Camilla Fedi’s Post

There is one tech tool that I would recommend to everybody that does my job, everybody that works in Medical Affairs and basically everyone that relies on speaking with people for a living: Calendly! I am currently working in the UK on both the Japanese and North American Markets, managing a timezone span of 17 hours from the US West Coast to Tokyo. I honestly don't know how I would survive without an automated tool through which people can book onto my calendar, aligning time zones (especially because I am terrible at math!) and geographies. Funnily enough, loads of my MSL contacts also use it to schedule calls with their KOLs as it allows to create meetings without the usual back and forth of "what time can you do?"- "Oh I am busy then, what about this other day?"- "Unfortunately I am already busy, what about following week?" and so on. It's the one piece of tech that I heavily rely upon and I honestly don't know how I would keep my life organized without it. Calendly feel free to reach out if you want to sponsor me 😂 #medicalaffairs #clinicaldevelopment

The best announcement, with the worst quality picture I could possibly find! I am actually very proud of this one: I was the Top Biller at Warman O'Brien for Q2 achieving 189% of my target and second overall in H1. I love what I do and I am proud to be part of a company that recognizes it. If you are currently looking for quality Medical Affairs and Clinical Development professionals for your team paired with the support of an ex-clinical research recruiter feel free to give me a shout at camilla@warmanobrien.com

Hot Job of the Week: Senior Director Clinical Development- Cardiovascular- Fully Remote- No Medical Monitoring A logn stanidng client of mine who I have been supporting for the last 2 years is currently looking for a Senior Director of Clinical Development to join their Cardiovascular Medical Startegy Team. 🟠 Cardiologist 🟠 Must have experience conducting clinial trials in an academic or industry setting 🟠 Fully Remote from US or Canada 🟠 Up to 350,000+ Bonus and Benefits https://lnkd.in/eV546uid

There is no sugarcoating this... Sales is hard. It takes a lot of resilience and it's definitely a rollercoaster of emotions. This is what I do to keep myself sane on the job and come back refreshed every morning at my desk (or at least I try to 😬): A. Put my phone on "personal" the moment I get out of the office. I have been guilty of checking emails and LinkedIn notifications at 2 am before, and it wasn't doing wonders for my sleep schedule or my mental health. I decided to make the active decision of blocking out work as soon as I leave so that my free time can truly be spent on what and who matters most in my personal life. I still check my emails if I am waiting on something important, but I actively need to remind myself instead of being prompted by the "ping" of the notification. B. Exercise. I take an hour at lunchtime to either go to the gym or take a walk down the Thames (our office location makes it extremely easy). Apart from the mental benefits of physical activity, it breaks my day so I don't feel like I've been endlessly at my desk for 9 hours. C. Take PTO regularly. It doesn't need to be anything fancy; I can just go visit my parents for a long weekend. Getting out of the routine of home-office-home truly helps my mental health, and I try to squeeze every little drop of my PTO out of my company 😂. I am going to be away once a month for the rest of the summer for at least a couple of days, until the very end of October. This is a lovely picture from my last holiday in sunny Cyprus! D. Schedule every little micro task. I understand this is controversial. I am very "type A" and I love to maintain a very colorful and busy Outlook calendar. If it's in the calendar, it's going to get done; otherwise, I can forget about it. On my calendar, you'll also find two 1-hour blocks called "get stuff done" (I am using my nice language here) to tackle all those things I do not particularly like doing 😅 Combine this with a healthy amount of caffeine and a banging office playlist and you have it! But now I want to hear from you—what is the top habit that keeps you productive and I am overlooking?

I take great pride in my work BUT always feel quite awkward sharing client and candidates feedback. Nobody likes to put up a banner saying "Look how good I am" because "pick-me" are not well liked. However, I got recently reminded that there is no shame in standing your ground and projecting confidence in your work...especially if others appreciate it. I recently had the pleasure to work with a Vice President of Clinical Development who said this abut me "Thank you very much for your excellent support throughout this hire. The recruitment process was smooth, agile and very efficient. The candidate CVs we received were well selected and very good fits. In that regard, I’m impressed with how efficient/fast the process went, considering the very specific “phenotype” of candidate we needed for this position. I would recommend Warman O'Brien and Camilla, compared to to other businesses, because of their efficiency in the recruitment process" That's it. That's the post. Just a shameless plug of myself 😅

I am aware that Recruitment is not exactly a "popular" function in my industry. Usually when I introduce myself in personal settings I say "I do the most hated job in the world". It might be an overstatement, but I get it, we can be annoying at times. Then, you might say: Why do you do what you do? Let me tell you. This is an extremely hard industry and time to navigate: layoffs, toxic work culture, infinte list of requirements, stagnating salaries etc. It is therefore even more of a reward when you manage to find the right candidate for the perfect opening- it's like professional matchmaking. I'll give you an example: a couple of months back, I was working with a candidate who had decided to leave their job because of the unrealistic expectations, goals and working hours that he had been asked to work for the last 2 years. He was truly at the point of "enough is enough" and left the company without necessarily having another offer lined up. At the same time, I had an opening that lined up perfectly with his expertise and personality- We had a chat, he interviewed and 3 weeks later he had a new job he was excited about, a pay rise and finally the work-life balance he was looking for. And the most rewarding of it all was him saying "I thought I was done with this side of the industry, but thanks so much for changing my mind!". You'll never believe it but the company then came to me and said "Please find us more people like him, everybody loves him!" That's why I do what I do, and honeslty I love my job. So yeah, I might be a bit persistent, but there's a method to the madness! And hey, if you think I'm being annoying, feel free to let me know - I have tough skin! 😂

Hello Network! After a very relaxing 10 days holiday, I came back to a very busy desk. If you are looking for a new challenge, have look at what I am working on right now! ⭐ JOBS OF THE WEEK ⭐ Senior Medical Director- Cardiovascular Clinical Development - Creating medical strategy for phase I to IV clinical trials - Must be a board elegible cardiologist - Previous experience in Clinical Research in either a CRO or Academic Setting - Fully remote, up to 350,000+ Bonus and Benefits Medical Science Liaison- Site Success Manager- Japan - Representing Clinical Trial Software for a 300.000 people international Life Sciences Company - Must have exposure to clinical research - Knowledge of Japanes and English is essential - Up to 12 million Yen+ Bonus and Benefits https://lnkd.in/ebHMGd_M

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Hello Network! This is a service announcement to let you all know I am not going to be at my desk until the 1st of July. I am going to be in sunny Cyprus instead trying to make the most of the sunny weather, food, wine and seaside with my SO. If you have recommendations feel free to send them my way, I have never been and I am excited to explore. I'd be more than happy to connect once I am back in the new quarter!

Clinical Trials Updates: Aurion Biotech receives Breakthrough Therapy and Regenerative Medicine Advanced Therapy Designation in the same day for their ophthalmologic allogeneic Cell therapy Aurion Biotech achieved a significant milestone for its allogeneic cell therapy, AURN001. The FDA granted AURN001 both Breakthrough Therapy Designation (BTD) and Regenerative Medicine Advanced Therapy (RMAT) Designation for treating corneal edema secondary to corneal endothelial disease. This marks a first for AURN001, becoming the first allogeneic cell therapy to receive both BTD and RMAT designations for this specific condition. These designations are crucial as they expedite the development and review process for drugs with promising potential to address unmet medical needs. Corneal transplants, the current treatment option, face limitations due to a shortage of donor corneas and require complex procedures. AURN001 offers a potentially more accessible treatment approach for millions of patients suffering from corneal endothelial disease. The safety and efficacy of AURN001 are currently being evaluated in a Phase 1/2 clinical trial: a multi-centre trial enrolling 97 subjects across the US and Canada. Building on its existing regulatory approval in Japan, Aurion Biotech will leverage these designations to work closely with the FDA and accelerate the development of AURN011. #celltherapy #ophthalmology #raredisease #FDA https://lnkd.in/esTyddGh