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Christine Ong
Christine Ong

Career intelligence, leadership, and market insights for pharma & biotech professionals.

Medical Affairs: What's Your Baseline?

Oct 30, 2026

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4 min read

Medical Affairs: What's Your Baseline?

Every scorecard is green. The same problems remain. What improved?

Christine Ong
Christine Ong
Medical Information's AI Paradox

Oct 29, 2026

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4 min read

Medical Information's AI Paradox

The work may shrink. The strategic opportunity may grow.

Christine Ong
Christine Ong
Everyone Executed the Plan. Did We Solve the Right Problem?

Oct 22, 2026

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5 min read

Everyone Executed the Plan. Did We Solve the Right Problem?

When every function has a plan, who challenges the diagnosis?

Christine Ong
Christine Ong
Reach Isn't Impact. So What Should Field Medical Measure?

Oct 15, 2026

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5 min read

Reach Isn't Impact. So What Should Field Medical Measure?

Only 40% say their organization measures MSL impact. The problem isn't the metrics. It's the theory behind them.

Christine Ong
Christine Ong
Before you lock your 2027 Medical Affairs plan

Oct 1, 2026

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2 min read

Before you lock your 2027 Medical Affairs plan

Four questions that should shape the model—not just the metrics.

Christine Ong
Christine Ong
A Field Team Is Not a Launch Plan

Sep 24, 2026

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3 min read

A Field Team Is Not a Launch Plan

Where Medical Affairs launch readiness breaks—and what must connect before approval

Christine Ong
Christine Ong
The Leadership Transition We Don’t Prepare For

Sep 10, 2026

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2 min read

The Leadership Transition We Don’t Prepare For

Getting the leadership role is one transition. Becoming the leader the role requires is another.

Christine Ong
Christine Ong
Why “Tell me about yourself” feels impossible after 10+ years in pharma

Sep 2, 2026

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2 min read

Why “Tell me about yourself” feels impossible after 10+ years in pharma

How to turn a 10-year archive into a clear, relevant introduction.

Christine Ong
Christine Ong
Beyond Outplacement: A Modern Model for Pharma & Biotech Workforce Transition

Aug 27, 2026

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7 min read

Beyond Outplacement: A Modern Model for Pharma & Biotech Workforce Transition

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Christine Ong
Christine Ong
The Cost of Delayed Learning in Pharma Career Transition

Aug 26, 2026

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2 min read

The Cost of Delayed Learning in Pharma Career Transition

One month of the wrong strategy costs more than you think.

Christine Ong
Christine Ong

Resources & Tools

The First 30 Days After a Pharma or Biotech Layoff

Aug 18, 2026

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1 min read

The First 30 Days After a Pharma or Biotech Layoff

A grounded guide to getting your footing, protecting your runway, and making a strong next move

Christine Ong
Christine Ong
Strategic Communication Begins Before You Speak

Aug 1, 2026

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1 min read

Strategic Communication Begins Before You Speak

Most people prepare what they're going to say. The strongest communicators prepare for the decision.

Christine Ong
Christine Ong
The Biggest Risk Isn’t Rejection. It’s Making the Wrong Diagnosis.

Jul 23, 2026

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4 min read

The Biggest Risk Isn’t Rejection. It’s Making the Wrong Diagnosis.

When the résumé earns the interview, but the conversation changes the decision.

Christine Ong
Christine Ong

Resources & Tools

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The Impact Chain Worksheet

Jul 15, 2026

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2 min read

The Impact Chain Worksheet

How to Connect What You Did to What It Enabled—and Why It Mattered

Christine Ong
Christine Ong

Leadership

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6 Phrases That Keep High Performers Sounding Like Individual Contributors

Jul 7, 2026

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4 min read

6 Phrases That Keep High Performers Sounding Like Individual Contributors

How to translate execution into leadership-level thinking — and what org-level leaders actually listen for.

Christine Ong
Christine Ong
Did the FDA just open the door for Commercial to discuss off-label data?

Jul 2, 2026

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5 min read

Did the FDA just open the door for Commercial to discuss off-label data?

What SIUU reveals about Medical–Commercial boundaries, scientific integrity, and field strategy

Christine Ong
Christine Ong
The Ceiling Didn't Get Higher. It Got Narrower.

Jun 26, 2026

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5 min read

The Ceiling Didn't Get Higher. It Got Narrower.

What pharma restructuring reveals about the new rules of career progression.

Christine Ong
Christine Ong

Leadership

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The Same Signal. Two Readings.

Jun 18, 2026

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5 min read

The Same Signal. Two Readings.

Why the same experience gets hired in one room and rejected in another.

Christine Ong
Christine Ong

Leadership

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The Job Wasn’t What You Thought It Was

Jun 11, 2026

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2 min read

The Job Wasn’t What You Thought It Was

Why you’re never interviewing for the role that was posted.

Christine Ong
Christine Ong

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