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ARCS Signature Program

 

Registrations for Q1 2024 now available!

The goal of the program for executives is to build competency to provide a development framework for people with an ambition for senior leadership. The Program will equip senior leaders with the knowledge and skills to strengthen the local industry through their strategic decision making. Our research has shown there is a recognised gap in the training of senior pharmaceutical, medical technology and biotechnology executives in Australia. Some senior executives heading up Australian affiliates of multinational companies arrive with little background knowledge of the local environment. This program will address their needs for training in the Australian environment. In addition, senior executives of small and medium enterprises may have been responsible for the innovative product they have developed but do not fully comprehend the local environment from a commercialisation perspective. In both situations, senior executives would benefit from the education and networking resulting from participation in this program.

The program is uniquely tailored to senior members of the therapeutics sector who wish to broaden their strategic understanding of the sector, improve their decision making and build their leadership capability to contribute to the broader success of the business.  The program will build on participants strong competency in their field, provide an opportunity to expand each leader’s business acumen and build a comprehensive knowledge of the landscape and the competencies needed to be a successful healthcare executive in Australia.

The program will have a panel of experts who will be available during certain sessions to provide insights from case studies, or for mentoring (mentoring will be additional to the cost of the program).

Small group sizes of 12-15 participants will assure maximum access to facilitators and increases the return on investment.

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Program Structure
 

The development of the program has been led by an Advisory Board who are well recognised leaders in their own right. They have collectively built the outline and requirements for a program targeted at:

  • Managing Directors or senior functional leaders new to Australia or new to a MD/General Manager role
  • Leaders of small to medium enterprises or other Australian-headquartered entities
  • Section heads or functional leaders of global/regional multi-national organisations based out of Australia as well as department section heads within Australia.

Advisory committee

  • Kylie Bromley,  MD, Biogen

  • Orin Chisholm, ARCS Australia board member

  • Rosamund Christie, To the Point Communications

  • Gavin Fox-Smith, ANDHealth

  • Leah Goodman, General Manager, BMS

  • Jennifer Herz, MD, Biointelect

  • Phil Kearney, CEO, Axelia Oncology 

  • Anna Lavelle, Medicines Australia representative

  • Graham McLean, MTAA representative

  • Ian Adams, AusIndustry 

Outline of topics

Module 1 – The healthcare business environment (*in Canberra)

  • The policy landscape*
  • Government relations (who’s who & their relationship/responsibilities)*
  • Legal, finance, ethics and regulatory
  • The healthcare players and their interactions
  • Who pays and why that is important

Module 2 - Commercialisation

  • Governance & risk
  • The business & strategic imperative
  • Overview of strategies to market (launch excellence processes) and who does what and why
  • Building successful partnerships – who and why
  • Supply chain in Australia: Issues & opportunities
  • The role of patients
  • Digitalisation of health

Module 3 – Leadership practice

  • Commercial acumen and the strategies you need to implement
  • Adaptive leadership 
  • Cultural health in your business, diversity and inclusion
  • Executive presence – in person and online
  • Building high performing teams and engaging employees to a purpose

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Dates

Stay tuned. The next intake for the Signature Program is now open for Expression of interest. The Signature Program will be delivered in person in 2024.

Expression Of Interest

Apply to attend the Signature Program

You will need a 2-page CV and 200 words on your suitability for the program.

Applications are now open for 2024. For enquiries, please contact signature@arcs.com.au

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