Pharma Sessions
by Jonathan Kaskey
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About this podcast
Navigating pharmaceutical launch excellence through strategy, technology and career stories. (And sharing fun moments too!)
Episodes
The newest 20 of 62 episodes
- Built to Move: Candel Therapeutics' Agile Path from Trial Results to Launch Readiness · 36 min · Season 4 Episode 4Dr. Paul Peter Tak, President and CEO of Candel Therapeutics, sits down with Jonathan to discuss the company's sprint from positive Phase III results to commercial launch. They…
- Data, AI, and the Future of Field Training with Annel Duckels from BMS · 17 min · Season 4 Episode 3In this episode, Jonathan sits down with Annel Duckels, who leads worldwide commercialization learning at Bristol Myers Squibb, to talk about modernizing pharma training through…
- Hallway Interviews with Pharma Learning Leaders · 39 min · Season 4 Episode 3Pharma Sessions — ACTO Client Summit: Hallway Interviews At ACTO's 2026 client summit in Boston, we pulled some incredible minds out of the hallway for quick, candid…
- Blockchain + AI: The Future of Healthcare Data · 33 min · Season 4 Episode 2What happens when you put blockchain underneath AI in healthcare? According to Archita Samant, Head of Data Strategy & Analytics for Global Vaccines at Merck — you finally solve…
- The Question Behind the Question - Field Training with Jennifer Muszik · 29 min · Season 4 Episode 1What separates a good pharma sales rep from a great one? According to Jennifer Muszik, it's the ability to understand the question behind the question — the real need behind what…
- Why the Small Details Reveal Everything About Your CDMO Partner with Frank Sorce · 30 min · Episode 32In this episode of Pharma Sessions, host Jonathan Kaskey is joined by Frank Sorce, Chief Commercial Officer at UPM Pharmaceuticals, to share insights into the critical decisions…
- Why Medical Knowledge Isn’t Reaching Patients with Dr. Simon Chowdhury · 37 min · Episode 31In this episode of Pharma Sessions, host Jonathan Kaskey is joined by Dr. Simon Chowdhury, a Consultant Medical Oncologist based at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, to…
- Timothy Smith on AI, Data, and Drug Discovery at Takeda · 33 min · Episode 30In this episode of Pharma Sessions, host Jonathan Kaskey is joined by Timothy Smith, Senior Director of AI Innovation and Head of the Data Sciences Communities at Takeda, to…
- Lessons on Leading Through Uncertainty in Pharma · 36 min · Episode 29In this episode of Pharma Sessions, host Jonathan Kaskey welcomes back Danie du Plessis, the first-ever guest on Pharma Sessions, for a wide-ranging conversation about what it…
- Where AI Delivers Real Value in Pharma Today with Emily Lewis · 33 min · Episode 28Here’s what keeps pharma leaders awake at night: 70% to 80% of ChatGPT usage is healthcare-related; however, most pharmaceutical organizations still treat AI as a future…
- How Medical Affairs Becomes the Connector with Sonia Talwar · 26 min · Episode 27In this episode of Pharma Sessions, host Jonathan Kaskey is joined by Sonia Talwar, Senior Director of Scientific Communications and Medical Information in Hematology/Oncology at…
- Why Manufacturing Is the New Competitive Edge in Cell and Gene Therapy · 33 min · Episode 26In this episode of Pharma Sessions, host Jonathan Kaskey is joined by Eytan Abraham, the Chief Commercial and Technology Officer at Minaris Advanced Therapies, to dive into how…
- The Future of Healthcare with Dr. David Shulkin, former Secretary of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs Part 2 · 21 min · Episode 25In this episode of Pharma Sessions, host Jonathan Kaskey sits down for a second time with Dr. David Shulkin, President of Shulkin Solutions, to challenge the pharmaceutical…
- The Future of Healthcare with Dr. David Shulkin, former Secretary of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs Part 1 · 32 min · Episode 24In this episode of Pharma Sessions, host Jonathan Kaskey is joined by Dr. David Shulkin, President of Shulkin Solutions, to discuss what it actually takes to lead through a…
- How AI Is Reshaping Pharma’s Commercial Operations with Punit Kumar · 39 min · Episode 23In this episode of Pharma Sessions, host Jonathan Kaskey is joined by Punit Kumar, the Executive Director of Customer Engagement for the US Enterprise Portfolio at Novartis, to…
- Why Pharma products win or lose years before launch · 32 min · Episode 22In this episode of Pharma Sessions, host Jonathan Kaskey is joined by Farrell Simon, Chief Commercial Officer at Trevi Therapeutics, to discuss what commercial leadership looks…
- Building a Cancer Medtech Company the Hard Way: Shaun Bagai on Evidence, Strategy, and Growth · 33 min · Episode 21Drug launches in oncology don’t succeed simply because the technology works; they succeed when the evidence is strong enough to change physician behavior. In this episode of…
- How to Actually Get the Stuff You Want Approved in Pharma · 16 min · Episode 20In this solo episode of Pharma Sessions, host Jonathan Kaskey breaks down what actually determines whether a new technology implementation in pharma succeeds or quietly dies in a…
- How SkinPass Went From Bedside Insight to Retail Scale with Dr. Christopher Otiko · 27 min · Episode 19Drug launches don’t succeed at the finish line. They succeed or fail years earlier, when teams decide what evidence they’ll generate, how they’ll publish it, and which…
- Why Drug Launches Are Won Years Before Approval with Ana Bozas · 31 min · Episode 18Drug launches don’t succeed at the finish line. They succeed or fail years earlier, when teams decide what evidence they’ll generate, how they’ll publish it, and which…
