Do you have strengths you did not know you had?
One of the top strengths that I uncovered at our recent Company Strategy Week meeting is Input Talent. People with strong Input Talents are inquisitive and always want to know more. They crave information.
I now know why I love going to conferences, why I don’t like to let information go, and why I save too many things—just in case!
When interviewing candidates or taking job briefs from clients, I also learn about different roles and people from them, which is input for me!
Input people draw on this information as it will prove valuable at some stage. It all made sense. I work in a career where information input and listening are key.
Our session with our facilitator, Rick De Paiva from You Who was also a great reminder of the team’s differences and diversity in strengths. It helped us understand a little bit more about why we are the way we are and how we can complement each other to achieve better success moving forward.
For you or your organisation: It’s also important to consider strengths when you think about your career next steps or as you build the team for your organisation. Reach out to Rick via us at [email protected], and we can put you in touch with him.
You Who partner with individuals and organisations to identify, explore, and leverage their unique identity to create authentic leaders, flourishing teams, and distinctive strategy.
See the pictures below of the week and testimonials from the team.
Cheers
Marilyn Jones
In this edition you might want to check out:
- Our latest mexec musings
- Recent Board & C-Suite Appointments
- Current Opportunities
- Check out our NEW SECTION on candidates seeking opportunities
Does the thought of networking make you go cold?
Does it conjure up bad memories, or do you not know what to say to start the conversation? Have you had people trying to sell you something on the first conversation? Or are you daunted and intimidated by the fact that you are a junior and they might be a board member or professor at your organisation? You are not alone…
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mexec would like to congratulate Jeannie Joughin on her success in joining the board of Argenica as their new Non-Executive Director. Argenica and their Chair, Di Angus, partnered with mexec to assist them in sourcing Jeannie for their board. Jeannie is an accomplished Non-Executive Director with a proven track record in the biotech and medtech sectors. She is adept at providing strategic guidance, industry contacts, P&C, governance, and oversight to drive organisational success. She has a strong background in pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, medical devices, and venture capital financing. | |
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mexec is proud to have partnered with Rhythm Biosciences to assist with recruiting Jackson Jones as their Chief Commercial Officer. Marilyn met up with Jackson recently in Melbourne to celebrate his new role. Jackson is an experienced life science and biotechnology leader with over 25 years of experience in driving diagnostic innovation and commercialisation. Rhythm Biosciences is an innovative Australian, publicly listed medical diagnostics company that focuses on delivering simple, affordable blood tests for the accurate detection of cancers. |
Vice President, Preclinical Development Senior Business Development Manager
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Current Opportunities
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See our latest filled roles here
Experienced in life sciences and health sectors. An effective team leader with expertise in the development and implementation of data-driven global marketing strategies. Creative with strong communication skills to support tactical communications. Available from April.
Seeking new opportunities in medtech company or consultancy.
Experienced in technical product portfolio sales management in the environmental vertical market. Products include applications for LCMS and GCMS. Full P&L control. Management of global sales and operational budgets.
Available immediately.
Accomplished CEO/Executive Manager/Project Manager/drug development expert. 30+ years experience in business, regulatory and project management in the development of medical devices, biotechnology and pharmaceutical products. Proven track record in developing novel therapeutics and medical devices. Experience in raising capital for preclinical and phase 2 trials. Extensive background in executive management of start-up biotechnology companies. Proven track record in working with multidisciplinary teams. Available for full-time, part-time, or contract.
Reach out to Marilyn [email protected] or Mark [email protected] to discuss these experienced candidates for your organisation
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mexec memberships
mexec is proud to partner with organisations across the life sciences, medtech, pharmaceutical, and healthcare sectors. We understand the importance of embedding ourselves within these sectors, and these partnerships help us to understand and ask the right questions to meet our clients and candidates needs.
mexec is now a strategic partner with Life Sciences Queensland
Life Sciences Queensland Limited (LSQ) serves as a leading organisation in Queensland, fostering collaboration among industry stakeholders to enhance business growth and develop a vibrant, globally competitive, and sustainable life sciences sector in Queensland, Australia.
LSQ plays a pivotal role in guiding the industry’s strategic direction and influencing public policy. It offers members a range of tools, services, market insights, and access to a global network of life sciences organisations, all aimed at uncovering new business opportunities and accelerating growth.
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Thank you to Denteric Pty Ltd & Inosi Therapeutics Pty Ltd for partnering with mexec to help build out your teams!
Mark Thomas – mexec’s Lead for Specialist & Technical Recruitment was visiting from interstate, and Marilyn Jones – our CEO, had the pleasure of catching up last week with both of their teams over some cake and coffee.
Thanks also to the team at Jumar Bioincubator.
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It is excellent to partner with a local Australian company that is making an impact globally and to work with them to build out the team.
Mark Thomas and Marilyn Jones visited our client ReNerve recently on site.
Mark had placed Bruce Ngo as Project Manager, and it was great to hear the news about their recent IPO.
ReNerve specialises in developing a range of ‘ready to use’ products that are cleaner, safer and better for repairing or replacing damaged peripheral nerves, resulting in better patient outcomes.
Recent Events
BioMelbourne BioForum – Fireside Chat
Janice attended the recent BioMelbourne BioForum – Fireside chat: Turning innovation into market success
Australia’s life sciences development pipeline is flourishing, however, the number of home-grown medicines successfully securing FDA approval remains small.
Professor Andrew Wilks, co-recipient of the prestigious Prime Minister’s Prize for Innovation, and Amanda Handley, Vice President at Medicines Development for Global Health (MDGH), were on stage.
Prof Andrew Wilks, an academic and serial entrepreneur celebrated for co-inventing and commercialising the ground-breaking cancer drug momelotinib, talked about navigating the complexities of turning cutting-edge research into global impactful and market success. Momelotinib, used to treat myelofibrosis, a cancer of the bone marrow, is only the second Australian drug discovery ever approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and a medicine that is now also Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA)- approved.
Amanda Handley, an expert in global health innovation, shared insights from her leadership at MDGH, including the approval of moxidectin, a new treatment for river blindness – the first in over 30 years – recently approved in Ghana. Her work highlights the power of philanthropic partnerships, like those with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, in delivering life-saving treatments to underserved populations.
| ARCS Regulatory Summit Stay Educated! Excellent & informative day in Canberra with ARCS Australia and Therapeutic Goods Administration – updates on all things Regulatory. ✔️Great to see collaboration across multiple countries leading to faster registrations of drugs and devices – COR pathways. Here at mexec we partner with many companies developing new innovative products. It’s fine to have an innovative product that is successful in clinical trials, but today highlights that you actually have to enable access to patients. So, thinking very early on about your regulatory strategy is essential as it can take time to get it in place. ❓Do you have early engagement with the TGA? |
Women in Leadership Awards
Marilyn, Janice and Emma were out and about representing mexec recently at the 2025 BioMelbourne women in leadership awards.
Hon Colin Brooks, Minister for Industry and Advanced Manufacturing, and Minister for Creative Industry, presented the awards and highlighted the importance of fostering diversity and inclusion in driving innovation.
Congratulations to the winners!
Dr Anne-Laure Puaux, Emerging Leadership
Sally Kinrade, Inspiring Leadership
Dr Jane Oppenheim, Distinguished Leadership
 | ARCS Australia Clinical Summit It was good to have a stand at the ARCS Australia Clinical Summit to connect with the clinical and regulatory sector from around Australia. The day started with David Lloyd presenting a very entertaining and informative keynote address. ✔️Many areas were covered, including Global Investment and emerging therapeutic funding. It’s gone down a lot in the last three years. |
Innovation 2 Translation Symposium
The Melbourne Therapeutics (MTx) ‘Innovation 2 Translation’ was an excellent example of engaging with academics and industry to develop the D in R&D. It’s the light side. 💡🔦 Not the dark side. 🕶️
“Biotech is the ultimate team sport. No one has all the knowledge.”
“Australian Biotechs that happen to be based in Australia. It’s a global effort’
“Best founders are the ones that work in a great team with no silos.”
“First in class is where best to invest. The second is okay, but it’s better to be really good and different; after that, it’s not really investable.”
“Pharma won’t normally invest until after Phase I. Hence why VCs often invest with others as too risky when early to lose all your $”
“Nice to hear that VCs talk together and also co-invest together.”
“Great opportunity to review the recruitment landscape, set some growth targets and the 2025 focus, and determine how the various complementary strengths of the mexec team can enable their achievement.”
– Sue Forrest –
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Check out a longer and more comprehensive range of events on the new events section of our website here.
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Links of Interest
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CRISPRpedia – A free, textbook-style resource that explains and illustrates all things CRISPR
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CCReW- Community & Consumer Research Workforce
mexec Christmas party with some of the team
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It’s been a busy start to the year. We look forward to connecting with you this year sometime soon!
Please don’t hesitate to contact us if we can be of assistance with your job search or executive recruitment.
With best wishes,
Marilyn Jones & the mexec team
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