Center for Digital Health

Charlotte Owens, M.D., F.A.C.O.G, joined Takeda as the Vice President and Head of Health Equity & Patient Affairs in May 2021. 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 research and development 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. 

Dr. Owens is passionate about health equity and continues to engage in health education to the public in various ways, including through academic contributions, as a medical expert for media, and as a presenter to federal, state and local lawmakers for the improvement of health, enhanced research, and patient-centered infrastructure.

In addition to her work at Takeda and as a Board-certified Obstetrician and Gynecologist, she also currently serves as an Adjunct Assistant Clinical Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Morehouse School of Medicine, where she is active in patient care, and the training and education of medical students and residents.

She attended the University of California Davis where she obtained her Bachelor of Science degree in Physiology, the University of Michigan where she obtained her Doctorate in Medicine on a full merit scholarship and the Henry Ford Health System where she completed her internship and residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology.