Navigating the Freelance Path in Life Sciences | BioPharma Unscripted! Ep.3

Navigating the Freelance Path in Life Sciences | BioPharma Unscripted! Ep.3

Join Marcus Metcalfe in conversation with Hannah Kurth as they explore the rewarding yet challenging world of freelance consulting in the life sciences sector.
In this candid discussion, Hannah shares her journey into freelance consulting after over two decades of experience across pharmaceutical, biotech, and medical device companies. Having recently launched her own consultancy, she offers fresh insights into the decision-making process, the pros and cons of freelancing, and the scenarios where interim consultants add particular value.

Hannah explains her specialty in helping companies "navigate the road to revenues" through market access, pricing, reimbursement, and commercial strategy expertise. She highlights how her experience across the entire product lifecycle—from startup development through launch and lifecycle management—allows her to provide strategic guidance to companies at various stages of growth.

Chapters:
00:00 Introduction to freelance consulting
00:52 Hannah's journey to launching her consultancy
02:14 Pros and cons of the freelance career path
04:22 Working with biotechs and mid-sized pharma
06:15 Scenarios where freelancers add particular value
08:54 Serving as an alternative to traditional agencies
10:21 Hannah's core expertise and service offerings

Connect with Marcus and Elucid8: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcus-metcalfe-8938a35/ Marcus helps US & European Biotech & Pharmaceutical clients by providing Interim/Fractional & Advisory consultants for operational & strategic needs. I also work selective Executive Search (perm) projects. I have helped Clients when there is no headcount, when they can't find the right permanent candidate, when they have a spike in business, as an alternative to an external vendor or for those simply needing an extra pair of hands.

If you need a partner with an extensive network in HEOR and Market Access - this is his sweet spot.

With his business partners, he covers the below functional areas.

• Biometrics • Business Development
• Clinical Research • Drug safety & Product safety
• Engineering • Health Economics
• Medical Affairs • Market Access
• Regulatory Affairs • Compliance/Quality Assurance
• Marketing & Medical • Scientific & Preclinical
• Communications

This episode is brought to you by www.elucid8.co - Connecting Talent, Strategy, and Investment to Transform Life Sciences

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Connect with Marcus and Elucid8: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcus-metcalfe-8938a35/ Marcus helps US & European Biotech & Pharmaceutical clients by providing Interim/Fractional & Advisory consultants for operational & strategic needs.

I also work selective Executive Search (perm) projects.

I have helped Clients when there is no headcount, when they can't find the right permanent candidate, when they have a spike in business, as an alternative to an external vendor or for those simply needing an extra pair of hands.

If you need a partner with an extensive network in HEOR and Market Access - this is his sweet spot.

He has placed over 120 HEOR and Market Access candidates during my time across US and Europe.

With his business partners, he covers the below functional areas.

• Biometrics • Business Development
• Clinical Research • Drug safety & Product safety
• Engineering • Health Economics
• Medical Affairs • Market Access
• Regulatory Affairs • Compliance/Quality Assurance
• Marketing & Medical • Scientific & Preclinical
• Communications

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This episode is brought to you by www.elucid8.co - Connecting Talent, Strategy, and Investment to Transform Life Sciences

Podcast produced by www.podforge.co.uk