The Scrubbed In Show by Peerr

This Episode is sponsored by Figs - for professional, clean and functional scrubs, use FIGSUK for 15% off your first order 🙌🏾 👨‍⚕️ From his early clinical years to pivoting into data and joining Entrepreneur’s First, Paul walks us through the experiences that shaped his career path and the origin of Assuric. 🩺 The early years of being a clinician 📊 Why pivot into data and move to Germany? 🚀...

This Episode is sponsored by Figs - for professional, clean and functional scrubs, use FIGSUK for 15% off your first order 🙌🏾  In this episode, we dive deep into the inspiring journey of Dr Declan Kelly , the medical doctor, software engineer, and founder & CEO of Eolas Medical . Learn how he merged medicine and technology to build one of the leading clinical knowledge platforms used across...

In this week’s episode, Dr Namrata shares her journey from clinician (GP) to operator, investor and board member spanning both the UK and US. We discussed: 🩺 Motivations to study medicine 🏥 Building a career in primary care 🧠 The power of having a growth and curious mindset 🤝 How do you become a good GP Partner 🚀 How to find the right startup to work for in healthtech ⚡ Scaling a startup fro...

Powered by Peerr   In this week’s episode Neil shares his journey from consulting into building Skin Analytics , the only UKCA approved Class IIa AI as a Medical Device for dermatology with an 99.8% accuracy of ruling out of skin cancer!     We discussed: 📈 A career pivot from consulting into healthtech
 🌪️ First exposure into the ‘chaotic world’ of healthcare
 🧩 Solving the complexities of heal...

Episode Sponsored by Naq   In this week’s episode, Ben shares his journey to reducing health inequality by cutting waiting lists and helping more patients access care through the power of AI.    We discussed:    🌐 Exploring the digital revolution for healthcare
 🤖 The emerging role of AI in healthcare
 📊 The challenges in ‘digitising’ and adoption of technology in radiology 
🧠 Building a deep-...

Episode Sponsored by Naq   In this week’s episode Peter shares his journey from consultancy with an engineering background into the world of healthcare by helping providers support patients throughout their care journey with Isla Health . We discussed: 💼 The career pivot from consultancy into healthtech
 🌟 Starting businesses since childhood and having that entrepreneurial trait
 🧩 Dealing with...

Powered by Peerr   In this week’s episode Azmain shares his journey to building a following of over 400k+ across his social media where he shares health education content for the public and has collaborated with the likes of WHO, AstraZeneca, Cancer Research UK and more! 🩺 Motivations to study medicine 🌟 The decision to become a clinician ‘creator’ 🌍 Does creating content online lead to real im...

Powered by Peerr   In this week’s episode Dr Adaugo shares her journey from being a surgeon to successfully transitioning into the pharmaceutical industry.   We discussed: 🩺 Motivations to study medicine 🔬 Does growing up in a science household drive curiosity? 📚 Importance of having extracurricular activities while studying medicine 🏥 Life as a F1/2 Doctor 🔪 Inspiration to build a career in...

Episode Sponsored by Naq   In this week’s episode Haris shares his journey from physicist to building an enterprise-wide AI Platform for hospitals to buy, deploy and monitor AI applications all while helping the NHS workforce get up to speed with digital innovation + transformation.    We discussed: 🔬 The career of a physicist   🧠 Developing an algorithm for hypoxic ischaemic injuries in newborn...

Sponsored by Peerr - The Health and Life Sciences Network   In this week’s episode Philip shares his journey from paediatrician to becoming the country medical director (UK) for Moderna, a leading Big Pharma.    We discussed:   👨‍⚕️ Motivations to study medicine and becoming a paediatrician   🔄 Desire to explore an alternative career   💼 The role and responsibilities of medical affairs in Pharm...

Powered by Peerr - The Network for Health and Life Sciences   In this week’s episode, Catriona shares her journey from dermatology to becoming a medical director at a leading healthtech company. Interestingly, this episode uncovers why pivoting or building a diverse portfolio career doesn’t have to happen overnight but can be a slow and fluid process, even as a consultant!   We discussed: 🩺 Motiv...

Powered by Peerr In this week’s episode Gina shares her journey from pharmacy to becoming an industry leader in pharma. Sharing her experiences from Pfizer, MSD, AstraZeneca to GSK as Global Medical Director.   We discussed:  💊 Motivations to becoming a pharmacist 🎢 Exploring a more ‘exciting’ career outside of healthcare 💔 Dealing with failure and rejection 🤝 The power of networks and mentors...

In this week’s episode Tom shares his journey as a commercial leader taking healthtech companies from seed stage to multi billion dollar listings on the NYSE! We discussed: 🎓 First job as a lecturer in Beijing, China   💼 Transitioning into a career in private equity   🧠 The roles and responsibilities of a strategy consultant   📈 Commercial Director at Babylon Health - The Good, Bad and Ugly  ...

In this week’s episode, Sara shares her journey of working with the NHS and healthcare clients over the last 20 years. Whilst also staying + building a career at one SINGLE company ( Deloitte )!  We discussed: 📚 Studying Romance Languages and Communications at university  🎨 Creative vs Consultant  🧠 The personality traits for a career in consultancy  💼 Motivations to study for an MBA at INSEAD...

In this week’s episode, Meri shares his journey from the world of investing to breaking the bottlenecks in clinical trials as he builds the anti-CRO for life science pioneers.  We discussed:  🔄 Transitioning from venture capital into healthtech  💼 Investor vs Founder Traits, Personality and Mindset 🌱 The origin story of Lindus Health  🏗️ The first few days/weeks of building Lindus Health   🚧 B...

In this week's episode, Samuel shares his journey in the pharmaceutical industry, a career spanning close to 2 decades working in the UK, Switzerland and US covering roles from sales rep, medical affairs to global marketing and business unit head to now gearing up to start as a country president in Central Europe, not to mention his 🦞 theory! We discussed: 🏥 The role of medical affairs and why p...

In this week’s episode Tim shares his journey of leaving medicine just as he was about to become a renal consultant to eventually becoming the CEO of Doctors.net.uk and now co-founder of Cognitant which is an award-winning patient engagement platform and community.  We discussed: 🔍 Motivations to study medicine 🚪 Leaving medicine just before becoming a renal consultant 🔄 Transitioning from a cl...

In this week’s episode Prof. Mahmud shares his journey from big pharma to senior leadership within the NHS to now leading healthcare for BT.  We discussed: 🔄 Transitioning into healthcare from big pharma 🏭 The private sector/industry (Pharma) vs public (NHS) 📈 Climbing the ranks of senior leadership within the NHS 👩‍⚕️ Dealing with differences between hospital execs/managers and clinicians ❓...

In this week's episode Jacob shares his journey from a rundown hospital to building a startup that is now used in 98% of GP Practices and 68% of hospitals in the country!  We discussed:  🏥 ‘The rundown hospital on Euston Road’ 🚨 How to spot signals for failure and When to ‘pivot’ 🔄 Pivoting from an Antibiotic Prescribing App to a Patient Communication Tool 🗣️ The importance of speaking to users...

In this weeks episode Umang shares his journey from the NHS to Microsoft sharing his experiences in building a career which spanned medical insurance at Aviva then later as an early and senior employee at Babylon.  💡 Motivations to study medicine 👶 Pursuing a career in paediatrics 🔍 Discovering knowledge gaps and up-skilling 🏥 NHS Leadership Academy Clinical Fellow 💼 Exploring an alternative...

In this weeks episode Krishan shares his journey from ENT to GP to building the world’s first all-in-one ear and hearing healthcare platform.   We discussed: 🌟 Motivations to become a clinician 👨🏽‍⚕️ Can medical school play a role in becoming an entrepreneur? 👂 Navigating a career within ENT 🚀 The origin story of TympaHealth 🤝 The importance of having supportive seniors and mentors 🔬 How to...

In this week’s episode Michelle shares her journey from psychiatry to management consulting and why at the heart of it all her passion remains centred around helping people and making positive impact.  We discussed: 👩‍⚕️ Motivations to Study Medicine 🩺 Becoming a Better Doctor because of Consultancy  🧠 Pursuing Psychiatry as a Speciality  📈 Transitioning from Psychiatry into Consulting  🤝 The...

This week we cover the inside story of the largest primary care organisation in the UK from Day 1 to merging with Operose Health.  We discussed: ⚖️ The difference between a salaried GP and a GP Partner 🚀 Transitioning into owning + running multiple GP practices 🏆 Winning bids, tenders and the procurement processes 👥 The dynamics of having 6 co-founders ⚔️ Dealing with conflict in leadership tea...

Apply for the NHS Innovation Accelerator   In this week’s episode Konrad shares his journey from running a fashion brand to working in digital media before transitioning into pharma and now leading innovation in healthcare.    We discussed: 🎓 Starting the entrepreneurial journey at school 💡 Are entrepreneurs born or made? 👗 Running a fashion brand in Germany 😭 Dealing with startup failure afte...

In this week’s episode, Susan shares how she went from being a geriatric doctor to becoming a partner at EY to now leading the Google Health team in the UK!   Topics discussed: 👩‍⚕️ First few years as a doctor + pursuing geriatric medicine  🇦🇺 Practising as a doctor in Australia  💸 Dealing with personal + financial hardships early on in her career  💼 Building a career in consulting at EY  🤝 Ro...