Cracking the code - pharmaceutical industry careers
Come along with me on an exploration of the pharmaceutical industry. Hear insights from industry leaders, uncover different roles essential to the business, and explore emerging trends shaping the field.
Episodes
26 episodes
Episode 25: George Papadopoulos, Lucid Health consulting
Discover a bit more about market access and it's main challenges, career advice and what the industry has to offer with George from Lucid Health consulting and previous President of ARCS Australia.
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Episode 24: Dirk Otto General Manager Boehringer Ingelheim AUS & NZ
Tune into this episode with Dirk Otto. We talked PBS, different healthcare systems across the globe, the evolution of medical and commercial job roles and much more!
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Episode 23: James Sutton, Proclinical Group
Join James and I at the ARCS annual conference in Sydney June 2024. James gave some great insights into the current hiring market, what companies are looking for but also what candidates are looking for. AND much more!
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Episode 22: Stefanie Zechner - Science. People. Business
Tune into this episode where Stefanie did a deep dive into key questions hiring managers should be asking to get the right hire. The importance of having an investor mindset when applying for a role and a great tool, the SCARF model to succeed ...
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Episode 21: Tim Boyle CEO ARCS Australia
Discover what ARCS has to offer to it's community and Tim's ambitions for the organisation. We also did a deep dive into the key take aways from the AusMedTech conference in Adelaide in May 2024 and calling out bad behaviour !
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Episode 20: David Tong, pharmacist turned pharma super star
In this episode with David, we discussed why he turned away from his pharmacists career to big pharma. The highs and lows of the job, his frustrations towards pharma, what needs to change and what he would like to see more of.
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Episode 19: Charles Heeley - The Uncomplicated CEO
Tune in to hear Charlie’s views on the still conservative approach of the pharmaceutical industry, the power of rookies, the people we should surround ourselves with, challenging the status quo, and the achievements resulting from such challeng...
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Episode 18: Story of a paramedic turned GP sales representative
Join me as I chatted with Mark Jordan a paramedic who turned to repping due to an industry sustained while on duty. We chatted about the immense difficulties paramedics face day to day, the rise of mental health more than trauma and how Mark wa...
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Episode 17: Orin Chisholm - mastering entry, networking, and key skills!
Join us in this episode as we explore an innovative masters program focusing on pharmaceutical and medical device development and regulation. Gain practical insights for entry-level roles, discover the importance of networking, and uncover the ...
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Episode 16 From Lab to Limelight: Unveiling the Award-Winning MSL Journey of a successful Researcher – A Tale of Tenacity and Triumph!
Join us in this episode as we delve into the captivating journey of Amit Lalwani, a successful researcher who transitioned from academia to a medical affairs role in the pharmaceutical industry. Also discover the transferable skills that ...
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Episode 15: Annree Wogan, Co-Founder of Adora, a Medical Affairs, Leadership and Coaching Consultancy
My latest guest on the podcast Annree Wogan (Co-Founder of Adora, a Medical Affairs, Leadership and Coaching Consultancy), discussed tools such as the 5 Voice of Leadership and the 70:30 Principle which are visual leadership tools to help us be...
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Episode 14: Craig Moore, Vice President of DKSH Healthcare ANZ, big supporter of rookies
We talked recruitment, business, challenges and why Craig believes it’s so important to give people a go.
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Episode 13: Despite the tough covid lockdown Praks landed herself a medical affairs associate job
Discover how Praks, an international student from India graduated with a master’s in biotechnology during the hardest covid times. And THEN managed to land herself a role as a medical affairs associate without any prior experience in the pharma...
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Episode 13
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Episode 12: Nav Lee, pharmacovigilance expert and big supporter of new talents
Nav has worked in the pharmacovigilance world for a considerable amount of time now. She also created an internship program out of her own time for university students to explore pharmacovigilance. Of the 4 she recruited, ALL of them were able ...
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Episode 11: Swetha Ganesh, university graduate who made it into pharmaceutical sales repping
Curious to hear Swetha's story on how despite going through 6 months of unemployment after graduating with a university degree in pharmaceutical science she finally made it into the industry? This episode is for you.
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Episode 10: Elvan Akalin, Head of Procurement at UCB
Interested to find out what procurement within a pharmaceutical company is all about? (I was!) We discussed (of course): What is procurement? How has the current climate and global warning affected procurement? What skills...
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Episode 10
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Episode 9, Brendan Stewart, a young inexperienced talent, who made it despite major challenges
I was so excited to record this episode. This episode for me is a true example of a young talent who despite his challenges, perceived and made it. I landed on a gem called Brendan Stewart. In this episode we discussed...
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Episode 8, Joseph Cox associate director at Proclinical staffing
2 weeks ago I chatted with Joseph Cox, associate director at Proclinical staffing about his role as an associate director, his greatest success stories and MOST importantly what advice does he give to graduates trying to enter the pharmaceutica...
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Episode 8
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Episode 7: Mollie Gunn! This episode was all from a recruiter's point of view.
Mollie Gunn gets it. 4 mins into the interview, when talking about how she entered the industry she states: ‘I didn’t realise how difficult it was to get into sales or anything else in the industry, especially when you don’t have prior experien...
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Episode 6, Kevin Lynch, medical director, mentor, big supporter of young talents. Sounds good?
As well as being a medical director in oncology for many years, Kevin has also been a mentor for graduates looking to enter the industry, he has been heavily involved in a masters programs that has a near 100% employment rate into the industry!...
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Episode 6
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Episode 5, Maurice Zultak, CROs?
Have you ever heard of a CRO? No? Well, then I suggest you have a listen to this episode with Maurice Zultak!Here we went into depth about CROs, what they are, why they are important and how they have grown and become essential to pharma...
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Episode 4, Riaz Abbaz, from the lab to the pharmaceutical industry
In this episode, I sat down with Riaz to discuss how he went from researching HIV in the lab to the industry. He shed some light into why the medical affairs domain is so competitive, the key ingredients to have a successful career (it's as sim...
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Episode 4
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Episode 3, Part 2: The power of LinkedIn and interview tips
Eylem has no LinkedIn strategy but she has 34K followers. How…? Dealing with hate, building a brand and interview tips. These were just some of the topics Eylem and I discussed. Enjoy :)
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Episode 3, Part 1: Eylem Demir Senturk, starting as a refugee to having a very successful pharma career
Eylem and her family moved to Switzerland where they became refugees. Eylem was faced with many challenges but pursued her dreams and career aspirations and has worked with some massive pharma companies. She started in private banking and then ...
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Episode 2: Matthew Britland, Medical Director and President of MAPA
I sat down with Matthew Britland, a highly experienced Medical affairs professional to discover more about this role. We talked about skills required for this job, the challenges graduates face to get into the industry and what can be done abou...
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Episode 2
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