The art of leveraging your strengths to be a Kick Ass MSL
- Author
- MSL Talk Podcast
- Published
- Tue 16 Jun 2020
- Episode Link
- https://msltalk.carolangroup.com/episodes/ZIgT60tXfBs
I’m joined by Cathy Andorfer, who leads a national team of MSLs and has agreed to give us a leader’s perspective on how to be great at your job.
In this episode:
- How Cathy got to where she is now
- What matters most to her as a director and other leaders in the company
- What someone needs to do to be a top MSL
- How do internal stakeholders evaluate the performance of their MSL teams? Of their individual MSLs?
- How can MSLs separate themselves from their peers?
- Can someone without any experience convince the manager to hire them
- Advice for somebody who’s early in their career to make an impact with leadership to get noticed
- Cathy from being an introvert to senior national director
- Her advice for anyone out there early in their career, introvert or extrovert?
- Cathy’s advice to be a kickass MSL
(0:00) Introduction and guest introduction
(0:38) Kathy Andorfer's career journey and transition to industry
(6:30) Current role, responsibilities, and qualities of a top MSL at Dermira
(9:47) Emotional intelligence and evaluating MSL performance
(15:31) The art of being a kickass MSL and advice for aspirants
(22:07) Networking, internal connections, and managing social interactions
(27:01) Balancing comfort zones with career growth
(30:45) The future of medical affairs post-COVID
(33:27) Final advice for being a successful MSL
(34:48) Closing remarks and gratitude
