Doran NavarroDiversity & Inclusion Lead

Incorporating Real-World Perspectives into Medical Treatment

Overview

Diversity & Inclusion Leads are responsible for helping to create an inclusive work environment in which all employees feel comfortable being themselves. As a curious and open-minded youth, Doran gravitated toward a science career, but ultimately she discovered her ideal niche working in a role outside of science, supporting the biotech product development lifecycle by ensuring her colleagues can thrive.

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Find out how well this career lines up with your students’ interests and strengths:

  • Passion for working with others helps solve problems in a dynamic environment.
  • Cultural-responsiveness is essential for recognizing the needs of teammates.
  • Open-mindedness helps with approaching medical treatment in new ways.
  • Planning and executing new strategies is a key duty of the diversity and inclusion lead.

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Students can investigate what it takes to become a Diversity and Inclusion Lead by exploring the companion Career Profile, featuring background information about this career, job outlook, and more.

Senior Supervisor of Quality Assurance

4:42min

“It’s really about being curious and keeping your mindset open to different possibilities.”

Doran Navarro

Career Profile

Diversity & Inclusion Lead

10–15 minutes

The Diversity and Inclusion Lead is tasked with ensuring that biomedical research is done in a way that is equitable and responsive to the diverse needs of real-world populations. They work to create an environment in which every employee feels valued and respected.

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