Women’s History Month

My love of science started at an early age and was fostered by great teachers and mentors throughout high school, college, and graduate school. It wasn’t until graduate school that I learned that women have to have strong voices to be truly heard, and we often face unique challenges. I have been very fortunate to have mentors who have helped me to cultivate that strong voice required of women in science and who have gently pushed me out of my comfort zones to be the best leader I can be.

This question is easy to answer: the people! While I’ve worked alongside many of my colleagues within the Medical Writing Services vertical for many, many years, I’ve been able to meet and collaborate with so many new people doing great work here at Syner-G. I’ve learned so much from hearing different perspectives and working with people in all areas of the business. I love the fact that I’m still learning new skills throughout my career and that I can reach out to so many experts to learn even more as we grow as an organization.

I’m constantly inspired by the mentors we have here at Syner-G and how much time and effort they devote to professional development, growth, and learning. Our Medical Writing Fellowship program has trained and developed over a dozen young scientists to be clinical regulatory writers and continues to be a shining example of our core value of #BeBenevolent: to train the next generation of scientists to be the best they can be and contribute to our innovative and science-driven approaches to biopharma product development.

Proud! Not only product to be a woman, proud to be a rising women leader in this industry.

The culture!

This journey in Syner-G inspires me. Everyday is a new day 😊

Being a woman in the industry is that we have an equal part in developing new therapies for patients. Woman are an integral part of the biopharma success.

Syner-G biopharma provides a supportive work environment to achieve your career goals. The company fosters a culture which values a respectful and collaborative work environment which has been a part of Syner-G’s success.

My family serves as my source of inspiration, offering me strength and great support in both good and challenging times. Over the years working at Syner-G, I have come to view our Syner-G team as an extension of my family as well.

I have tried hard to never think of myself as a ‘woman in this industry’.

I grew up being a competitive athlete and I have always been driven by goals. When I started my career in biopharma, I approached it the same way as I had my athletic career. I set up goals and worked to reach them. Whether language was a challenge or being a woman was a challenge, I just viewed it as something that I needed to train harder for. I did not grow up in the USA and language barrier was even more of a challenge for me than being a woman early on in my career.

I was also exceptionally lucky, I realize my journey could have been much harder, but I had the great fortune to start my career in an organization where they strongly valued diversity and actioned this with exceptionally strong programs to really support and leverage diversity. I benefited from numerous leadership classes and mentors to support me. I even think I was blind to the fact that I was a woman in a rather men’s dominated field at the time. One of my male mentors once asked me “don’t you think you miss out from not attending the weekly happy hour that the rest of your peers attend (happened to be all male)”? This had not crossed my mind, but I realized it probably did and this was such an awesome group that they welcomed me with open arms to start joining them for the happy hour and my husband was supportive to logistically allow me to attend when the kids were young. Sure, it was out of my comfort zone to join these happy hours at times, but again ‘train harder’.

The broad exposure to the variety of therapeutics and stages of development that we get involved with as part of working with our clients. I enjoy when we get to work as part of a team of Syner-G experts to serve our clients and the international nature of many of our projects.

The patients and knowing that the work we do makes a difference. My, so far, strongest moment in my career was meeting the mom of a Zolgensma ® patient. Life expectancy for babies born with SMA-1 is less than 2 years. Her baby getting the Zolgensma ® treatment made ALL the difference for that family.

My upbringing always made me feel no different in being a woman or a man. I ensure there are no biases or stereotypes of any type in the ways I do work especially being in a leadership role. I always embrace new challenges, give my best to overcome them, and strive for excellence, and if by doing so, I can be an inspiration to fellow women then I appreciate and value it greatly. Nurturing and Caring are second nature to women and the biopharma industry gives us a great opportunity for us women to make a difference to humanity and in patient lives, so I feel very proud of that fact.

Syner-G is like my second home. All my fellow peers help each other like we are part of ONE family where we can learn and grow. Syner-G gives me a platform and freedom to showcase my capabilities without being judged. The work culture is the best in industry and every day is a new learning. The leadership style in Syner-G is also participative, very encouraging, and open to receiving new ideas. I get recognized for the work done and it motivates me to contribute more and more voluntarily. Overall Syner-G has a very friendly atmosphere backed by a strong value foundation and I love to work for Syner-G.

My inspiration started at home surrounded by plants and animals, I had an innate passion for animals and aspired to always tend to animals in need – that I do to the best of my ability to this day. My greatest inspiration is my parents. They are two individuals who have shown me a great deal of tough and tender love. Their life has shown me that nothing is impossible, there is always a way, and to be pertinacious, creative, self-reliant, self-disciplined, and compassionate. The one piece of advice I got was that no one can control uncertainty, but we must take action anyway and move forward. These values have propelled me to where I am today.
Lastly, an internal urge to grow beyond what I am today is a constant inspiration for me to learn new skills, invent opportunities, and help others succeed.

As a woman in science, I have had the privilege and honor to contribute to groundbreaking research resulting in scientific and medical advancement. Equally as important, is the opportunity to mentor other young scientists in their careers.

The opportunity to learn each day and contribute to betterment.

Understanding.

As one of many women in this industry, I provide what I believe every person does: my unique background, personality, skills and experience to collaborate with colleagues on achieving team goals.

There are many aspects I enjoy about working at SynerG – one of the most rewarding is the opportunity to provide meaningful contribution to the development of life-saving drugs across several indications at many pharmaceutical clients. Each program provides unique challenges that tap into my knowledge from previous work experience, providing a fulfilling environment of new opportunities to both learn and influence.

I am inspired, in both my work and personal life, to continuous learn, do good work, and create positive impact as much as possible. .

I view my role as a woman in the biopharma industry as an important one. Approximately 5-6 years ago, I was sitting in a global meeting with approximately 25-30 leaders for the company and I looked around the room and recognized I was the only woman. This put my role and the significance of it in full perspective; I made sure I “leaned in” more than ever going forward. I feel it is my responsibility to encourage women to pursue careers in the sciences and the biopharma industry and to develop them (as well as the men team members). I believe one of the best ways to do this is to lead by example and to live by an uncompromising standard of excellence and empathy.

Syner-G is the most collaborative company I have worked for in a career spanning 27 years. For me, it starts with the people I have the privilege to work with every day and the unique culture that our Leadership continues to foster and build upon. I am grateful for the opportunity to work with such a knowledgeable and supportive team.

I am inspired by our mission of enabling clients in their quest to bring life-saving and life-enhancing products to patients and what each Syner-G team member brings every day to achieve that. My colleagues consistently demonstrate a commitment to excellence in all that they do and that inspires me to be a part of that. I am inspired by the difference we make for our clients in delivering high quality work and the collective achievements we make as partners in a common goal. I am also inspired by the values Syner-G stands for and the pursuit of performing charitable works such as with the “Making an Impact” initiative.

Growing up interested in math and science, I was often in the minority as a girl. I do not take it for granted that both Syner-G and our clients have large numbers of female employees. I am proud to work among these smart women whom I see are respected by our colleagues of any gender. We can serve as role models for younger women and girls who may be uncertain whether a career in science is a viable path for them to follow. At the same time, I hope to see even more women in leadership positions, and particularly executive positions, across the biopharma industry in the years to come.

My colleagues! I am fortunate to work with such bright, motivated, and kind people. I know I can rely on my fellow Syner-G employees to do what they say they will, and to do it well. We all care about each other and support one another. This makes the day-to-day more enjoyable and helps to diffuse stress when things get busy or difficult.

I am constantly inspired by our clients’ dedication to meeting patients’ needs. Developing a new treatment option is a multi-year commitment. Through the many steps in this process, the sponsor teams we’ve worked with have kept in mind the overall goal of serving patient populations. I have seen some of our clients’ emotional investment in their work, both when they celebrate a successful trial or submission, and when they despair over a missed endpoint that means they won’t be able to bring a new treatment to market. The enthusiasm for improving other people’s lives that team members show up with every day keeps me motivated to work hard in support of their development programs.

While women in accounting are becoming more prevalent, female leaders in accounting are still under-represented. As a woman, I am proud to hold a senior level position in the workforce and at Syner-G and I have taken a lot of pleasure in coaching, mentoring and guiding the other women whom I have hired in my career.

I have worked at Syner-G for almost three years. The people and culture are what brought me to Syner-G. It is incredibly motivating to work with such intelligent and respectful co-workers. It is extremely exciting to see how much the company has grown and continues to grow. I feel very lucky to be part of such a great company.

I love being part of a collaborative team and to be motivated each day while also keeping my team motivated and continually learning/developing. It is empowering to have my opinion valued and to have the freedom to work out how to get to the correct answer.