41. Designing a Fulfilling Career in Pharma

Today we have a special guest, Dr. Nerissa Kreher, a successful Chief Medical Officer (CMO) in the pharma industry and a coach. We have a great conversation with Dr. Kreher about designing a fulfilling career in pharma, the challenges of the transition, building up your CV, crafting an elevator pitch, and so much more! Are you ready? Let's go!

Engage with Dr. Kreher here:
- Linkedin: Nerissa Kreher, MD, MBA

Thank you for joining us this week!

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Chapters

• 0:00 Intro
• 0:54 Introducing Dr. Narissa Kreher
• 1:19 Early Inspirations
• 3:50 Medical School
• 5:16 Academics & Clinical Research
• 6:53 The Boston Years /w Spouse
• 8:04 Bio-Pharma Medical Career
• 9:11 Communication Culture in Industry
• 11:03 Physician Transition to Teamwork
• 13:35 Entrepreneurship Insights
• 14:54 What is the CMO role like?
• 18:05 Are CMO's suffering from burnout?
• 20:09 Common CMO Career Transitions
• 22:44 Where should people interested in industry careers look?
• 25:50 How was the coaching business born?
• 27:51 About Life Coaching
• 28:18 Areas of Opportunity to Help Others
• 30:19 What physicians are looking for coaching?
• 31:19 The Coaching Process
• 37:27 Transferable Skills
• 38:06 BUilding an Elevator Pitch
• 41:40 Dr, Kraher's Contact Info
• 42:41 Final Comments
• 44:04 Outro