00:00 Intro
02:42 Hello Frédéric
03:05 Doing a science PhD in Basel in the 90'
04:04 1st experience into the Commercial world
04:43 Starting an international career
05:47 2 key moments in his career
06:55 Liberties vs responsability
08:34 People management: the fun part
09:48 I didn't want to do the next step in Big Pharma
10:42 Building an organization from scratch
11:49 Choosing a Biotech, the best choice for his career
13:28 Building the 1st steps with gene therapies
15:16 How COVID led to close the project
17:30 Starting for the 1st time in Development
20:35 How to make this switch?
23:38 When you can make the move?
24:08 Be conscious you won't be at the top of your game
26:24 His profound reasons to change
27:44 Day 1 in a new world!
28:56 Manage a SUSAR occurrence
31:53 From late stage to early stage development
34:19 His most difficult challenges today
37:00 Stopping a project
40:17 How to be the best into development?
43:52 What he can bring from Commercial to this world?
44:45 How he organized his work/life balance?
48:35 His secrets for his authenticity
52:14 His advices if you want to make this switch
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At 45, Frédéric Prince pivoted from commercial operations to drug development with no prior experience. His story of ambition, humility, and resilience is a must-listen for aspiring career switchers.
Frédéric has worked for Novartis in five countries, he was the GM of Bluebird in France, and today he is in charge of early development programs in oncology and gene therapy at Roche.
With great humility, he looks back on :
→ how he organized his switch,
→ being patient and not losing sight of your final project,
→ accepting that you're going not to be at the top of your game.
He takes us behind the scenes of a world where the medical world takes center stage:
- He looks back on his adventure to bring new therapies to France.
- He explains the differences in style between these two worlds.
- He goes back over the management of a SUSAR*.
- He explains how he manages his personal balance.
A concentrate of authenticity and humility, in the service of what's best for patients.
You'll find ambition, excellence and a lot of serenity for those who have in mind to switch their career.
*suspected unexpected serious adverse reactions
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Notes and episode references
Links :
Roche : https://www.roche.com/
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