Bio

Charlotte D. Owens, M.D., F.A.C.O.G, is the Vice President and Head of the Center for Health Equity and Patient Affairs at Takeda. In her role, Dr. Owens oversees this Center of Excellence that works with a variety of Takeda teams and external partners globally to identify and address health inequities, provide early patient access to Takeda medicines, accelerate the time to diagnosis for children with rare diseases and engage patients throughout the process. The goal of the Center is to enable Takeda to help create a more inclusive ecosystem and strengthen trust with communities and patients around the world. Dr. Owens has worked in the pharmaceutical and medical device industry for more than 12 years and has practiced Obstetrics and Gynecology for more than 20 years. Her work has taken her internationally for clinical trial capacity development and execution, improving and delivering patient care, and as a strategic healthcare management consultant. As a strategic healthcare management consultant, she focused on innovative partnerships for workforce development, sustainable capacity building and the creation and enhancement of centers of higher education in developing countries. Dr. Owens has also frequently worked to provide health education to the public as a medical expert for television news programs, newspapers and magazine articles, and panel discussions, in addition to her academic contributions that include numerous journal articles, oral and poster presentations at national and international congress meetings. She has been a prolific and passionate presenter to federal, state, and local legislators advocating for the improvement of health, enhanced research and patient-centered infrastructure.