Beyond the Bench: How You Can Turn Career Uncertainty into Biotech Success

I had such an enjoyable conversation with serial biotech entrepreneur Mark Chadwick a couple of weeks ago – we touched on so many topics:


🔬 his career evolution 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲𝘀

🧭𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝘆 and discovered his strengths (lots of book recommendations and useful tips!)

💼 the 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 he faced when he first moved into a 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹/𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲

🧪 how to 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 while working in a commercial role


...and sooo many more!

I’ll be dropping a few clips from our conversation over the next few weeks, but I really encourage you to listen to the full 40-minute (!) conversation - maybe you need a good listen while exercising? I listened to the edited version while going for my daily run :D 🏃‍♀️


Especially useful if you’re 𝘂𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗱𝗼 𝗶𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗯𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗮 𝗯𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗵 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲 - and how to be self-reflective in your career choices.

I also found it really refreshing to hear how even now-successful professionals faced challenges, insecurities, and self-doubt as they navigated the twists and turns of their careers - and how deeply 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗯𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀 guiding your choices. 🧭


👉 🎬 In this clip you can listen to Mark talking about 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵𝘀 𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗵𝗶𝗺 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 "𝗗𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗦𝗶𝗱𝗲" (aka his first commercial role).


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Enjoy!

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👋 Hi, I’m Cecilia - academic researcher turned biotech recruiter, now mentor and founder of The Catalytic Site.

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