Sonia Razzetti on how to find your voice and articulate the value of quality to senior leadership.

Today I spoke with Sonia Razzetti, SVP of Quality at Disc Medicine, a clinical stage biotech focussed on developing therapies in the haematology space. Sonia shares her journey in quality and discusses the challenges she faced, including finding her voice in leadership meetings and aligning quality objectives with business priorities. Sonia is really open about the failures she has had to overcome which have helped her develop her career and others. TakeawaysFinding your voice in leadership meetings Aligning quality objectives with business priorities are common challenges.The most rewarding aspects of working in quality.The value of listening more and speaking less for quality leaderThe importance of diverse perspectives and better decision-making. Chapters00:00 Introduction and Background03:38 Building a Late Phase/Commercial Ready Quality Management System06:32 Transitioning from Big Pharma to Start-ups10:44 Key Challenges Faced in Career Development15:26 Finding Your Voice and Building Confidence in Leadership20:37 Aligning Quality Objectives with Business Priorities23:06 Shaping Leadership Approach and Mentoring Others24:55 Evolution of Quality as a Profession26:52 Pride in Career Achievements and Future Excitement32:36 Advice for Aspiring Quality LeadersHuge thank you to Sonia for coming on the show and being very open about the challenges she faced in her early career and how she managed to overcome these.Hope you enjoy the show!