Welcome to Leadership Lab, a column dedicated to biopharma executives aiming to enhance their leadership skills and advance their careers. Every other month, Michael Pietrack, the practice lead for Kaye/Bassman’s pharma and biotech recruiting team and host of “The Pharmaverse Podcast,” shares a valuable leadership insight. 

In this column, we’ll explore 10 activities tailored for you to remain visible and valuable while between roles.

For biopharma executives who are between jobs, navigating the transitionary time can be particularly challenging given the sector’s rapid pace of innovation and evolving landscape. However, this in-between time can also serve as a strategic opportunity for growth, networking and even reinvention.

Following are 10 ways you can remain visible and valuable while you’re between jobs. By taking these proactive steps now, you’ll ensure you’re prepared to seize the next big opportunity.

Likely, one of the places where you’ll explore job postings is LinkedIn. While hunting and searching there, why not spend some time simply expanding your network? When I’m connecting with people who I don’t know personally, I use this language that may serve you as well: “I see that you and I run in the same circles, and I thought it could be mutually beneficial long term to be connected.”