When the Plan Changes: Resilience, Reinvention & Finding Your Way in Biotech

What happens when the career plan you thought you had suddenly changes?In this episode of She Leads Biotech, I’m joined once again by Priya Baraniak, PhD, Chief Commercial & Development Officer at Pluristyx, who returns to the podcast after first joining me back in Season 1.In When the Plan Changes: Resilience, Reinvention & Finding Your Way in Biotech, we talk candidly about unexpected career change, resilience and what happens when you have to let go of the plan and find a different way forward.Priya shares what she learned following a professional setback, why personal branding and authentic relationships became so important, and how her own career has evolved from scientist to commercial biotech leader.We also explore the realities of biotech fundraising, what investors look for in leadership teams, the potential of iPSC technology and cell and gene therapy — and why, despite the challenges facing our industry, Priya remains incredibly excited about what the science can achieve for patients.Above all, it’s a conversation about becoming more comfortable with uncertainty, focusing on what you can control and continuing to do the next right thing.Chapters01:23 When Everything Changes05:25 Losing a Role: The First 72 Hours10:05 Personal Branding & Getting Comfortable Being Visible14:50 The Promise of iPSCs18:00 From Scientist to Commercial Leader21:31 What Fundraising Really Looks Like Today23:29 Changing the Conversation About Inclusion28:28 Why Cell & Gene Therapy Still Excites Her31:28 What 13-Year-Old Priya Would Think Today35:27 Just Keep Doing the Next Right Thing37:02 Tough Times Didn't Break Us, They Made Us🎧 Follow She Leads Biotech for more conversations with the people building, leading and shaping biotech.#SheLeadsBiotech #Biotech #BiotechLeadership #CellAndGeneTherapy #WomenInBiotech #LifeSciences #BiotechCareers