Why Medical Affairs Needs More Leadership

In this episode, Scott Conry joins Tom Caravela to delve into the nuances of leadership within medical affairs. Scott shares his extensive experiences and challenges faced in leadership roles, offering insights into the development of essential leadership skills and building trust. The discussion covers tips for emerging leaders, the differences between in-house and outsourced leadership training, and fostering a leadership culture. Scott reflects on his journey, lessons learned from mistakes, and evolving trends in the field, emphasizing patient-centric leadership. The episode wraps up with closing thoughts and a preview of the next episode.

Today’s guest is Scott Conry, Vice President, Head Oncology Field Medical at GSK discusses why Medical Affairs needs more leadership.

Scott shares….

👉 What it takes to be a great leader
👉 Why there is a need for companies to develop people
👉 What people need to do to stand out and position themselves for growth 
👉 How GOOD leaders unlock the potential of their team
👉 Thoughts on outsourcing leadership development
👉 What medical affairs needs to do to evolve

The podcast is available through the links below and anywhere podcasts can be found:

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️ ️ 〰️ Youtube: https://lnkd.in/dhaWVJU

MSL Talk is a podcast that features helpful information for current Medical Science Liaisons, Medical Affairs leaders, job seekers looking to break into the pharmaceutical industry in their first MSL role as well as anyone interested in hearing good industry conversation and medical affairs discussions.

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(0:00) Introduction and guest overview with Scott Conry
(2:01) Sponsor: Aspire MSL
(2:38) Leadership challenges and experiences in medical affairs
(7:37) Developing leadership skills and building trust
(9:47) Tips for emerging medical affairs leaders
(13:23) Comparing in-house and outsourced leadership training
(19:29) Cultivating leadership culture in medical affairs
(21:47) Scott Conry's comprehensive leadership journey
(25:35) Lessons learned from leadership mistakes
(28:16) Evolving trends in medical affairs leadership
(31:23) The importance of patient-centric leadership
(33:11) Closing remarks and next episode preview