Michelle is a Senior Lawyer at MSD, a global pharmaceutical company supporting their UK and Irish subsidiaries. She has a broad experience in the pharmaceutical sector, providing legal advice to the commercial teams on the management of their key product brands, in addition to advising on other complex commercial matters. She supports the business on complex contracting including advising on procurement agreements, licensing agreements and agreements relating to strategic projects with external partners, as well as advising on aspects of corporate law, data privacy compliance, regulatory and clinical trials.

In addition to her core responsibilities, Michelle is a passionate advocate for all things ED&I. Frequently taking the opportunity to pay forward her experience and be a voice for the quiet minority.

TOPICS 

👨🏿‍🍳 🥫 Your “special sauce” - the magic ingredients passed down from your heritage that make you unique. How to be unapologetically you and why that’s what businesses are looking for.

The special role managers can play in helping you feel confident to solve your own problems.

🐍 Being the “only one” and even worse, not getting the respect you and your role deserve from colleagues.

NB: I’m travelling with family this week so the episode is missing the usual intro and outro. Facts are she doesn’t need it and you’ll catch her vibe pretty quickly. Please send me notes on how you would have summarised 📝

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