Karla Childers is Head, Bioethics-based Science & Technology Policy in the Johnson & Johnson Office of the Chief Medical Officer. Her primary responsibility is leading and coordinating various bioethics-based, science policy projects since 2013. Her longest running responsibility has been the support and coordination of J&J’s Clinical Trial Data Transparency Initiative. She is the Chair of the J&J Bioethics Committee and serves as a bioethics subject matter expert for internal and external policy work. Ms. Childers began her career in industry as a chemist and then project manager for global drug development teams. Ms. Childers is also the co-chair of the DIA Bioethics Community.