Episode 38

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10th Feb 2025

Dawn Rubel, Dawn Rubel, President R&D at NexEos Bio - Eosinophilic Esophagitis, Purposeful Leadership and more

In this episode, I talked with Dawn Rubel, President of R&D at NexEos Bio, where she shares her career journey from a scientific technical writer to a leadership role in biotech. She discusses her experiences at Immunomedics, the development of Trodelvy, and her transition to NexEos Bio, where she focuses on eosinophilic inflammation. Dawn emphasizes the importance of teamwork, hiring the right people, and learning from failures in clinical trials. She also provides valuable advice for aspiring leaders and highlights the significance of passion in one's work.

Here's what you're in:

  • Why did Dawn move into quality, regulatory, and leadership instead of staying in technical writing?
  • What is the biggest lesson she learned from her career journey?
  • Who does Nexeos Bio aim to help, and what is the company’s approach?

Timestamps

01:52 Dawn's Career Journey

05:20 Immunomedics and Troldevy

08:05 Joining Nexeos Bio 

11:47 Challenges and Opportunities at NexEos Bio

15:09 Failures and Lessons in Clinical Trials

22:10 Insights About Hiring and Leadership 

31:25 Advice for Aspiring Leaders


About Dawn

Dawn Rubel is the President of Research and Development at NexEos Bio, a privately held medical diagnostics and therapeutics company focused on developing innovative technologies for eosinophil-mediated diseases. Dawn has successful leadership experience in Biotech, Pharma, Medical Device from global multibillion-dollar corporations (Pfizer, Arthrex) to small biotechs (Immunomedics, NexEos Bio). She held leadership roles in safety, quality, & regulatory in her previous companies. She earned an MBA in Fairleigh Dickinson University and she did her Graduate Studies in Industrial Pharmacy, Pharmaceutics and Drug Design in Long Island University.


Connect with Dawn

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dawn-rubel/ 

Company Website: https://www.nexeosbio.com/ 


About Me

My name is Charles Spence and I lead Discera. After many years working in the life-science recruitment world, I decided to work for myself. Before doing recruitment I graduated with a biomedical degree, have worked in hospitals (including translation work in Seoul, South Korea), and also spent a year working in diabetes research in Stockholm. After doing research and travel, a career in business and science felt the most appropriate.

In 2023, I decided to launch my firm - Discera Search. A firm committed to solving the biggest talent needs of early clinical stage SME biotechs on the East Coast and DACH.


Connect with me:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/charles-spence-clinical/

Website: https://www.discera-search.com/



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