Editorial Videos

Rebekah Martin, senior VP of reward, inclusion, and talent acquisition at AstraZeneca, discusses ways to address the need for talent in pharma, how pharma can increase more interest in young talent, and how many roles in pharma will require a degree in the coming years in this Pharmaceutical Executive Podcast video.

Elizabeth (Beth) Garner, chief scientific officer for Ferring Pharmaceuticals, discusses what it was like transitioning from working as a gynecologic oncologist and seeing patients to working in pharma, specifically clinical trials.

The 2023 Emerging Pharma Leaders share with the Pharmaceutical Executive editors what makes a good leader, what has made them the proudest in their career, lessons they wish they had known when starting out, and more. (This is the video podcast of the Pharm Exec Podcast episode!)

Using prescription digital therapeutics can lead to better outcomes for patients, making them a win-win for pharma and patients.

Kevin Hagan, president and CEO of the PAN Foundation, spoke to PharmExec about the recent IRA changes that impact Medicare, as well as the Foundation's near-term goals.

“The nuance of language, and culture, and understanding” — what happened to the diversity of agency creative directors in the past 30 years? Only about 20% of creative directors are women, and at last count, there are only ten Black executive creative directors in the entire advertising industry from big holding companies, one with a healthcare focus.

The importance of data analytics can not be understated when putting together inclusive workforces. Bringing in and retaining top talent across all races is of the utmost importance to benefit all stakeholders, especially the patients. You have to have the right people “in the room” representing our diverse population.

The US is composed of tens of thousands of zip codes, and demographics and income levels can change dramatically within a five-mile radius. How are pharma companies addressing this reality?

Our panelists talk about preventative health messaging and dynamics of health of a specific group of people to help improve the lifespan of all people, especially the underserved minority populations. The segment also touches on structural racism factors like food deserts, “essential workers”, and holding doctors accountable.

Pharmaceutical Executive caught up with some industry experts at the Pharma USA conference in Philadelphia in April 2022. See what they had to say about leadership, drug development, pricing, and psychedelics in these brief video interviews.

Among the topics discussed at Pharm Exec’s recent RWE roundtable are how the pandemic has served to validate the use of RWE/RWD; the most important features of a real-world data set; and key considerations when selecting an RWD partner.

In this segment, executives discuss the need to adjust to virtual and in-person, face-to-face interactions with both internal and external stakeholders.

Among the topic discussed at the roundtable were ways to address acquiring and attracting new talent, as well as retaining talent in the post-COVID workforce.

In this segment, leaders suggest areas to continue building on lessons learned during COVID, including the pharma industry as a tech destination and impact on patient outcomes.

In this roundtable, executives discuss continued manufacturing and supply challenges, as well as the need for back-up plans.

In this segment, members of the panel discuss talent and culture, what to expect from the workforce of the future, and how to develop it in the next 5-10 years.

In this segment, members of the panel discuss consolidation of practices and managing business from a field perspective focusing on understanding the needs and insights of customer groups. Where is it needed?

In this two-part segment, members of the panel discuss how the tradition pharma sales force has entered a phase in which they have to evolve, but what is the digital/in-person balance and how will the sales role change?

In this two-part segment, members of the panel discuss how the tradition pharma sales force has entered a phase in which they have to evolve, but what is the digital/in-person balance and how will the sales role change?

In this segment, members of the panel discuss how to make medicine more accessible to the broader population. And how does the industry address affordability?

In this segment, members of the panel discuss how other industries are ahead of pharma when it comes to technological-aided consumer touchpoints and satisfaction. Is it the complexity of the industry, regulatory constraints?

In this segment, members of the panel discuss focusing on the empowered patient/consumer versus the product.

In this segment, members of the Pharmaceutical CEO Leadership: Collaboration in Pharma panel comment on the various types of collaboration within the industry. They also discuss how working with FDA helped streamline the drug development process through the pandemic and highlight additional lessons the industry could learn from collaborative efforts during COVID.

In this segment, members of the Pharmaceutical CEO Leadership: Collaboration in Pharma panel talk about the need to think outside the box when it comes to partnering, for example, by expanding relationships with technology, data science, and logistics companies. The challenges of protecting intellectual property are also discussed, as are the effects innovation can have on pricing and access.