When the Plan Changes: Resilience, Reinvention & Finding Your Way in Biotech

<p>What happens when the career plan you thought you had suddenly changes?</p><p>In this episode of <strong>She Leads Biotech</strong>, I’m joined once again by <strong>Priya Baraniak, PhD, Chief Commercial &amp; Development Officer at Pluristyx</strong>, who returns to the podcast after first joining me back in Season 1.</p><p>In <strong>When the Plan Changes: Resilience, Reinvention &amp; Finding Your Way in Biotech</strong>, we talk candidly about unexpected career change, resilience and what happens when you have to let go of the plan and find a different way forward.</p><p>Priya shares what she learned following a professional setback, why personal branding and authentic relationships became so important, and how her own career has evolved from scientist to commercial biotech leader.</p><p>We also explore the realities of biotech fundraising, what investors look for in leadership teams, the potential of iPSC technology and cell and gene therapy — and why, despite the challenges facing our industry, Priya remains incredibly excited about what the science can achieve for patients.</p><p>Above all, it’s a conversation about becoming more comfortable with uncertainty, focusing on what you can control and <strong>continuing to do the next right thing.</strong></p><p><strong>Chapters</strong></p><p>01:23 When Everything Changes<br>05:25 Losing a Role: The First 72 Hours<br>10:05 Personal Branding &amp; Getting Comfortable Being Visible<br>14:50 The Promise of iPSCs<br>18:00 From Scientist to Commercial Leader<br>21:31 What Fundraising Really Looks Like Today<br>23:29 Changing the Conversation About Inclusion<br>28:28 Why Cell &amp; Gene Therapy Still Excites Her<br>31:28 What 13-Year-Old Priya Would Think Today<br>35:27 Just Keep Doing the Next Right Thing<br>37:02 Tough Times Didn&#39;t Break Us, They Made Us</p><p>🎧 <strong>Follow She Leads Biotech for more conversations with the people building, leading and shaping biotech.</strong></p><p>#SheLeadsBiotech #Biotech #BiotechLeadership #CellAndGeneTherapy #WomenInBiotech #LifeSciences #BiotechCareers</p><p></p>