuity and Driving Excellence, through our twelve global competencies below, we help get more affordable medicines to more patients around the world.

• Fosters Teamwork
• Provides and Solicits Honest and Actionable Feedback
• Self-Awareness
• Acts Inclusively
• Demonstrates Initiative
• Entrepreneurial Mindset
• Continuous Learning
• Embraces Change
• Results-Oriented
• Analytical Thinking/Data Analysis
• Financial Excellence
• Communicates with Clarity

BeiGene is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. Actual compensation packages are determined by several factors that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to job-related skills, depth of experience, certifications, relevant education or training, and specific work location. Packages may vary by location due to differences in the cost of labor. The recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for a preferred location during the hiring process.  Please note that the listed range reflects the base salary or hourly range only. Non-Commercial roles are eligible to participate in the annual bonus plan, and Commercial roles are eligible to participate in an incentive compensation plan. All Company employees have the opportunity to own shares of BeiGene Ltd. stock because all employees are eligible for discretionary equity awards and to voluntarily participate in the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. The Company has a comprehensive benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k), FSA/HSA, Life Insurance, Paid Time Off, and Wellness.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity. BeiGene does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.