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Transforming Biopharma

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Transforming Biopharma by ZS dissects the complex world of pharmaceuticals through candid conversations. Hosted by Maria Whitman, Transforming Biopharma by ZS covers a variety of perspectives from industry leaders who are pushing boundaries and redesigning the future.

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What is Transforming Biopharma about?

Transforming Biopharma by ZS dissects the complex world of pharmaceuticals through candid conversations. Hosted by Maria Whitman, Transforming Biopharma by ZS covers a variety of perspectives from industry leaders who are pushing boundaries and redesigning the future.

Who hosts Transforming Biopharma?

Transforming Biopharma is hosted by ZS. The show has published 33 episodes to date.

What has Transforming Biopharma covered recently?

Recent episodes include "How pharma is turning CRM ambition into action, value and outcomes" (22 July 2026, 54 minutes), "‘Move slow to go fast’: Keeping pace with responsible AI with Michael Shaw" (1 December 2025, 51 minutes), and "Cultivating resilience: Building a better supply chain with McKesson’s Ammie McAsey" (23 July 2025, 47 minutes).

How often does Transforming Biopharma publish?

Transforming Biopharma publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 43 minutes across 33 episodes.

How hard is it to get booked on Transforming Biopharma?

Booking probability for Transforming Biopharma is 31%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Transforming Biopharma requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Transforming Biopharma's contact route on record: verified email.

Who should pitch Transforming Biopharma?

The strongest fits for Transforming Biopharma are Pharmaceuticals and Scientific Research & Development. Transforming Biopharma has a science audience.

About the host

ZS hosts Transforming Biopharma, a science podcast with 33 episodes published.

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Recent episodes

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  • Transforming Biopharma

    How pharma is turning CRM ambition into action, value and outcomes

    Jul 22, 202654 min

    Companies are making meaningful progress in bringing barriers-driven engagement™ to life—embedding orchestration into workflows and rethinking how CRM supports smarter decision-making, coordination and customer...

  • Transforming Biopharma

    ‘Move slow to go fast’: Keeping pace with responsible AI with Michael Shaw

    Dec 1, 202551 min

    The rapid evolution of generative AI has led to increased adoption but also raises significant compliance challenges. ZS Principal Michael Shaw joins the podcast to discuss the importance of responsible and ethical AI...

  • Transforming Biopharma

    Cultivating resilience: Building a better supply chain with McKesson’s Ammie McAsey

    Jul 23, 202547 min

    As senior vice president of customer distribution experience at McKesson, Ammie McAsey makes it a point to connect her day-to-day work with the company’s mission of improving healthcare in every setting. Learn how she’s...

  • Transforming Biopharma

    ‘We can’t do it alone’: UCB’s Colin Lake on partnerships, patients and rare diseases

    Jun 23, 202551 min

    Colin Lake, VP and head of digital care transformation, neurology and rare disease at UCB, is passionate about helping patients with rare diseases. He joins Maria Whitman to talk about how UCB has focused on simplifying...

  • Transforming Biopharma

    ‘The hinge moment’: Envisioning transformation with Amgen’s Alex Koehler

    May 27, 202543 min

    How should pharma companies respond to the current “hinge moment” where new technologies are enabling breakthroughs in drug discovery, manufacturing and customer engagement? Maria Whitman’s guest Alex Koehler, vice...

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  • Transforming Biopharma

    ‘We’re all tech leaders now’: A conversation with Salesforce’s Kyrsten Musich

    May 6, 202554 min

    The opportunities to reshape customer engagement have never been greater for pharma, but what role does the customer relationship management (CRM) system play? Kyrsten Musich, vice president of healthcare and life...

  • Transforming Biopharma

    How CRM can help pharma break barriers and transform customer engagement

    Apr 18, 202546 min

    Drive behavior-changing personalized customer engagement at scale by addressing customer barriers with a powerful customer relationship management (CRM) system. ZS experts Omer Hancer, Namita Powers and Srihari Sarangan...

  • Transforming Biopharma

    Expanding access to cell and gene therapies with McKesson’s Joe DePinto

    Sep 11, 202444 min

    Joe DePinto, McKesson’s head of cell and gene advanced therapies, supports patients, providers and payers throughout the treatment journey. He’s particularly passionate about helping patients get access to...

  • Transforming Biopharma

    Future focus: How the AHA is tackling cardiac health and more with Juliana Crawford

    Aug 22, 202440 min

    If we want to make change in healthcare, we can’t take a one-dimensional approach. We need a multifaceted plan. Having just celebrated its 100th anniversary, the American Heart Association (AHA) is pursuing that vision...

  • Transforming Biopharma

    Advancing pharma research for everyone: The clinical site perspective

    Jul 9, 202443 min

    Clinical trial sites are important players in biopharma’s success. In this episode, we hear from site experts Lauren Wall of the University of Chicago and Caroline Smith of Charter Research on how pharma can forge...

  • Transforming Biopharma

    ‘Culture is critical to performance’: Aligning values and strategy with Paul Ingram

    Jun 14, 202445 min

    What’s the role of culture in an organization and how can it play a pivotal role in shaping performance or even helping businesses transform? Maria Whitman sits down with Paul Ingram, professor of business at Columbia...

  • Transforming Biopharma

    Beyond process improvement: Why organizational architecture matters with Mike Tushman

    Apr 30, 202435 min

    Maria Whitman interviews Mike Tushman, professor at Harvard Business School, about the importance of organizational architecture during times of transformation. He describes how companies that successfully transform...

  • Transforming Biopharma

    Navigating the system, meeting patients where they are with Oya Gilbert

    Mar 29, 202448 min

    How can healthcare and biopharma meet patients where they are? Maria Whitman interviews Oya Gilbert, a podcaster and patient advocate, about his journey as a multiple myeloma patient. They also talk about Oya’s work...

  • Transforming Biopharma

    From data collection to data connection: Reinventing pharma’s commercial model

    Jan 11, 202442 min

    How can pharma use AI and other technology to deliver a better customer experience? Maria Whitman and a panel of ZS experts discuss pharma’s next-generation commercial model. Carolyn Morrow, Namita Powers, Srihari...

  • Transforming Biopharma

    Resetting how we think about obesity: A patient’s point of view

    Nov 7, 202342 min

    Recent headlines about the use of prescription drugs for weight loss make obesity a prominent and relevant topic in today’s discussions about health and well-being. Bill Coyle, ZS’s global head of biopharma, and Mandi...

  • Transforming Biopharma

    Living with myeloma: Patient advocate Yelak Biru’s story

    Oct 11, 202338 min

    Yelak Biru, president and CEO of the International Myeloma Foundation, is passionate about patient advocacy with good reason—he’s been one himself for 28 years. Yelak joins Maria Whitman to talk about his patient...

  • Transforming Biopharma

    Disruptors, influencers and the modern customer experience with Arun Shastri

    Jul 26, 202344 min

    As biopharma transforms its commercial model, what can it learn from other industries? To find out, Maria Whitman sits down with Arun Shastri, global AI practice lead at ZS. Arun’s an expert on how organizations are...

  • Transforming Biopharma

    On the path to digital transformation with Madhavi Ramakrishna

    Jun 27, 202330 min

    Madhavi Ramakrishna, global vice president and chief digital officer of commercial, GSK, is passionate about data and technology. A former executive in broadcast media, she’s now at the forefront of adopting analytics...

  • Episode #14

    ‘Patients first, people always’: Science and strategy with Savitri Basavaiah

    May 23, 202327 minS2

    Savitri Basavaiah, vice president portfolio and commercialization strategy at Janssen, the Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson, has a deep background in biopharma. She joins Maria Whitman to talk about the...

  • Episode #13

    ‘Take the risk’: On the frontier of digital therapeutics with Susa Monacelli

    Apr 18, 202344 minS2

    Propeller Health brings digital therapeutic expertise together with respiratory care experience to create solutions that improve patients’ lives. General Manager Susa Monacelli joins Maria Whitman to give her...

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