Results for 'AI'

Leon Rozen

What decision-makers actually do when they can't evaluate reasoning directly

Medical Strategy, Medical Leadership, Medical Affairs

There is a scene most advisory professionals will recognise. A recommendation that took weeks to produce — drawing on regulatory environment, market dynamics, scientific evidence, competitor positioning — gets four minutes in a senior forum. A question or two. A decision. The people in that roo…

Apr 12^th • 5 mins read

Leon Rozen

The advice was good. It didn't matter.

Medical Strategy, Medical Leadership, Medical Affairs

There is a particular kind of professional frustration that doesn't have a clean name. It isn't failure — the work was sound. It isn't incompetence. The reasoning was careful, the constraints were weighed, the recommendation was defensible. It is something more specific: the experience of having d…

Apr 12^th • 5 mins read

Leon Rozen

Medical Affairs value isn't what you think it is

Medical Strategy, Medical Leadership, Medical Affairs

Medical Affairs functions have spent years building the case for their value. Frameworks, metrics, dashboards, impact stories, insight delivery. The work is real, the effort is genuine, and most of it misses the point entirely.

Apr 1^st • 5 mins read

Leon Rozen

Medical Judgment at the Point of Decision

Medical Strategy, Medical Leadership, Medical Affairs

Why Experience Matters in Local Medical and Clinical Leadership

Feb 12^th • 5 mins read

Leon Rozen

Launch Readiness Is an Organisational Capability

Medical Strategy, Medical Leadership, Medical Affairs

Why Successful Launches Depend on More Than Plans and Checklists

Feb 12^th • 5 mins read

Leon Rozen

Business Acumen Is Not Strategic Judgment

Medical Strategy, Medical Leadership, Medical Affairs

Why Senior Medical Support Requires More Than Understanding the Business

Feb 11^th • 5 mins read

Ramin Farhood, Len Walt, Dani Thomas

Driving Therapeutic Impact: A Novel Model for Strategic Medical Affairs Integration

Medical Affairs

Integrating Medical Affairs early in drug development transforms the process by enhancing scientific strategies and stakeholder engagement. This approach bridges clinical and commercial perspectives, enabling comprehensive evidence generation and cross-functional insights. By aligning stakeho…

Jul 30^th • 12 mins read

Tom Caravela

“Extreme Interviewing” – MSL Interview Tips and Insights from Medical Affairs Leaders

Extreme Interviewing, Medical Science Liaison, Emotional Intelligence, Hiring Process, Interview Tips

What is “Extreme Interviewing”? Is there such a thing? Does this term even exist in the dictionary? The short, and maybe obvious, answer is “No.” So perhaps I am guilty of coining a new term for the purpose of this article, but it is a concept that is very relevant and worth…

Jul 9^th • 1 min read

Tom Caravela

Job Search Checklist for Aspiring Medical Science Liaisons

Medical Science Liaison, MSL role, MSL career tips, Pharmaceutical industry jobs, Break into MSL career

Tips to Help Break into Your First MSL Role  The Medical Science Liaison (MSL) role, has become one of the most sought-after career paths in the Pharmaceutical and Biotech industry. What does it take to land a role as a Medical Science Liaison? As an MSL Recruiter, this is a question that I am…

May 17^th • 2 mins read

Tom Caravela

MSL Hiring and Recruitment: 5 Ways to Support Diversity and Inclusion

Medical Science Liaison hiring, diversity and inclusion recruitment, diverse interview panel, employee referral program, diversity sourcing strategies

While the COVID-19 pandemic wreaked havoc on many industries, Medical Science Liaison hiring was steady throughout 2020 and continues to remain strong in 2021. The one change in hiring that has become evident is the increase in recruitment practices that support diversity and inclusion. While we may…

May 19^th • 2 mins read

Bridget Rasmusson

Presentation Nails and Fails: 7 Tips to Ace Your Next MSL Presentation

MSL interview tips, scientific presentation skills, hiring managers expectations, medical science liaison communication, virtual interview preparation

The presentation portion of the MSL interview is truly “make or break,” and more often than not, the most highly weighted category of the entire interview process. Countless Hiring Managers have passed on MSL candidates that do not perform well on their scientific presentation – re…

Oct 12^th • 1 min read

Tom Caravela

Combatting the “Summer Slow Down"​ – MSL Job Search Tips for Slower Months

Medical Science Liaison, Medical Affairs recruitment, job search strategies, networking in medical field, summer hiring trends

There is definitely a cyclical nature to hiring Medical Science Liaisons and Medical Affairs professionals. Typically, peak season for recruitment and hiring is from March to June, which is the time-frame in and around which MSLs collect their annual bonuses. However, Medical Science Liaison hiring …

Jun 23^rd • 2 mins read

Reagent Solutions to Support Outbreak Response Against Bundibugyo Virus

Ebola haemorrhagic fever is a syndrome that can lead to death within a few days of the onset of symptoms. It directly affects the immune system and the vascular bed, resulting in an extremely high mortality rate. The Ebola virus (EBOV) belongs to the Filoviridae family within the order Mononegaviral…

Sep 17^th • 0 min read

Thomas Schmitt

Reagent Solutions to Support Outbreak Response Against Bundibugyo Virus

Ebola haemorrhagic fever is a syndrome that can lead to death within a few days of the onset of symptoms. It directly affects the immune system and the vascular bed, resulting in an extremely high mortality rate. The Ebola virus (EBOV) belongs to the Filoviridae family within the order Mononegaviral…

Sep 4^th • 0 min read

Thomas Schmitt

Reagent Solutions to Support Outbreak Response Against Bundibugyo Virus

Ebola haemorrhagic fever is a syndrome that can lead to death within a few days of the onset of symptoms. It directly affects the immune system and the vascular bed, resulting in an extremely high mortality rate. The Ebola virus (EBOV) belongs to the Filoviridae family within the order Mononegaviral…

Sep 4^th • 0 min read

Michael Pietrack

Leadership Lab: 5 Ways Biopharma Execs Can Restore Trust, Retain Talent After Layoffs

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In the latest installment of his column, Kaye/Bassman’s Michael Pietrack shares five ways leaders can help their teams after a layoff, from acknowledging emotions to reestablishing culture.

Jun 25^th • 4 mins read

David J. Segarnick, PhD, Chief Medical Officer, Educational Resource Systems and David E. Wazer, MD, FACRO, FABS, FACR, FASTRO

From Genomic Testing to Digital Biomarkers: The Expanding Role of Biomarkers in Oncology

oncology biomarkers, precision oncology, predictive biomarkers

Biomarkers have moved from the margins of oncology to the center of clinical decision-making. They now help establish diagnosis and prognosis, identify patients most likely to benefit from targeted therapy or immunotherapy, monitor response, detect molecular residual disease and emerging resistance,…

Aug 20^th • 35 mins read

Dr Leon Rozen

Clarity is not the same as legibility

You can say something clearly and still not be understood. Understood, in the sense that matters in a decision making forum: whether the reasoning behind the recommendation is accurately read. The recommendation is clear. The words are plain. But the reasoning that produced it remains opaque to the…

Jun 6^th • 0 min read

Dr Leon Rozen

The signal they read is not the signal you sent

Four structural features. Four predictable distortions.    

May 26^th • 0 min read

Dr Leon Rozen

We know more than we can tell

The structural reason good reasoning doesn’t always carry weight

May 19^th • 0 min read