Happy Weekend! This week we crossed the 300-member mark at Ticket to Biotech!! Thanks so much for your openness to engage in new ways, your commitment to lifelong learning, and desire to join us in elevating our profession. 💙💚

To support the increasingly diverse needs of our community, we’re scaling our offerings as quickly as possible. This includes more networking opportunities and segmented programming.

We design each event, each opportunity to fill a need that either we’ve personally had at some point during our career or identified as a gap in our profession through the continuous dialogue we’re privileged to have with T2Bers—all kinds of communicators, at all stages, all over the world.

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Invest in Executive Coaching With Leadership Lab

Led by Carly, this six-week virtual workshop (1 hour per week) in September and October is designed for senior biopharma communicators with ≥15 years of experience who seek to elevate their influence as corporate advisors and leaders in a complex and highly regulated environment.

The Corporate Advisor Series will highlight the comms function’s evolution toward a strategic corporate affairs role by exploring leadership in three parts: leading the business, leading yourself, and leading others. You’ll also meet individually with Carly for a private coaching session. Program details here.

This Fall 2024 cohort is limited to 15 spots. Apply and use promo code EARLYACCESS, valid through THIS Sunday, June 2nd, for a special 20% discount on top of early bird pricing. 

Not sure if this is the right program for you? We have two upcoming opportunities to help you evaluate:

1️⃣ Drop by our virtual info and Q&A session with Carly on Tuesday, June 25th, from 11:30 a.m.-12 p.m. ET. Say hi to Carly, find out what to expect, and get your questions answered about Leadership Lab.

2️⃣ Join “Unmasking Leadership,“ a complimentary, industry-agnostic, drop-in, interactive discussion series hosted every Tuesday from 8-8:50 a.m. ET. See Carly in action as she facilitates the June 18th discussion on persuasive communication.

Don’t worry, if you’re an aspiring or early- or mid-stage communicator, we’ve got more specialty programming for you coming, too!

Not One, But Two New T2Bmeets This Summer

Yup, we’re going to all the life sci hubs this summer! After T2Bmeet in San Diego next week, you can find us in South San Fran on June 13th at AbbVie and in Cambridge on July 11th at MassBio, with support from The Castle Group.

2024 T2Bmeets are free and open to Ticket to Biotech members. Come for the coffee or the conversation, or both! Register on our website or via these links:

» T2Bmeet @ San Francisco | June 13th

» T2Bmeet @ Boston | July 11th

June Comm Convo: Embracing Diversity and Allyship in Biopharma Comms

With both Pride and Juneteenth approaching, June presents a unique occasion to refine and amplify communication efforts that underscore our industry’s commitment to DEI.

For our upcoming Comm Convo on June 11th, we're welcoming Lex Clay, who will discuss how his experiences as a trans person have shaped his path as an LGBTQ+ advocate, educator, and speaker. With a background rooted in medical science, Lex will discuss practices that support authentic allyship- not only this month as we navigate Pride and Juneteenth, but also throughout the year.

☝️ Friendly reminder: Comm Convos are free but open only to our T2B community. Confirm your eligibility, and complete our two-minute intake form if you’re not already a member.

​I’ve Driven DEI Efforts at Storied Biopharma and Financial Services Companies and Across Multiple Industries. Ask Me Anything.

Perika has worked with major organizations in financial services and biopharma to address critical issues such as health equity, talent acquisition, professional development, and community engagement. As we wrap up Pride and Juneteenth celebrations, let's end this special month with practical tips and insights that can guide communicators in taking meaningful actions to create impact throughout the year.

Fierce Pharma West: Connections, Communications, and… Churros?

Attending a Fierce Pharma PR & Communications Summit always leaves us invigorated, and the 2024 West Summit was no exception. It was a privilege to advise this year’s Rising Stars cohort! A common theme was that these emerging leaders’ roles are rapidly evolving, from responsibilities’ scope (employee engagement, crisis comms, etc.), to the wide breadth of topics and issues affecting how we do our jobs (AI, DEI, to name a couple).

Our group chats and the scavenger hunt were special highlights, and through T2B, we look forward to continue supporting this group on their journey as biopharma communicators.

While we can’t speak to whether Fierce Pharma PR & Communications East Summit coming up in July will have the same quality of churros as West, we can’t wait to continue this energy! There are still a few spots open for the East Rising Stars cohort for practitioners who have <5 years of biopharma comms experience. Will you join us? Apply here.

May Comm Convo Recap: Demystifying the Discrepancies in Biopharma Comms Titles and Salaries

To get more clarity on this, and the biopharma hiring landscape as a whole, we chatted with executive recruiter Alma Hembree during our May Comm Convo.

According to Hembree, there are many factors that contribute to a job’s title and salary designation: the size of a company, whether it’s public or private, and whether you’re at an agency or in-house. She notes that “sometimes salaries can be more inflated at a smaller biotech, especially when there’s been successful products.” Yet, she says, she’s seen it both ways, where “large pharma [can pay] much more… but is going to be more stringent on that salary band.”

New T2B Resource! Biopharma Comms Career Ladder

Hot Take: “Simple” Tasks Aren’t Always Easy

This Month’s Biopharma Beats Bulletin Features Stephanie DeMarco, Associate Editor & Team Lead at Drug Discovery News

In the May edition of Biopharma Beats Bulletin, Stephanie discusses how her small team works to “stay on top of what’s happening” in an ever-changing field. Instead of covering breaking news like some competitors, DDN chooses to focus on “the storytelling aspects [and] getting really excited about the new science that’s coming out.” DDN even posts their editorial calendar online, so comms and PR pros know exactly what to pitch and when. How cool is that?!

T2B Community Voices & Insights

💭 Mina reflects that T2B "is desperately needed in our field" because "we have to work within the confines of a heavily regulated industry, and while we would love to be as creative and out of the box as possible, we need to communicate compliantly. Not all industries get that." So true!

Last Call! T2Bmeet on June 4th in San Diego

Connect with the T2B community at our free breakfast mixer in San Diego next week. T2Bmeet is open to all Ticket To Biotech members. (BIO registration not required!) Whether you're based in SoCal or visiting for BIO, we hope to see you there!

☝️ Advance breakfast signup is requested. If you're new to T2B, first confirm that you're eligible and fill out this form to join our community.

Special thanks to our Silver Sponsor, Waterhouse, a boutique brand and communications agency that builds reputation through strategic positioning, culture building and channel activation to help fast-growth life sciences companies become recognized category leaders.

And if you’ll be at BIO, please consider donating an hour of your time next Wednesday for Life Science Cares’ Student Day Speed Networking. Click here for more info and to register.

👀 Seen on Social

Is your organization walking the talk when it comes to inclusion, or just talking?

This LinkedIn post by Dr. Joanne Kamens highlights the disconnect organizations often have between talking about inclusivity, and being more inclusive.

Employers often mistakenly believe that public declarations of inclusivity on social media tick the box. However, true inclusivity demands more than token gestures and calendar events.

She notes, “If your tactics are about marking dates on a calendar but do not drive meaningful change, your efforts will not be effective.”

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