The Talent Lab

In Episode 08 of The Talent Lab , Marina Hart sits down with Dr. Laura Berenger for a conversation that goes far beyond job titles. Laura works at the intersection of toxicology, biocompatibility, regulatory science, and patient safety. Her work helps answer a high-stakes question before a medical device ever reaches the market: Is it truly safe for the human body? But this episode is about more t...

Most people do not have a résumé problem because they need a total rewrite. They have a résumé problem because the document they are using is not doing its job. It is too long. Too vague. Too focused on responsibilities instead of relevance. And too often written to explain the past instead of earn the next conversation. In this episode of The Talent Lab , Marina Hart and Brad McMillan break down...

In this episode of The Talent Lab , Marina Hart sits down with Angeliki Kotsianti for a powerful conversation on women in biotech, leadership, oncology innovation, and the future of career growth in life sciences. Together, they explore what it really takes to move science into impact, why value matters more than elegant ideas alone, and how women can stop waiting to be recognized and start becomi...

In this episode of Clinical Veterinary Recruiting Insights , Brad McMillan speaks with Dr. William Singleton about his career across lab animal medicine, pharmaceutical research, academia, consulting, and CRO settings — and how those experiences shaped his perspective on leadership, operations, and organizational growth. Together, they explore: how Dr. Singleton found his path into lab animal medi...

Sales candidates are trained communicators. They can build rapport fast, tell a great story, and look confident in an interview. So how do you tell the difference between real capability and interview polish? In Episode 4 of The Talent Lab, Brad McMillan and Marina Hart (RPM ReSearch) sit down with Aaron Schieving, a commercial leader with 20+ years building teams across biotech and life sciences....

Most hiring problems don’t start in the interview. They start before it. In this episode of The Talent Lab, Brad and Marina unpack the first real question hiring managers need to answer before posting a role: What is the first real problem this person will own? Not the job description. Not the long-term career path. The first project or decision that will quickly reveal whether this hire is workin...

In this presentation, Brad McMillan—Founder of RPM ReSearch, a boutique executive search firm in biopharmaceutical drug development—breaks down resumes and interviews from the perspective of how hiring decisions are actually made. This session is not about templates, buzzwords, or gaming ATS systems. It focuses on how candidates and hiring managers can better prepare for interviews by understandin...

If you’ve ever walked out of an interview thinking“I still don’t know if this is the right person” — this is for you. We created a  Hiring Manager Interview Kit  based on 30+ years of recruiting experience filling difficult roles across preclinical and clinical organizations. It helps hiring managers: Prepare better Ask fewer, better questions Avoid “vibes-based” decisions Get confident faster htt...