You've built technical expertise. Now build the career you desire.
The Science of Career Growth for Women in Pharma + Biotech.
The Science of Career Growth for Women in Pharma + Biotech.
The insider playbook from the talent leader who knows how advancement decisions actually get made. Whether you need clarity on your next move or strategic positioning for the role you want—this is the 10% your education and training never taught you.
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Welcome to The Right Move Protocol™
Most professionals in pharma and biotech advance through trial and error—spending 12-18 months per transition figuring out what they want, how to position themselves, and which opportunities align with their goals.
The alternative: A proven framework that compresses uncertainty into clarity, backed by expert guidance as you implement.
The Right Move Protocol™ is a 4-month intensive program for women in pharma and biotech who are ready
to advance strategically, not accidentally.
You know something needs to change.
You know something needs to change.
You might not have the words for it yet. But you feel it—that gap between
what you're capable of and where you're actually positioned. Between the
impact you could make and the roles you're being offered.
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The problem isn't your qualifications. It's that you're playing by rules that don't exist.
You've been taught that if you work hard, deliver results, and build expertise, advancement happens naturally. That's not how it works.
The Visible Path (what your education taught you):
- Submit applications to posted roles
- Wait for performance reviews to advocate for you
- Hope leadership notices your contributions
- Watch peers with less experience advance faster
The Hidden Path (what actually drives advancement):
- Design roles around your expertise—before they're posted
- Build strategic visibility so decision-makers know your value
- Create opportunities through relationships, not applications
- Understand how advancement decisions actually get made
The technical expertise got you in the door. But no one taught you the
strategic positioning that moves you up.
That's not your fault. It's a gap in professional education.
Your education and training taught you how to do the science. It didn't teach you how promotion decisions get made in talent review meetings. How to translate technical expertise into business impact. How to build the kind of visibility that creates opportunities.
This is the 10% they never taught you—but it's the 10% edge that determines the next ten years.
But guess what...
The Right Move Protocol™ gives you the strategic framework and expert guidance to access the hidden path
This isn't career coaching in the traditional sense. It's a systematic approach to building the clarity, positioning, and confidence that create advancement opportunities.
let's talk about what makes this work.
How It Works
Your Right move protocol™
The proprietary framework that identifies your ideal role based on your specific strengths, values, and goals. Not what roles are available. Not what you think you should want.
What actually fits.
This becomes your decision-making filter for every career crossroads:
promotions, company moves, negotiations, strategic opportunities. You build it in month 1. You apply it in months 2-4. You use it for the rest of your career.
Strategic PositioninG
Most professionals are qualified but invisible to the right people, in the right way.
We translate your technical expertise into strategic language, optimize your positioning materials, and build the kind of visibility that makes decision-makers think of you first.
This is an industry-specific skill that most professionals don't learn but changes your career trajectory.
Expert Implementation Support
The framework only works if you implement it.
You get four months of unlimited coaching—weekly group sessions, written coaching concierge, and strategic guidance on every decision and conversation
as you execute your strategy.
Plus 12 total months of access to this career-defining curriculum so you can continue to grow and advance on your terms and timeline.
The result: Clear direction, strategic positioning, and the confidence to navigate your career proactively rather than reactively.
this is what a proven framework and support system creates:
Alliance Manager
Katherine got a new job, promotion, & sign-on bonus
Working with Melissa helped me drive the impact I want to have in my career.
I used to be chronically indecisive; now, I make decisions with ease and with confidence in my intuition. I am experiencing unprecedented wins every week. Melissa's unique coaching style has completely transformed the way I show up to (and outside of) work.
Quality Assurance Specialist
Anonymous discovered how to get out of the lab and into pm without experience
Learning how to articulate my transferrable skills is a game changer...
I loved getting to know the other women and seeing that my struggles were not unique! Having someone help me figure out what I bring to the table and how to articulate my transferrable skills is a game changer for me. I knew I needed to make changes, but having someone be able to help me navigate what they were was exactly what I needed.
Stacy uncovered her dream job and path to growth
Melissa's coaching has been a game-changer in shaping my career.
In just 8 weeks, I identified the role that aligns perfectly with my values and gained the actionable strategies to move forward with confidence. Her structured support and personalized advice provided the clarity I needed to take decisive steps. Melissa was by my side every step of the way, cheering me on. I’m incredibly grateful for her expertise and excited for the growth and opportunities ahead!
Associate Dir, BioSample Management
Senior Scientist
Common patterns across our clients:Promotions after years of "not yet" | New roles in 4-6 months | Salary increases of up to 40%| Sign-on bonuses of $25K-$75K | Roles created that didn't exist | Transitions without direct experience | Confidence to advocate strategically | Success without burnout
Preeya uncovered her path to industry
I’ve made great use of the resources from this coaching program in landing my new job.
The program has been instrumental in helping me reflect on my values, clarify my career goals, and strengthen my growth mindset. With its supportive environment, I’ve gained confidence and developed greater clarity in navigating my professional path. I would recommend The Right Move Protocol to others.
Research & Development
ANONYMOUS got promoted to senior director
I have more career options than I initially thought!
I am very appreciative of the support that I have received through this program. I now have more clarity in what I want from my role. I have more confidence in myself and my abilities/experiences. I really like all the tools that are provided - they help to breakdown the whole process into manageable pieces. I also enjoyed getting to know all the other women in the cohort.
Director,Drug Policy
Amanda discovered she didnt' have to leave to grow
I finally feel like I’m on the right path — in my career and in my life.
I can see the tremendous progress I’ve made go beyond just my day-to-day job. I’m feeling passionate about my career again. Last year, I was ready to quit — now I have the clarity and resilience to move forward with confidence. The coaching I have received, especially around communication, I’ve been able to apply in all aspects of my life.
Scientist
Senior Scientist
Results in Client's Words
Swathi moved out of the lab and into management.
Christina had multiple competing offers in new areas after being laid off.
Allison Had a Director-Level Role Created for Her—At a Company That Wasn't Hiring
I WANT THESE RESULTS!
Hear from client results who used the The Right Move Protocol process
Tugba Got Promoted into People Management—After Years of Being Told She 'Wasn't Ready'"
"As soon as Melissa assisted me that dream job found me like a magic. I was able to lead my team with confidence and start delivering results in record time."
Manager, Quality Assurance
Brena GOT HER DREAM JOB after layoff
"By week two or three of the program, I was already getting an offer. Melissa is amazing. I love the fact that the program really creates a structured environment with very unique input. "
Lead, Upstream Process Development
Erin got her dream job & a sign-on bonus
"I know what role is right for me. I know I’m exactly where I need to be now.Through coaching with Melissa, I now have confidence in my decisions and my career. "
Associate Director, Clinical Operations
CLIENT results:
Who This is Built For
This for you if:
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Have the technical expertise but recognize that advancement requires direction and strategic positioning, not just performance.
You're analytically minded enough to understand that trial-and-error has significant opportunity cost.
You're looking for a low-commitment option or want to "test it out" before fully engaging. This requires partnership, not passive participation.
Are ready to invest in expert guidance rather than spending 12-18 months figuring this out independently.
You've seen the value of expertise in other areas of your life and recognize the same principle applies here.
You need external validation to take action on your own behalf. We can provide strategy and frameworks, but you need to already value yourself enough to want to learn to advocate strategically.
Want a proven framework, not motivational content.
You're skeptical of generic career advice and need industry-specific guidance from someone who understands how pharma/biotech actually works.
It's probably for you if...
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You're hoping for a quick fix without strategic work. This is a rigorous, implementation-focused program to creates sustainable results.
It's probably for you if...
Are prepared to implement, not just consume.
You understand that transformation requires application, and you're ready to do the strategic work.
The consultation call determines mutual fit.
We're as selective about clients as you should be about this investment.
Your 4-Month Transformation
What Happens When You Join The Right Move Protocol™
Month 1: Clarity
Get crystal clear on your ideal role—what you want, what you're built for, and what will actually fulfill you. Not the role you think you should want. The one that matches your technical strengths and the impact you actually want to make.
Month 2: Strategy
Build your positioning strategy so decision-makers understand your expertise and the problems you solve—so you're the person they think of when opportunities open up.
Month 3: Execution
Put your plan into action with live coaching support. Navigate conversations, interviews, and strategic moves with confidence.
Month 4: Momentum
Land the role, secure the promotion, or create new opportunities. Lock in your wins and build sustainable momentum so you have a confident path forward.
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This isn't about the next job. It's about building a career strategy that compounds over the next decade—so every move positions you for bigger opportunities, not just different titles.
Months 5-12: Implementation & Growth
Continue accessing all resources, trainings, and frameworks as you implement and see compounding results. You can't fail unless you quit. Build sustainable momentum.
The Proven Right Move Protocol™ Advantage.
The typical pattern without a framework:
Each career decision becomes a new problem to solve from scratch. Should you take the promotion? Switch companies? Negotiate harder? Every decision requires weeks of deliberation, outside opinions, and ultimately, guessing.
With your Right Move Protocol™:
You have a consistent filter for every decision. The same framework that helps you identify your next role also helps you evaluate future
opportunities, navigate internal politics, assess cultural fit, and determine negotiation parameters.
Career decisions you'll make in the next 10-15 years:
- Major role transitions: 4-6
- Promotion decisions: 3-5
- Negotiation moments: 5-8
- Strategic project/opportunity evaluation: 50+
Most professionals approach each as a unique problem.
You'll approach each with a proven framework.
The difference compounds significantly over time.
You're not buying 4 months of coaching.
You're building a decision-making system you'll use for the rest of your career.
what makes this effective
The structure is designed for implementation, not just information transfer with 4 months of strategic partnership.
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Weekly Group Coaching
Real-time strategic guidance on the specific decisions and conversations you're navigating—interview preparation, positioning conversations, negotiation strategy.
You have the opportunity to get coached by Melissa every week, which means you're never stuck.
The group format means you learn from others' challenges while getting expert input on yours.
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Written Coaching Concierge
Between sessions, submit any strategic question and receive expert guidance within 48 hours.
Most clients use this a minimum of 6-10 times over the program—for resume positioning reviews, LinkedIn optimization, pre-interview strategy, or navigating unexpected situations.
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Monthly Co-Work and Connection Calls
Implement in real-time alongside peers. Build relationships with other ambitious women in pharma/biotech while making tangible progress on your strategy.
Built in structured work time to keep you on track with your goals.
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Your Right Move Protocol™
The proprietary framework that becomes your decision-making tool for every career crossroads: promotions, company moves, role pivots, negotiations.
Built in month 1, applied in months 2-4, used for the rest of your career.
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Strategic Positioning Playbook
Your résumé, LinkedIn profile, and positioning materials optimized so recruiters and hiring managers immediately see you as the expert for your
target roles.
The difference between "screened out" and "must interview" is positioning—we ensure yours is right.
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12 Months Training and Tools Access
The training modules, tools, templates, and frameworks remain accessible as you continue implementing beyond the 4-month intensive period.
This isn't a course you finish—it's a system you continue using.
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Industry-Specific Community
Connection with other women in pharma/biotech who are navigating similar challenges. Many clients report that peer conversations and connections become as valuable as the coaching itself—including referrals to opportunities and introductions that accelerate their trajectory.
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Small Group Onboarding Call
Start together as a cohort. Align on goals, understand the structure, and meet the women you'll be advancing alongside.
This is where you'll get your personalized roadmap for success and learn how to create and measure your progress.
This is having a career strategist in your corner for four months—
someone who knows how pharma works, how decisions get made, and how to position you for the opportunities that match your expertise.
But more than that: You're getting a decision-making framework you'll
use for the rest of your career.
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this is a strategic investment.
**The opportunity cost compounds:**
- Time spent without clear direction: 12-18 months+
- Salary differential from suboptimal positioning: $15K-$30K annually
- Trajectory impact over 5 years: $75K-$150K
- Confidence and fulfillment impact: Significant but unquantifiable
**The strategic alternative:**
A proven framework that compresses 12-18 months of uncertainty into 30 days of clarity, backed by expert guidance as you implement.
The question isn't whether coaching has value.
The question is whether having a meaningful career, accelerating your trajectory by 12+ months and ensuring strategic positioning for the next decade justifies $10,000.
Your degrees taught you the science. They didn't teach you how promotion decisions get made, how to build strategic visibility, or how to position yourself for opportunities that match your expertise.
This is the 10% they never taught you—but it's the 10% that determines the next ten years.
Ready to Love Your Career?
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12 Months Access to the On-Demand Industry-Specific Career Advancement Library
4 Months of Unlimited Personalized Strategy through Private and Group Coaching
Curated Women in Pharma/Biotech Community for Insider Info and Mentoring
Private Podcast with Dozens of Coaching Conversations, Q&A, and Call Replays
Plus, Helpful Bonuses, like:
- The Make Confident Decisions Workshop, so you always make clear, assertive career choices.
- The Time Boosting Method for Pharma Professionals, giving you more control over your schedule
- The Get Grounded and Tame Anxiety Library—with facilitated breathwork sessions because your mental well-being matters.
YOUR investment: $10,000
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Our Client-Loved Workbook, Mailed to Your Door
Value: $19,500
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+single payment exclusive Bonus
Private 1:1 strategy session with Melissa ($900 value)
or 3 monthly payments of $3600.
Once you apply and if you are a potential good fit for The Right Move Protocol™ you'll be invited to a a consultation call to ensure mutual fit. This is a strategic conversation to determine whether this program aligns with your goals and whether you're ready for this level of investment.
The next cohort begins January 21, 2026. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis.
hey there!
I'm Melissa,
Your New Coach.
industry-specific career development matters.
Former Pharma/Biotech Talent Leader | Organizational Psychologist | Career & Leadership Coach
I spent 12+ years in pharma and biotech—in talent development and organizational psychology roles at companies like AstraZeneca, Covance, and Emergent BioSolutions.
I sat in the talent review meetings where promotion decisions are made. I built leadership development programs and advised on leadership potential. I know how the system actually works—not how it's supposed to work.
I saw brilliant, high-performing women consistently overlooked because they didn't know how to position their expertise strategically. Women doing the work of the next level without the visibility or credibility to advance. Women stuck in the "reliable workhorse" role while less capable colleagues advanced through strategic positioning.
The performance was there. The strategic positioning wasn't.
**That's why I built The Right Move Protocol™.**
Not generic career advice. Not motivational content. A proven framework that translates technical expertise into strategic positioning, backed by organizational psychology and direct experience with how pharma actually makes advancement decisions.
Since leaving corporate in 2020, I've worked with dozens of women in pharma and biotech to land promotions, secure new roles, and build careers they actually want—not just careers that look good on paper.
**My approach:**
Evidence-based. Measured. Industry-specific. Personalized support that is as unique as you are. You deserve a meaningful career.
trusted by:
Just *some* of the companies my clients have worked with and gotten new jobs at:
Real Questions from Women Like You
- Industry Specificity- Most career coaching is generalized across industries. This is built specifically for pharma/biotech organizational structures, decision-making processes, and advancement mechanics. The strategies for positioning yourself in a matrix organization are fundamentally different from other industries—generic advice doesn't translate.
- Measured Framework Over Sessions - Many coaching programs are session-based: you meet weekly and you ask questions without expert guidance. This is framework-based: you build a strategic protocol in month 1, then apply it with guidance in months 2-4. You leave with a repeatable system, not just advice.
- Practitioner Background - I spent 12+ years in pharma/biotech talent development and organizational psychology. The guidance isn't theoretical—it's based on direct experience with how promotion decisions are actually made, how talent reviews function, and what leadership assesses beyond performance.
The question isn't whether this is "better" than other coaching. The question is whether industry-specific, framework-based guidance from a practitioner background aligns with how you prefer to approach professional development.
What I can promise:
- A proven strategic framework that dozens of women have used successfully
- Expert guidance from someone who understands how pharma actually works
- Unlimited coaching support for 4 months
- Tools and positioning strategies you'll use for your entire career
- Measured progress and reassurance that 100% of women who implement the program, say they would recommend the program to others.
The program works when implemented. Results depend on your application of the framework, market timing, and strategic decisions you make with guidance.
What we can control: The quality of guidance, the proven framework, my full commitment to your success.
What you control: Your implementation, your willingness to take strategic action, your commitment to showing up.
The consultation call helps us both assess whether you're ready to do your part.
Not everyone needs to leave—many just need clarity on what trajectory actually fits, strategic positioning so leadership sees them as promotion-ready, and confidence to advocate for themselves effectively.
Many clients stay at their companies and get promoted, get roles redesigned around their strengths, or gain the clarity to make strategic internal moves.
The Right Move Protocol™ works whether you're staying or going—because it's about strategic career design, not just job searching.
But the timeline varies based on:
- Market conditions in your specific functional area and how you implement
- Whether you're pursuing internal promotion or external opportunities
- Your specific situation and goals
What's consistent: You'll have a clear direction within month 1, strategic positioning by month 2, and expert guidance on execution through month 4. The clarity and framework are immediate. The outcome timing depends on implementation and market factors.
The 12 months of access ensures you have continued support as you implement
beyond the intensive 4-month period.
Most clients find this manageable alongside full-time work because the strategic clarity eliminates time wasted on unfocused job applications and decision paralysis.
The program is built for busy women in pharma, you have access to coaching on your schedule with the Coaching Concierge if you cannot attend the calls. Some clients never attend the calls and still reach their goals by using the on-demand support resources.
Apply now and start building the career that matches your expertise
- Assess whether this approach aligns with your goals
- Understand how the framework would apply to your specific situation
- Determine if this is the right investment for where you are in your career
- Ask any questions about the program structure or methodology
It's also my opportunity to ensure you're ready for this level of investment
and that we're the right fit to work together.
By the time you enroll, we'll both be confident this is the right decision.
1. Submit your application (takes 5-10 minutes)
2. If approved, you'll receive a link to schedule your consultation call
3. We'll have a strategic conversation about your goals and the program
4. If we're both confident it's the right fit, you'll receive enrollment information
5. You'll gain immediate access to the curriculum and community
6. The cohort begins Jan 2026 with the group onboarding call
The next cohort begins January 21, 2026.
Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis.
We work with a limited number of clients at a time to maintain coaching quality and community depth.
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