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Your Worthy Career

Melissa Lawrence

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Welcome to Your Worthy Career, a podcast with Melissa Lawrence, a Career & Leadership Coach and former Talent & Development leader inside Pharma that helps women in Pharma and Biotech design their unique career path and build the skills to get a new job, get promotion, and advance their career.

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Stay or Go: How to Decide

Season 3 · Episode 230

Wednesday, September 16, 2026 • Duration 28:47

Should You Stay or Should You Go? In this episode, I walk through the signs that something has to change, and then the actual decision logic I use with clients who are weighing an internal move against a full exit.

In this episode, you'll learn:

The 7 signs it is time for a change
Why feeling valued and being valued are not the same thing
The two questions I ask before anyone decides to leave
What it usually means when you are still asking the question
The first step when you do not know what you want yet

Mentioned in this episode:

Register for the training September 22nd: The Exception: Be the Leader Pharma and Biotech Can’t Overlook
Enrollment for The Right Move Protocol is opening Sept 21-28. Learn more and join the waitlist.

Get the Book: Your Worthy Career: A Science-Backed Method to Build a Meaningful Career in Pharma and Biotech here.

Work with Me: Learn more and apply to work with me here.

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Overlooked to Promoted in One Month with Jennifer Jenkins

Season 3 · Episode 229

Wednesday, September 2, 2026 • Duration 48:22

My client, Jennifer, spent four plus years as a clinical trial manager. Her leadership praised her, handed her work well above her level, and yet, her promotion didn't come. She had become too useful exactly where she was.

Jen came into The Right Move Protocol with a one year goal. In just one month she had a promotion she was not expecting. A short time later she identified her ideal role with her dream company. By using the skills she learned and applying her growth mindset she negotiated and accepted an Associate Director position in a therapeutic area she had been trying to get into for years. She did it while her family had more going on than she ever could have anticipated.

In this episode, you'll learn:

What "developed in place" really means, and why the praise is not progress
Jen's 90% rule for deciding before you feel ready
Why the part of the program she dreaded is the part that got her results the quickest
What she says to anyone who thinks her results were luck or timing
The negotiation truth that follows you from job to job

Connect with Jennifer on LinkedIn here.

Get the Book: Your Worthy Career: A Science-Backed Method to Build a Meaningful Career in Pharma and Biotech here.

Work with Me: Learn more and apply to work with me here.

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When No One Has Your Back

Season 1 · Episode 228

Wednesday, August 19, 2026 • Duration 28:49

You put together the strategy your VP loves, then your own manager tears it apart, and you're left standing in the middle with no one publicly on your side. Or your name isn't in the meeting where decisions about your own project get made, and you find out after the fact what everyone else already agreed to.

In pharma and biotech, matrix teams and shifting priorities make this common, not personal, and most women read it as proof there's nothing they can do. That belief is the actual problem. This episode breaks down exactly what to do about it, so you stop waiting for the room to change and start leading it.

In this episode, you'll learn:

Why conflicting feedback from your stakeholders isn't a dead end
The real reasons you get left out of decision-making meetings
How to get buy-in from a stakeholder who doesn't think like you do
What radical responsibility looks like when no one seems to have your back
The three-step shift I coach inside The Right Move Protocol every week

Get the Book: Your Worthy Career: A Science-Backed Method to Build a Meaningful Career in Pharma and Biotech here.

Work with Me: Learn more and apply to work with me here.

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A Healthcare Executive's Real Advice on Getting Promoted

Season 3 · Episode 227

Wednesday, August 5, 2026 • Duration 38:05

In this episode, I sit down with Christine Hummel, a healthcare executive with 25 years across the pharmacy benefit manager side, retail and specialty pharmacy, distribution, and pharma manufacturing, including running US Trade and Channel for a major pharma company.

Christine has hired teams, rebuilt teams, and decided who gets advocated for the next role many times over, and in this conversation she breaks down exactly what she looks for, and why so many high performers stay stuck chasing a title instead of doing what actually gets them promoted.

In this episode, you'll learn:

Why chasing the next title can actually slow you down
What Christine actually looks for before she puts someone's name up for a promotion
The one question to ask yourself before you consider leaving your company for a title
How to build a network that gets you noticed without waiting to be chosen
Why AI belongs in your career strategy starting now, not later

Connect with Christine:

Connect with Christine on LinkedIn here.
Listen to the Root to Rising podcast here.
Tune in to my interview on the Root to Rising podcast in the episode, How to Build a Career You Don't Need to Escape From, here.

Get the Book: Your Worthy Career: A Science-Backed Method to Build a Meaningful Career in Pharma and Biotech here.

Work with Me: Learn more and apply to work with me here.

Love the podcast? Share your feedback by leaving us a review. Thank you!Connect on Socials

Creating the Career You Always Wanted with Brena Williams (MVP)

Season 1 · Episode 226

Wednesday, July 15, 2026 • Duration 46:54

This week I'm bringing back an episode that I think speaks to what you might be going through right now.

Brena is a Principal Scientist and member of my group coaching program, The Right Move Protocol® (formerly Beyond the Ceiling). She is sharing why she joined the group, what it's like on the inside, and the results she experienced that blew her mind. Tune in for this candid conversation about what it's like to work in the industry and the unexpected results she experienced when she invested in herself.

Brena’s views on this episode do not reflect the company she works for. These are her personal insights based on her experience and expertise in the Pharma/Biotech space and in her experience as my Coaching client.

What you'll learn:

Why Brena chose to invest in her career even when she had reasons not to
The power of having a community of like minded women to support you in your career growth
How Brena landed her ideal job, built her confidence, and created more time with her family than she thought was possible
The advice she wish she had earlier in her career and a message for anyone who thinks that the results she achieved aren't possible for them

Mentioned in this episode:

Connect with Brena Williams on LinkedIn
Enrollment for The Right Move Protocol® is open until July 16th. Learn more and schedule your consultation to join: www.yourworthycareer.com/protocol

Get the Book: Your Worthy Career: A Science-Backed Method to Build a Meaningful Career in Pharma and Biotech here.

Work with Me: Learn more and apply to work with me here.

Love the podcast? Share your feedback by leaving us a review. Thank you!Connect on Socials

Coming in Second

Season 3 · Episode 225

Wednesday, July 1, 2026 • Duration 13:22

You did everything right, made it to the final round, and still got the call: number two. In a competitive Pharma and Biotech search, coming in second rarely means you failed. Often it means you are in the right arena, against strong people, with a process that is finally working.

In this episode, you'll learn:

What coming in second really means in a Pharma search
The 5 things to do to rebound after you come in close but do not get it
The one question to ask next time so you do not get surprised again
Why your brain fixates on the offer instead of the progress
How a "loss" can set up the role you actually want

If you are sitting in the waiting and the second-guessing right now, this one is for you.

Get the Book: Your Worthy Career: A Science-Backed Method to Build a Meaningful Career in Pharma and Biotech here.

Work with Me: Learn more and apply to work with me here.

Love the podcast? Share your feedback by leaving us a review. Thank you!

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I Took My Own Advice: How I Prepped to Interview After 12 Years

Season 3 · Episode 224

Wednesday, June 17, 2026 • Duration 24:29

I coach women through interviews all the time. So when I had to sit in one myself, for the first time in over 12 years, I learned something I want you to hear. Even though interviewing is something I teach regularly, doing it myself, under pressure, with the outcome out of my hands, was a different experience. So I recorded a raw voice memo the moment I walked out, before I knew if I got in. In this episode I play you that unedited memo, then break down exactly what I did so you can do it too.

In this episode, you'll learn:

Why I prepared with bullets instead of a script, and what I put on that list before I had my panel interview
The kinds of questions I asked that took the interrogation feeling out of the room and got me real answers
What I watched for across everyone I talked to, and what that one pattern told me about the culture
The question almost nobody asks at the end of an interview, and why one interviewer lit up when I asked it
Why the confidence I felt walking out had nothing to do with whether I got the spot

I received the outcome two months later. I'll tell you how it went, and why the answer matters less than you think.

Get the Book: Your Worthy Career: A Science-Backed Method to Build a Meaningful Career in Pharma and Biotech here.

Work with Me: Learn more and apply to work with me here.

Love the podcast? Share your feedback by leaving us a review. Thank you!

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Sitting on the Fence

Season 3 · Episode 223

Wednesday, June 3, 2026 • Duration 18:06

Sitting on the fence feels like the smart move. You weigh the pros and cons, you do the research, you tell yourself now isn't the right time. But indecision is still a decision, and in a pharma career it has a cost. The promotion you're not sure you're ready for. The role you can't decide is right. The difficult stakeholder you don't know how to handle.

Every time you stay on the fence to avoid the discomfort of the unknown, you make less progress and you quietly hand the opportunity to someone who decided faster. This episode is about why we do it, and how to get down.

In this episode, you'll learn:

What sitting on the fence really means
The questions that expose the real reason you're not making a decision
How to calculate the actual cost of indecision before it costs you in your career
Where certainty about a decision actually comes from

Get the Book: Your Worthy Career: A Science-Backed Method to Build a Meaningful Career in Pharma and Biotech here.

Work with Me: Learn more and apply to work with me here.

Love the podcast? Share your feedback by leaving us a review. Thank you!

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Activity vs Strategic Positioning in Pharma Careers

Season 3 · Episode 222

Wednesday, May 20, 2026 • Duration 15:24

This episode is for the woman in pharma or biotech who has strong performance reviews, a supportive boss, colleagues who rave about her, and still can't get the move she wants. We're getting into the difference between activity and strategic visibility — why being known is not the same as being positioned, and how to fill the gap.

In this episode, you'll learn:

Why you can be exceptionally well-positioned with your immediate team and completely invisible to the people who actually control what's next for you
The difference between being valued and being someone the organization has a stake in keeping
The nuance in visibility and positioning that can result in roles being created for you even when there isn't an allocated budget

Monday May 28th - Strategy Hour for Women in Pharma - Limited to 25 women. Register at https://yourworthycareer.com/strategy-hour

Get the Book: Your Worthy Career: A Science-Backed Method to Build a Meaningful Career in Pharma and Biotech here.

Work with Me: Learn more and apply to work with me here.

Love the podcast? Share your feedback by leaving us a review. Thank you!

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Be Irreplaceable in a World of AI

Season 3 · Episode 221

Wednesday, May 6, 2026 • Duration 17:36

The AI conversation in Pharma and Biotech is generating a lot of anxiety, and a lot of misplaced action. Women are either chasing every new tool or avoiding the whole conversation entirely. This episode cuts through both reactions to get at what the research and the data actually say about what protects a career right now.

The skill most likely to determine who gets promoted, who survives a reorg, and who gets called first is not the one most strong technical performers are investing in. That gap is what this episode is about.

In this episode, you'll learn:

Why the women who will be hardest to cut in Pharma are not the fastest AI learners, and what they are building instead
What the actual drivers of biopharma layoffs are in 2025, and why they matter more than the AI narrative
How AI raising the technical baseline changes what gets you promoted, protected, and noticed in a matrix organization
Why strong technical performers in Pharma systematically underinvest in the skills that determine advancement
The one relationship move to make this week that compounds in ways credentials never will

Get the Book: Your Worthy Career: A Science-Backed Method to Build a Meaningful Career in Pharma and Biotech here.

Work with Me: Learn more and apply to work with me here.

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