OnPoint: The Medical Excellence Podcast
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23. How Medical Affairs Professionals Can Build Their AI Skills
In this episode of the OnPoint Podcast, Scott sits down with Nandini Sabharwal, Field Medical Director at Pfizer, to explore how Medical Affairs teams can move past the hype and start building real,…
22. AI Adoption in Medical Affairs: What High-Performing Teams Do Differently
In this episode, Scott sits down with Nick Taylor, Head of Gilead’s IT Innovation Lab, to unpack how he has led enterprise-wide adoption of Copilot and built AI solutions now used by nearly 30,000…
21. 2025 Year in Review: Six Trends Reshaping Medical Affairs
2025 wasn’t just another year of progress for Medical Affairs. It was a year of transformation. In this special OnPoint: Medical Excellence Podcast episode, Scott Thompson looks back across the…
20. Omnichannel at Scale: Redefining Medical Engagement
In this episode of the OnPoint Podcast, Scott sits down with Joyce Lo, Director of Medical Omnichannel Strategy at Blueprint Medicines. Joyce shares her perspective on modernizing Medical Affairs…
19. Transforming Medical Affairs at Amicus Therapeutics
In this OnPoint Podcast episode, Joe Giuliano joins Acceleration Point CEO Scott Thompson to reflect on his nine-year journey leading Medical Affairs at Amicus Therapeutics—and the bold…
18. Measuring Medical Affairs Impact with Paul Minne
In this episode of OnPoint, Scott hosts seasoned Medical Affairs leader Paul Minne to explore one of the industry's most persistent challenges: defining and measuring impact. With over two decades of…
17. Successful Medical Excellence: Defining, Building, and Scaling High-Impact Teams
Medical Excellence is rapidly becoming a cornerstone of high-performing Medical Affairs organizations—but what does it mean, and how can it be implemented in practice? In this episode, Scott Thompson…
16. Generative AI in Medical Affairs: Real Use Cases from Merck, Pfizer & Astellas
Following a standing-room-only session at the 2025 MAPS Annual Meeting, Acceleration Point CEO Scott Thompson sits down with three industry leaders who are shaping how Generative AI is being applied…
15. Strategic Partnerships in Pharma: Medical Affairs & Commercial Collaboration
In this episode of the OnPoint Podcast, Scott Thompson welcomes Teri Michelini of Sanofi and Parker Richardson of Astellas Pharma to explore the evolving relationship between Medical Affairs and…
14. Learnings from Small Biotech with Rachel Couchenour of Travere Therapeutics
In this episode, Scott Thompson sits down with Rachel Couchenour, a seasoned medical affairs leader with deep experience navigating the unique challenges of small and emerging biotech companies.…
13 Building High-Impact Field Medical Teams: Insights from Vicky Jones of Annexon Biosciences
In this episode of the OnPoint Podcast, Scott Thompson sits down with Vicky Jones, Global Head of Field Medical at Annexon Biosciences. With a…
12. Advanced Insight Generation Strategies in Medical Affairs: A Conversation with Brant Jarrett
In this OnPoint podcast episode, host Scott invites Brant, Head of Field Medical at Mallinckrodt, to discuss the complexities of Insights Generation in medical affairs. Brent emphasizes the…
11. Scaling Medical Excellence: Insights from Merck with Wendy Fraser
In this episode of the OnPoint Podcast, Scott interviews Wendy Fraser about her experiences and insights in scaling the Medical Excellence function at Merck. They discuss the scope of…
10. Strategic Alignment in Medical Affairs with Matt Nelson
In this episode of the OnPoint Podcast, Scott interviews Matt Nelson, Head of Global Medical Excellence and Innovation at Amicus Therapeutics. Matt shares his journey in leading change within…
9. The 2030 Vision for Medical Affairs with Pascal Vande Gucht of UCB
Pascal Vande Gucht, Medical Affairs Digital Lead at UCB, joins Scott Thompson to discuss the critical steps Medical Affairs teams must take to stay ahead by 2030. Pascal shares his vision on…
8. Omnichannel Strategies for Medical Affairs with Justin Kulovsek
Omnichannel expert Justin Kulovsek joins Scott Thompson and shares how Medical Affairs teams can simplify their approach when it comes to Omnichannel. Learn how to effectively engage HCPs, KOLs, and…
7. Operational & Strategic Reporting in Medical Affairs with Kjersten Teeter of Blueprint Medicines
Blueprint Medicines' Kjersten Teeter and Scott Thompson discuss the power of operational and strategic reporting in Medical Affairs. Discover how to go beyond the basics of metrics and create…
6. Patient Social Listening within Rare Disease with Shruthi Menon and Akansha Kumar
Scott speaks to Shruthi Menon and Akansha Kumar from Acceleration Point's Social Listening and analytics team about their groundbreaking research on using social media to map patient journeys in rare…
5. Onboarding in Medical Affairs with Stacey Gorski of AstraZeneca
Scott speaks to Stacey Gorski, Head of Medical Excellence, U.S. Oncology, at AstraZeneca. They discuss key aspects of onboarding new team members and why it’s so crucial for Medical Affairs teams to…
4. The Journey of Building Medical Operations with Michael Kahn of Spark Therapeutics
Scott speaks to Michael Kahn, Senior Director, Medical Affairs Operations Leader, at Spark Therapeutics. Their conversation focused on Medical Operations, Medical Excellence, change management and…
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OnPoint: The Medical Excellence Podcast has published 23 episodes since September 2024, covering topics in Life Sciences, Science.
OnPoint: The Medical Excellence Podcast is currently active with new episodes monthly. Average episode length is 44m.
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