BRAND. POSITION & LEAD WITH IMPACT
Level-Up Your Pharma and Biotech Career
Next Cohort Begins January 2026
Applications are now open.
The Strategic Accelerator for Career & Leadership Transitions in Pharma & Biotech
Whether you're entering industry for the first time, re-entering after a break, or positioning yourself for a Senior/Director/Global role — your success depends on one thing: your positioning.
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undersell their impact
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focus on tasks instead of narrative
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rely on credentials instead of strategic communication
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apply blindly without influence
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or wait until they're burnt out to start preparing
Position to Lead™ Accelerator fixes all of that.
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You Don't Need to Reinvent Yourself — You Need a System
​Position to Lead™ is a 6-month accelerator designed for professionals in Pharma, Biotech, and Healthcare who want to build career momentum — not confusion.​
You’ll master how to:​
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Position yourself as a standout candidate with clarity and confidence
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Build a compelling personal brand that reflects your expertise and credibility
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Market your value strategically to the right organizations
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Communicate with influence to increase impact.​​​​
Who This Accelerator is For
1. Breaking Into Industry
Healthcare, clinical, or academic professionals transitioning into pharma/biotech roles in Medical Affairs, Clinical, Commercial, or R&D.
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2. Pivoting & Advancing
Industry professionals seeking to elevate into MSL, Manager, Associate Director, Director, or Global roles — with stronger positioning, communication, and influence.
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3. Re-Entry After Burnout or Layoff
Professionals returning to industry who need narrative clarity, confidence, and a competitive edge.
What Makes It Different
This isn’t a course.
This isn’t generic coaching.
This is a career and leadership acceleration system built around strategy, communication, and influence.
You’ll learn how to:
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articulate a leadership-level narrative
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position your experience at the right altitude (entry → mid → senior)
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communicate impact across Medical Affairs, Clinical, R&D, and Commercial
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build visibility with intention
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activate relationships that open doors
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interview with clarity and executive presence
One program. One system. One identity shift.
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Pharma/Biotech Expertise: We speak the language of Medical Affairs, Clinical, and Commercial. Your career is not a just a job, a title and shouldn't live inside a box.
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The Positioning Lab™: 50+ hands-on workshops with weekly strategy sessions, on-demand training and practical tools that translate insight into action. You learn. You apply. You practice. This is what builds momentum.
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Dynamic Community & Network: You’ll learn and grow alongside professionals across all stages with intention, strategy, and support. Hands down THE fastest way to accelerate personal and professional growth.
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Mindset Evolution: Because career advancement isn’t just tactical — it’s psychological.
What's Inside the Accelerator
Whether you’re eyeing roles in medical affairs, clinical research, or commercial sectors, this program will help you gain the knowledge and skills of the 6 CORE TRANSITION LEVERS FOR SUCCESS:
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Weekly Positioning Labs™
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Live Communication Clinics and Workshops
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On-Demand Career Acceleration Modules
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Community Access & peer network across all levels
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Strategy, narrative, and influence frameworks
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Templates, tools, and real-world practice
Real Results. Proven Success.
My program has helped many professionals like you land industry roles faster and with incredible returns:
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80% of participants land interviews at top pharmaceutical and biotech companies in less than 3 months.
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Transition in 3-6 months, depending on engagement, market conditions and readiness level.
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Typical ROI: Over 1000% (!!!) with participants seeing compensation increases of $80,000 to $100,000 more from professionals like you.
Client Success Spotlight:
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"Christine didn’t just help me prepare—she helped me step into the leader I was meant to become. I highly recommend her to anyone serious about internal growth and strategic career development in pharma." - Jacqueline Kao, PharmD, BCPS, Medical Info, Exelis
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"Christine transformed my career in less than 4 months! After a year of struggling to break into the industry, her coaching helped me land a job offer, close to doubling my income! My ROI for career coaching is roughly 3000%. . . best career investment!" – Tammi Ocumpaugh, PharmD, Managed Market Liaison, Otsuka Pharmaceuticals (previous: Health Plan Clinical Pharmacist)
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"Had been trying to make the transition into the pharmacy industry for a good six months and was getting nowhere. Her strategy worked. 2.5 months after starting her program, I accepted a job offer at Novartis and increased my annual income by 100k!” – Catherine Canlas, DNP, FNP, Assoc. Director, Rare Disease Clinical Educator, Novartis (previous: CVS Retail)
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"The program is all-encompassing and DYNAMIC. Plenty of resources and templates available off-the-shelf, but also live collaboration meetings weekly on all sorts of key topics. .her help was paramount." - Tommaso Rupolo, MSc, Global R&D Program Lead.
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"She has experience both as a clinical pharmacist and working in industry herself and with the background she has such an expansive knowledge on what it takes to make this transition. Christine was able to transform my resume with my clinical background and translate and highlight skills that industry is looking for" – HJ, PharmD, MSL, Sanofi (previous: Walmart)
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Want to see more? Check out my Testimonial Page!
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Let’s make your story the next success!!!
If you're thinking. . .
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You've already wasted enough time and energy on advice and information that led nowhere. You want a simplified, consolidated, validated approach to save you the time, hassle, and frustration of trying to figure it all out on your own.
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You're ready to leverage your expertise in a new and more rewarding career. You want to know the right industry opportunities to grow into and give you the flexibility and work-life balance you crave.
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You want access to the latest industry insights, hiring trends and expert knowledge navigating within the pharma and biotech industry. You want someone with insider knowledge and someone who has already successfully walked the path you want to travel in.
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Changing careers can be a lonely and challenging place to be. But with the right program, you can develop the right skills, the right mindset and be part of a community AND expanded industry network to help support your journey and accelerate your transition.
If this sounds like you, then this program is for YOU.
Why Work with Me?
I help professionals transform not just their careers — but their leadership identity.
With over 20 years of experience in Preclinical and Clinical R&D, Regulatory, and Medical Affairs, I’ve been at the forefront of developing and launching numerous products in the pharmaceutical and biotech industries.
Having served in executive leadership roles, I’ve built, hired and led MSL and field medical teams, presided over the training and development of medical affairs departments, and developed the content and capabilities that drive success in these roles.
I understand the ins and outs of this industry—from my own experiences of pivoting many times over in my career and being part of multiple organizational hiring teams.
I’ve walked the path you’re about to take, and I know what it takes to succeed.
My hands-on experience in all aspects of the industry gives me a unique insight into what employers are truly looking for and how you can position yourself to meet those needs.
Christine Ong, PharmD
Founder, Talmedica
Where My Clients Have Landed
