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Measuring the Impact of Medical Affairs – Part 2: Building a strong foundation of operational effectiveness

October 23, 2024/in ACCESS, Open Access, SEARCH BY TOPIC, Career Development, SEARCH BY TYPE, Talent Development, White Papers, Leadership & Management, Content Hub, Leadership & Management Skills/by Luke Traeger
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A Dose of Inspiration: 100 Purpose Stories from Pharma Leaders

A Dose of Inspiration: 100 Purpose Stories from Pharma Leaders

May 7, 2024/in ACCESS, Competency, Career Development, Open Access, SEARCH BY TOPIC, Open Access, SEARCH BY TYPE, Talent Development, Leadership & Management, Elevate Podcasts, Foundational (Intro Level), Content Hub, Interviews & Opinions, Leadership & Management Skills, SEARCH BY TOPIC, SEARCH BY TYPE, Mentorship/by [email protected]

In this podcast, we speak with Jill Donahue, author of the recently published (free!) book, “A Dose of Inspiration: 100 Purpose Stories from Pharma Leaders” about the individual and organizational benefits of discovering your purpose as an employee in the Life Sciences industry.

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Bill Tidwell: Engaging Organized Customers

June 7, 2023/in Competency, ACCESS, Career Development, Open Access, SEARCH BY TOPIC, SEARCH BY TYPE, External Scientific Engagement, Customer Engagement & Scientific Comms, Innovate Articles, Content Hub, Interviews & Opinions, Leadership & Management Skills/by Medical Affairs

In this interview recorded at the MAPS 2023 Annual Meeting in Nashville, MAPS speaks with Bill Tidwell, Director, Field Based Medicine | Health System and Payor Strategy at Boehringer Ingelheim about engaging organized customers.

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Jim Wilkinson, PhD: Developing Staff to be the Leaders of Tomorrow

April 28, 2023/in ACCESS, Career Development, Open Access, SEARCH BY TOPIC, Talent Development, SEARCH BY TYPE, Leadership & Management, Content Hub, Other, Interviews & Opinions, Leadership & Management Skills/by Medical Affairs

In this interview recorded at the MAPS 2023 Annual Meeting in Nashville, MAPS speaks with Jim Wilkinson, PhD, Vice President, Global & US Medical Affairs, Amgen, about how to develop Medical Affairs talent into tomorrow’s leaders.

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Opening Doors to Your Future Career in Medical Affairs

March 27, 2023/in Career Development, Open Access, Career Resources Articles/by Medical Affairs

The MAPS 2023 Annual Meeting in New Orleans will host a Young Professionals and Future Leaders Reception session on Tuesday March 28. Download the session handout here:

Young Professionals Handout
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Monica de Abadal

Medical Affairs Leadership Interviews from the MAPS 2022 Global Annual Meeting

December 7, 2022/in ACCESS, SEARCH BY TOPIC, Career Development, Open Access, Open Access, SEARCH BY TYPE, Career Resources Videos, Conferences, Foundational (Intro Level), Content Hub, Content HUB Featured, Other, Interviews & Opinions, Medical Strategy & Launch Excellence/by Medical Affairs

At the MAPS 2022 Global Annual Meeting in New Orleans, we sat down with Medical Affairs leaders in attendance to discuss a range of issues important to the function. Now as we prepare for the MAPS 2023 Global Annual Meeting in Nashville, March 26-29 (early bird registration open until December 31!), join us in looking back at these important opinions. Have a topic you’d like covered at the 2023 meeting? Email MAPS Communications/Marketing Director, Garth Sundem, with your suggestions!


Rob Kaper discusses his vision for the future of Medical Affairs
Charlotte Kremer, Bjorn Oddens and Danie du Plessis discuss whether Medical Affairs has truly achieved its position as the third strategic pillar in industry
Lobna Salem discusses building a Medical Affairs department from scratch
John Pracyk and Bill Sigmund discuss the differences in the practice of Medical Affairs between pharma and MedTech
Riad Dirani and Omar Dabbous discuss the emerging importance of Health Economics and Outcomes research (HEOR) in Medical Affairs
Tamas Koncz talks about the evolution and future of the Medical Affairs professional
Jose Borlolla and Augusto Grinspan discuss the practice of Medical Affairs and the emergence of the pharma industry in Latin America
Danie du Plessis describes the new competencies Medical Affairs professionals will need to succeed in a changing industry ecosystem
Monica de Abadal describes the value of Medical Affairs to patients and society
Marija Simin Geertsen describes her changing view on the role of Medical Affairs in patient engagement
Kirk Shepard and Nicole-Selenko-Gebauer discuss the challenges of diversity in Medical Affairs, both in patients and within industry positions
Jaime Blais, Deb Braccia and Karen Jursca discuss what is medical excellence and how do you do it in this Medical Affairs table talk.
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Evolution of Roles and Talent Management in Medical Affairs Part 2: How Do We Recruit Talent?

WEBINAR: Evolution of Roles and Talent Management in Medical Affairs Part 2: How Do We Recruit Talent?

November 1, 2022/in MAPS Members Only, Competency, ACCESS, Career Development, SEARCH BY TOPIC, Talent Development, SEARCH BY TYPE, On-Demand Webinars & Town Halls, Leadership & Management, Content Hub, Medical Operations/by [email protected]

This Webinar series explores how roles and talent management have evolved, what new roles exist or are needed and what skills and competencies are required to succeed in these roles. From the manager’s perspective, we will discuss potential strategies for staying on top of this ever-changing field to manage and retain highly effective teams.

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Opening Doors: Advice on Seeking an MSL Career with Áine Prendergast

Opening Doors: Advice on Seeking an MSL Career with Áine Prendergast

October 20, 2022/in Competency, ACCESS, Career Development, Open Access, SEARCH BY TOPIC, Open Access, Talent Development, Leadership & Management, Elevate Podcasts, Foundational (Intro Level), Content Hub, SEARCH BY TOPIC, SEARCH BY TYPE/by [email protected]

In this Opening Doors episode of the Medical Affairs Professional Society podcast series, Elevate, we speak with Áine Prendergast, Medical Science Liaison in Oncology with Ipsen.

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Opening Doors: Niha Yerneni on Finding a First Medical Affairs Position

Opening Doors: Niha Yerneni on Finding a First Medical Affairs Position

October 3, 2022/in Competency, ACCESS, Open Access, SEARCH BY TOPIC, Career Development, Talent Development, Open Access, Career Resources Podcasts, Leadership & Management, Elevate Podcasts, Content Hub, SEARCH BY TOPIC, SEARCH BY TYPE/by [email protected]

In this episode, MAPS co-founder, Kirk Shepard, speaks with Niha Yerneni about joining industry through fellowship.

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Evolution of Roles and Talent Management in Medical Affairs Part 1: What Talent Do We Need from MA Colleagues?

Evolution of Roles and Talent Management in Medical Affairs Part 1: What Talent Do We Need from MA Colleagues?

September 22, 2022/in ACCESS, MAPS Members Only, Competency, SEARCH BY TOPIC, Career Development, Talent Development, SEARCH BY TYPE, On-Demand Webinars & Town Halls, Leadership & Management, Content Hub, Medical Operations/by [email protected]

This Webinar series explores how roles and talent management have evolved, what new roles exist or are needed and what skills and competencies are required to succeed in these roles. From the manager’s perspective, we will discuss potential strategies for staying on top of this ever-changing field to manage and retain highly effective teams.

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