Podcast

Helping PhDs navigate the pivot to industry.

Strategies for resumes, networking, and mindset shifts to build a career you’ll excel in

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Meet your instructor

Deborah Osikoya, PhD is an award-winning scientist turned industry leader. After navigating her own non-linear journey from the bench to a successful career as a Publications Lead in Biopharma, she realized a critical gap existed in doctoral training: professional development.

She created The PhD Pulse to be the mentor she wished she had. Deborah combines her scientific background with practical corporate strategy to help PhDs recognize their own value. Her mission is simple: to prove that your PhD is powerful, but you are even more powerful.

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FAQs

  • The PhD Pulse Podcast is a weekly show that demystifies PhD-to-industry transitions. It features strategic career insights, insider perspectives from industry leaders, and practical guidance on building high-income, fulfilling careers beyond academia.

  • The podcast is designed for

    • PhD students

    • Postdocs

    • Scientists in academia

    • Scientists preparing for industry interviews

    • Early-career industry professionals aiming to advance

    • Anyone exploring Medical Affairs, Scientific Communications, Clinical Development, HEOR, Regulatory, and related pathways

  • Episodes focus on industry career clarity and advancement, including

    • Resume + LinkedIn optimization

    • Industry job search strategy

    • Medical Affairs and Scientific Communications careers

    • Salary negotiation

    • Evidence generation and publications careers

    • Networking that actually works

    • Breaking into biotech and pharma

    • Brand building for scientists

    • Realistic day-to-day responsibilities

    • Navigating corporate culture

    • High-income nonacademic careers

    • Many more…

  • The podcast is hosted by Dr. Deborah Osikoya, PhD, a biomedical physiologist and a medical affairs communications leader who has built a thriving industry career and now helps PhDs transition confidently and strategically into high-impact roles.

  • I started The PhD Pulse to

    • close the knowledge gap for PhDs entering industry

    • demystify career paths that academia never talks about

    • provide transparent, practical guidance

    • show that PhDs can build high-income, flexible, rewarding careers

    • share lessons I learned transitioning from academia to Medical Affairs and Scientific Communications