S3 E16, Mini Manchanda, Senior Director of Precision Medicine at Kura Oncology

In this episode of She Leads Biotech, Sharron Cox sits down with Mini Manchanda, Senior Director of Precision Medicine at Kura Oncology, to explore a career built on curiosity, compassion, and bold pivots.From her early research days in India to global biotech roles at Thermo Fisher, AstraZeneca, and now Kura, Mini shares how she’s helped shape the future of healthcare — one personalized solution at a time.We talk about:🔹 Redefining success after an early “failure”🔹 Working across diagnostics, drug development, and precision medicine🔹 Leading with intention in a high-growth biotech🔹 The difference between precision medicine and precision health🔹 Holistic care, Eastern medicine, and integrating new paradigms🔹 Mentorship, identity, and finding meaning beyond your job title “You don’t need to be hard to lead. You can lead with softness.”An honest and uplifting conversation with a scientist, strategist, and leader who’s building better systems — and lifting others as she rises.📌 Chapters / Timestamps00:00 – Meet Mini Manchanda02:00 – Childhood curiosity and falling in love with biology06:00 – When medical school didn’t work out — and why that was okay08:00 – The impact of constant relocation on resilience and adaptability10:00 – Getting into research and moving abroad for grad school12:00 – Transitioning from academia to industry14:00 – Thermo Fisher, Saudi genome projects, and diagnostics development16:00 – AstraZeneca and the global evolution of precision medicine19:00 – The power of purpose-driven leadership22:00 – What is precision medicine — and how is it evolving?24:00 – The future of precision health and data-informed wellness27:00 – Eastern vs. Western medicine: challenges and opportunities32:00 – Identity, purpose, and career ambitions34:00 – Advice for young women in science36:00 – Mentorship and paying it forward🎧 Listen now — and get inspired by a leader redefining what it means to do meaningful work in science and health.#SheLeadsBiotech #MiniManchanda #KuraOncology #PrecisionMedicine #WomenInSTEM #AuthenticLeadership #LifeSciences #BiotechInnovation #CareerGrowth #HolisticHealthcare