Medical Affairs Unscripted
Episodes
Medical Affairs as a Strategic Engine: De-Risking Biotech Development and Driving Commercial Success
10 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What if the decisions that determine your drug's commercial success are already being made and medical affairs isn't in the room? In this episode ...
Building the CMO Playbook: From Pre-IND to Launch in Early-Stage Biotech
19 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Peg Crowley-Nowick speaks with Joseph Elassal, MD, MBA, Chief Medical Officer of Ankyra Therapeutics, about the strategic, operationa...
Medical Affairs Leadership: From Support Function to Strategic Lever
03 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
How Medical Affairs leaders can move their organizations from a supporting role to a strategic driver—through accountability, insight translation,...
It Doesn't Take Months: How an Expert CMO Builds a TPP That Drives Success - With Jeff Humphrey, MD
20 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Medical Affairs Unscripted welcomes Dr. Jeff Humphrey—an experienced CMO with three decades across Bristol Myers Squibb, Pfizer, Bayer, Kyowa Kirin,...
From First Patient Enrolled to First Script: Medical Affairs as the Throughline
29 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Medical Affairs isn't a downstream function—it's the throughline connecting science, story, and strategy from development through commercialization....
Podcast Bytes - Bridging Science and Strategy: The Power of Medical-Commercial Collaboration
09 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Medical Affairs Unscripted, host Peg Crowley-Nowick talks with Shera Gruen, SVP of Strategy Consulting at Lumanity, about the power...
The Intersection between New Product Planning and Medical Affairs with Cathy Symonds, PhD
25 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Medical Affairs unscripted, Peg Crowley-Nowick, PhD, MBA, Senior Advisor, Medical Affairs Consulting at Lumanity, and Cathy Symond...
Rare Insights: Navigating Medical Affairs in Rare Disease Launches with Eva Gallagher, PhD, CNMAP
27 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest episode of Medical Affairs unscripted, Peg Crowley-Nowick, PhD and Senior Advisor, Medical Affairs Consulting at Lumanity, engages in a...
Podcast Bytes - From Tweets to Trends: Leveraging Social Media for Medical Affairs Insights with Jamie Doggett
18 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Medical Affairs unscripted, Peg Crowley-Nowick, PhD, MBA, President of Medical Affairs Consulting at Lumanity, discusses the criti...
Realizing Value through Effective Medical Affairs Operations with Keith Poole
27 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join Peg Crowley-Nowick, PhD, MBA, President of Medical Affairs Consulting at Lumanity, in this episode of Medical Affairs Unscripted as she engages ...
Creating Synergies by Integrating Across Medical Affairs with Caroline Ojaimi, PhD
06 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Medical Affairs Unscripted, Peg Crowley-Nowick, PhD, MBA, President of Medical Affairs Consulting at Lumanity, speaks with Caroline...
Podcast Bytes - Use of GenAI in Medical Publications with Tim Becker, PharmD, RPh
24 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this Medical Affairs unscripted Podcast Byte, Peg Crowley-Nowick, PhD, MBA, President of Medical Affairs Consulting at Lumanity, discusses the...
Establishing Strategic Connections to Accelerate Clinical Trials with Smitha Sivaraman, PhD, MBA
31 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Medical Affairs Unscripted, Peg Crowley-Nowick, PhD, MBA, President of Medical Affairs Consulting at Lumanity, engages in an enlig...
Insights for Building a Rockstar MSL Team with Cathy Andorfer, PhD
27 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Medical Affairs Unscripted, Peg Crowley-Nowick, PhD, MBA, President of Medical Affairs Consulting at Lumanity, welcomes Cathy Andor...
Generative AI Unleashed: Revolutionizing Innovation and Efficiency in Medical Affairs with Jane Carroll, MS, BSN
23 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Medical Affairs Unscripted, Peg Crowley-Nowick, PhD, MBA, President of Medical Affairs Consulting at Lumanity, welcomes Jane Carro...
Podcast Bytes - The Digital Transformation of Medical Affairs with Dan Hennessy, PhD
28 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Medical Affairs is going through a digital transformation. What this means, what it will look like, and what value it will bring to pharmaceutical an...
The Value of Medical Affairs – Strategic Thinking and Continuity from Clinical Development to Commercialization and Beyond With Jodi Smith, PhD
30 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Medical Affairs Unscripted, Peg Crowley-Nowick, PhD, MBA, President of Medical Affairs Consulting at Lumanity, and Jodi Smith, PhD...
Excellence in Leadership – International Women's Day Special With Aree Cheshire, PhD, and Amber Gilbert, MBA
08 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Curiosity, empathy, authenticity, strength. Good leaders express many key characteristics and come in all shapes and sizes. In this special Internat...
The Patient Impact in Drug Development and Value Demonstration with Len Lichtenfeld, MD, MACP
29 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Now, more than ever, the patient voice is being heard by the pharmaceutical industry. In this episode, Peg Crowley-Nowick, PhD, MBA, President of M...
The Role of the MSL in Clinical Trial Enrollment with Dan Hennessy PhD
01 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Having a clinical trial that is properly supported and engaged is no easy feat, but accomplishing this can greatly improve the success of your asset....
Podcast Bytes - The Digital Transformation of Medical Affairs with Christian Dimaano, PhD, MPH
16 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Medical Affairs is going through a digital transformation. What this means, what it will look like, and what value it will bring to pharmaceutical an...
Untapped Potential of Social Media Listening in Medical Affairs with Damian Eade
27 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Social media listening is an area with great untapped potential in the pharmaceutical industry. In this episode, Peg Crowley-Nowick, PhD, MBA, Preside...
Building US, EU, & Asia PAC Field Medical Teams during Early Development with Christian Dimaano, PhD, MPH
28 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A thoughtfully and carefully built Medical Affairs team, and in particular, a Field Medical team can enhance study enrollment and serve as a foundati...
Learning and Development to Propel an Organization Forward with Adeola Davis, PHD, MPA, and Mary Winkles, PharmD
31 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
An effective learning and development program can be transformative for a Medical Affairs organization. In this discussion, Peg, Adeola Davis, PHD, M...
Podcast Bytes - The Digital Transformation of Medical Affairs with John Yee, MD, MPH
28 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Medical Affairs is going through a digital transformation. What this means, what it will look like, and what value it will bring to pharmaceutical an...
Why PharmDs are a good fit for Medical Affairs with Lumanity Medical Affairs Consulting PharmDs
27 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this special episode of Medical Affairs Unscripted, Peg Crowley-Nowick, PhD interviews three of Lumanity Medical Affairs Consulting PharmDs, Steph...
Investing in Medical Affairs with John Yee, MD, MPH
30 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Whether your drug is in an early development phase or in the lifecycle management phase, it is important to know when and how to invest in Medical Af...
Podcast Bytes - The Digital Transformation of Medical Affairs with Janet Loesberg, PharmD
19 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Medical Affairs is going through a digital transformation. What this means, what it will look like, and what value it will bring to pharmaceutical an...
Medical Affairs Leadership – Breaking Through Barriers to Success with Janet Loesberg, PharmD
28 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Are you leading or building a Medical Affairs organization? This month Peg had a great conversation with Janet Loesberg where they discussed leadersh...
Distinguishing between Tracking and Performance Metrics in Medical Affairs with Randy Krauss, PhD
28 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Defining metrics and KPIs for demonstration of value is a significant challenge for leaders in Medical Affairs. During this episode of Medical Affair...
Achieving Global Field Medical Excellence with Robin Winter-Sperry, MD
28 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
During the latest episode of our Medical Affairs unscripted podcast, Dr. Crowley-Nowick speaks with Dr. Robin Winter-Sperry, Former Global Field Bas...
Our Medical Affairs Journey Continues | Zipher becomes Lumanity with Dr. Peg Crowley-Nowick
27 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
During this episode of Medical Affairs unscripted, the roles are reversed and Dr. Crowley-Nowick speaks with guest interviewer Dennis Crowley (of The ...
Medical Affairs - Bridging Cross-Functional Partnerships with Holly Schachner, MD
06 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
During this episode of Medical Affairs unscripted, Dr. Crowley-Nowick continues the conversation with Holly Schachner, MD, SVP, Clinical Development ...
Field Medical Team Optimization with Christina Tankersley, PharmD
01 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
With the pharmaceutical industry becoming more and more heavily competitive, knowing how to conduct an insightful and multidimensional assessment of y...
Medical Affairs Capabilities to Create a Competitive Advantage with Tamas Suto, MD, PhD
24 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Leading Medical Affairs (MA) organizations have begun to strategically redefine their team's requisite executional capabilities to enhance and tailor ...
Gathering, Understanding, and Leveraging Insights with Muriel Siadak, PAC
23 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Our host Peg Crowley-Nowick, PhD, MBA, Founder & President of Zipher Medical Affairs and Muriel Siadak, PAC, Senior Medical Director at Seagen Inc., s...
Medical Affairs Launch Readiness: Building, Planning & Execution with Chris Keir, MD, MS
28 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Drs. Crowley-Nowick and Keir set the stage for a successful launch as they consider the key components of a MA Team and their contributions on the roa...
Executing Launch: Develop, Visualize, and Communicate with John Walsh, MD
28 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Starting from the clinical trials and ending with meeting the regulatory demands across various countries, bringing a product to market successfully h...
Measuring the Impact of Medical Affairs with Meg Heim, RN, MBA
26 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Measuring the impact of the Medical Affairs (MA) organization is not as straightforward as it is for other functions (e.g., increase in revenue or mar...
Medical Affairs as a Strategic Equal and Maximizing a Virtual Launch with Zhen Su, MD, MBA
23 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Medical Affairs (MA) continues to shed its historic role as a support function and establish itself as a critical pillar alongside Commercial and Rese...
Internal Edition - Building a Comprehensive Data Generation Program with Julie Cahill, MD
20 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this Internal Edition of the Zipher Medical Affairs Unscripted podcast series, Dr. Peg Crowley-Nowick, Founder & President of Zipher Medical Affair...
Data Generation - The Intersection Between Medical Affairs and Clinical Development with Adam Schayowitz, PhD, MBA
29 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
As the Medical Affairs Unscripted podcast series continues to distinguish Medical Affairs as one of the major pillars of biopharmaceutical organizati...
Building an Integrated Engagement Roadmap with Randi Goeckeler, MA
18 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Zipher's Medical Affairs unscripted features Randi Goeckeler, an industry expert with over 25 years of experience and most recently the Executive Dire...
The Business Objective of Medical Affairs with Holly Schachner, MD
20 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
During this episode of Medical Affairs unscripted, Dr. Crowley-Nowick has a conversation with Holly Schachner, MD, former CMO of Specialty Medicine at...
Stakeholder Engagement with Dan Hennessy, PhD, MBA
21 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Peg Crowley, Ph.D., MBA, Founder & President of Zipher Medical Affairs meets with Dan Hennessy, Ph.D., MBA, Vice President of Strategic Excellence at ...