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Cut the Chat Life Science InsiderAuthor: Seuss
An informative podcast series designed quite literally cut the unnecessary talk and get straight to the point and heart of many life science and Biotech conversations that need to happen for our industry to evolve, innovate and get smarterfaster.Well facilitate the conversations youve been dying to hear and tackle the real crux of our industrys challenges while addressing the subjects of what we can do as life science leaders to be more successful in a shorter period of time, conversations that might actually help each other when we dare to open up.Hear directly from some visionary global biotech and life science leaders.Discover more about Seuss Language: en Genres: Health & Fitness, Life Sciences, Medicine, Science Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Building Biotech Teams That Can Execute: Ross Pettit on Clinical Development, Vendors & Trust
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Tuesday, 23 June, 2026
A candid conversation on how small biotechs can build lean clinical development teams, decide what to keep in-house, work smarter with vendors, and protect their critical path without overbuilding.How do you build a biotech team that is lean, accountable, and ready to execute?In the first episode of Season 4 of Cut The Chat, Life Science Insider, Sabine Hutchison speaks with Ross Pettit, Chief Development Officer at Kestrel Therapeutics, about the practical realities of building a clinical development function in a small biotech.Ross brings more than 30 years of clinical development experience across pharma and biotech, and in this conversation, he shares a clear view on what small sponsors should keep close, what they should outsource, and why senior experience early can make all the difference.Together, Sabine and Ross discuss: why biotechs should outsource scale, not accountability how to decide which roles to hire and when why program management and financial planning are often underestimated what makes consultants feel like true team members how vendor relationships depend on trust, transparency, and healthy tension why clinical operations is a strategic function, not just executionThis episode is for biotech leaders, clinical operations teams, and anyone thinking about how to build the right team around an asset without burning runway on the wrong structure.
