A Dose of Reality with Charles Spence
By Charles Spence
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Welcome to “A Dose of Reality”, the podcast where we infuse insight, laughter, and practical wisdom into the world of clinical leadership and career development. Hosted by Charles Spence, each episode offers a deep dive into the challenges and triumphs of clinical leadership, providing listeners with meaningful conversations, career insights, and a dose of inspiration to navigate their professional journeys.
Whether you're a director, a C-level executive, or a clinical researcher in oncology bio-techs, this podcast is designed to empower you with the knowledge and tools needed to excel in your field.
So, visit our website at www.discera-search.com, and tune in to A Dose of Reality for your prescription of career wisdom, leadership insights, and a healthy dose of laughter.
Subscribe now and join us on the journey to becoming global clinical leaders!
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Sven Van den Berghe, CEO of Pantera on Overpromises in Isotope Marketing, Why Culture is the Company, and Discussions in RLT Development
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Nov 17, 2025 |
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Catello Somma, Partner at Seroba on Working in VC, Non-Linear Biotech Careers, and advice for those seeking VC careers
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Nov 10, 2025 |
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Kevin N. Heller, MD, Chief Medical Officer and Advisor to Funds and VCs, on Culture Shifts, Tough Lessons In Leadership, And The Reality Of Biotech Fundraising
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Oct 27, 2025 |
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Carl Deutsch, CSO at NBE Therapeutics in Non-Linear Careers, Age Bias, and Building Great Teams
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Oct 13, 2025 |
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Aleksandra Filipovic, Chief Medical Officer at Gallop Oncology on Perfectionism, Intuition, and the Risk of Building Unsafe Teams
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Oct 06, 2025 |
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Heidi Wang, CEO at OBI Pharma & Chairwoman at OBIGEN Pharma on Losing Her Father to Cancer, Hiring Without Humility, and Building a Culture That Lasts
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Sep 21, 2025 |
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András Strassz, MD, MBA, CMO at Heidelberg Pharma – Career Crossroads, Recruiting, and Culture Fit Over CVs
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Aug 13, 2025 |
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Steven Katz, MD, CMO and SVP of Translational Science for Shinobi Therapeutics & Professor of Surgery at Brown University - Hiring Without Regret, Team Mismatches, and the Cost of Playing It Safe in Biotech
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Aug 04, 2025 |
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Christian Mueller, CDO at Immutep on Career Crossroads, Culture Missteps, and the Recruitment Disconnect in Biotech
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Jul 28, 2025 |
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Kirsty Crame-van Nierop, Director of Shiaba Consulting, Specialist on Clinical Drug Development, in Broken Hiring Cycles, IND Wins, and Surviving Biotech Burnout
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Jul 14, 2025 |
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Bernhardt Zeiher, M.D. Member of the board of directors for Entrada Therapeutics, Amylyx Pharmaceuticals, and Abeona Therapeutics on Lessons from Leading a Global Development Organization
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Jun 30, 2025 |
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Ilya Gipp, CMO at GE Healthcare – Imaging’s Role in Oncology, Hiring Lessons, and How Culture Really Works
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Jun 16, 2025 |
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Michael Lahn, CMO at iOnctura – Osimertinib Success, TGF-Beta Lessons, Building Curious Teams, and More
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Jun 09, 2025 |
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Johan Baeck, EVP and CMO at Promontory Therapeutics – Cultural Fit in Hiring, Immunogenic Small Molecules, and Building Resilience in Biotech
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May 28, 2025 |
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Peter Tummino, President of R&D at Nimbus Therapeutics – Drugging the Undruggable, The TYK2 Success Story, and Overhyping AI in Drug Discovery
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May 12, 2025 |
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Abigail Jenkins, CEO and Board Member – From Government Scientist to CEO, Launching a Stem Cell Therapy During Crisis, and Lessons in Commercial Strategy
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May 06, 2025 |
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Joseph Birkett, Executive Director at Aura Biosciences – Obinutuzumab's Approval, CDK9 Trial Regret, CRO Reliance, and Building Respectful Cultures
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Apr 27, 2025 |
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Bruce Dezube, Senior Vice President, Clinical Development at Xilio Therapeutics – HIV & Cancer Drug Development, Career at 60, Building Respectful Teams, and More
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Apr 22, 2025 |
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Chris Lowe, CEO at Nusano - Radioisotopes, Volunteering in Hospitals, Culture Building, and More
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Apr 07, 2025 |
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Kevin Lynch, co-Founder PopulusBio - Career at Celgene, How Culture Influences Drug Development and more
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Mar 24, 2025 |
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Victor Paulus, SVP Regulatory Affairs at ARTBIO - Lutathera Approval and Lessons, Falling from Trees, ARTBIO's Culture
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Mar 17, 2025 |
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Chris Leamon, CSO at Fusion Therapeutics - Acquisition of Endocyte, Career reflections and more
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Feb 17, 2025 |
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Dawn Rubel, Dawn Rubel, President R&D at NexEos Bio - Eosinophilic Esophagitis, Purposeful Leadership and more
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Feb 10, 2025 |
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Örn Almarsson, Co-Founder of Axelyf - Modernas SpikeVax, the challenge of mRNA delivery and Salmon's inspiration behind Axelyf?
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Feb 03, 2025 |
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Leila Jaafar, CEO at Nuclidium - from PhD to Radiotherapy CEO
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Jan 27, 2025 |
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CMO at Indaptus, Roger Waltzman, on Dangers of Pushing Uncertain Data into Phase III
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Jan 20, 2025 |
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Gertjan Bartlema, Co-founder Populus Bio and CEO of Immodulon Therapeutics. on Innovation in Biotechs
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Jan 08, 2025 |
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The 3 Most Common Rejection Reasons During an Interview
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Dec 30, 2024 |
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The Most Common Hiring Mistakes by Hiring Managers in 2024 ft. Caroline Vermeulen, Eminence
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Dec 16, 2024 |
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How and When to Ask Intelligent Interview Questions
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Dec 09, 2024 |
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Troels Jordansen, Executive Chairman of Keli Therapeutics, on Cell Therapy and Biotech Recession Talks
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Dec 02, 2024 |
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Negotiation Strategies and Insights from Harvard Course ft. Sophie He, Head of M&A and Partnering at Bracco
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Nov 25, 2024 |
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The 3 Interview Questions You Must Succeed In
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Nov 18, 2024 |
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Nikolaus Trede, SVP Clinical Development at Century Therapeutics - Lessons from Breyanzi and Global Cell Therapy Trials
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Nov 12, 2024 |
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Re-Entering the Workforce and Career Growth in Regulatory Affairs with Mary Christian
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Sep 09, 2024 |
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From Neuroscientist to Biotech Innovator ft.Anita Scheuber
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Sep 02, 2024 |
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Future-Proofing Your Organization Ft. Jackie Donovan
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Aug 26, 2024 |
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The Critical Role of Recruiters ft. Patrizio Renzetti
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Aug 19, 2024 |
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Bad Science vs. Good Leadership in Biotech ft. Sonal Kothari-Gupta, MD, PhD
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Aug 12, 2024 |
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Recruitment Strategies for High-Impact Hires with John Goldener
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Aug 05, 2024 |
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Hiring Strategies for Biotech Success ft. Sumeet Ambarkhane CMO at Alligator Bioscience
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Jul 29, 2024 |
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How to Outsource Your Job Search
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Jul 22, 2024 |
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Stealth biotech work, moving China trials to the US and more ft. Li Yan, former CMO of Brii and current CEO of upcoming stealth biotech
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Jul 15, 2024 |
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Building powerful relationships ft. Val Nassiri, previous VP of Medical Affairs at ITM and AAA.
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Jul 08, 2024 |
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Using Empathy to Build Internal Support
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Jul 01, 2024 |
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Sabine Brookman May VP Janssen - Listening in leadership, making beer and a career in drug development
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Jun 24, 2024 |
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The Biggest Selling Myth: Selling Through Talking
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Jun 17, 2024 |
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Effective Layoffs and treating people as humans ft. Crystal Zuckerman
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Jun 10, 2024 |
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Improve Your Selling Ability to Help Your Career
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Jun 03, 2024 |
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BIOSECURE Act - The potential $3.6bn+ gap, Impact on Jobs and Skills shifts with Amber Tong, Senior Editor at EndPoint News
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May 27, 2024 |
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My 10 Commandments to Recruitment
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May 20, 2024 |
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Discussions on Leadership, Hard decisions and Radiotherapy Ft. Collin Hayward, former CMO of Telix Pharma
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May 13, 2024 |
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3 Ways to Protect Your Reputation as a Hiring Manager
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May 06, 2024 |
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The Big Picture - Discussing Clinical Entry to Commercial Planning in Radiotherapy With Ben Pais, SVP Aricieum
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Apr 29, 2024 |
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Creating Shit Hot Authentic Stories to Sell Your Achievements
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Apr 22, 2024 |
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Discussing radiotherapy, AAA and CEO leadership with Riccardo Canevari: CEO of Radiopharm Theranostics
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Apr 15, 2024 |
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Radiotherapy 2024: Quick Look into the Radiotherapy Landscape
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Apr 08, 2024 |
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Ilaria Conti VP ADC Therapeutics - Female Leadership, Challenges in ADCs and Working in the US
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Apr 01, 2024 |
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Masterful Salary Negotiations: Less Fear, More Preparations and Get More of What You Want
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Apr 01, 2024 |
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Mats Hansen, CEO Spago Nanomedical: How to Lead a Radiotherapy Biotech
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Apr 01, 2024 |
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Podcast Trailer
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Mar 14, 2024 |