Talent Talkbox
Talent Talkbox
Podcast Description
Talent Talkbox is the podcast dedicated to exploring the evolving world of talent acquisition in the life sciences industry. In each episode, we connect with talent leaders, hiring experts, and industry innovators who are shaping future-ready workforces in biotech, pharma, CDMO, and CRO sectors.
We uncover transformative approaches, and innovative hiring practices that are redefining how life sciences organizations attract, retain, and develop top talent. Through insightful conversations and inspiring stories, you'll gain actionable takeaways to enhance your own hiring practices.
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Content Themes
The podcast focuses on topics related to talent acquisition, such as innovative hiring practices, talent intelligence, recruitment technology, and the impact of AI on hiring. Episodes include themes like the role of learning and development as an enabler of talent acquisition, and strategies for attracting Generation Z talent. Specific examples include discussions on how to use talent intelligence to enhance recruitment strategies and integrate AI in the hiring process.
Talent Talkbox is the podcast dedicated to exploring the evolving world of talent acquisition in the life sciences industry. In each episode, we connect with talent leaders, hiring experts, and industry innovators who are shaping future-ready workforces in biotech, pharma, CDMO, and CRO sectors.
We uncover transformative approaches, and innovative hiring practices that are redefining how life sciences organizations attract, retain, and develop top talent. Through insightful conversations and inspiring stories, you’ll gain actionable takeaways to enhance your own hiring practices.
In this episode of Elevate: Women Leading the Way in Pharma Outsourcing, host Marianne Gissane speaks with Jonina Gudmundsdottir, Chief Executive Officer at Coripharma, about building confidence, leading through growth, and creating high-trust partnerships in the global generics market.
Jonina shares her journey from studying pharmacy in Iceland to becoming employee number seven at Medis, where she helped scale the business from €20 million to over €500 million in revenue. Reflecting on her early exposure to registration, marketing, finance and international deal-making, she describes how working in small, agile environments became the foundation for her leadership philosophy. Drawing on her experience in business development, global licensing and now CEO leadership, Jonina offers practical insight into what it takes to lead with clarity, resilience and confidence in a competitive, highly regulated industry.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
- How early cross-functional experience can accelerate leadership readiness
- Why trust is the true currency in B2B pharma partnerships
- What scaling from entrepreneurial growth to global operations really teaches you
- Why mixed-gender teams consistently outperform homogeneous ones
- How to build confidence and show up powerfully at the negotiation table
- The importance of visibility, networking and claiming your ambition early in your career
“You cannot sit and wait for someone to come to you. You have to be noticeable and flag your ambition.” — Jonina Gudmundsdottir, CEO, Coripharma
Jonina Gudmundsdottir is Chief Executive Officer at Coripharma, where she leads the company’s strategic direction, overseeing development, out-licensing and global supply of high-quality generic medicines. With more than two decades of experience in the pharmaceutical industry, she previously spent 16 years at Medis, playing a pivotal role in international expansion, strategic transactions and long-term global partnerships.
Recognised for her commercial acumen and people-centred leadership style, Jonina combines strategic clarity with a strong belief in trust, balanced teams and long-term relationship building as the foundations of sustainable success in pharma outsourcing.
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