Linda Traylor, VP of Medical Excellence at Acceleration Point, hosts engaging conversations with Medical Affairs and Field Medical leaders on the power of mentorship and coaching. Each podcast uncovers practical strategies, personal stories, and lessons to inspire and prepare the next generation of medical leaders.
A Conversation with Medical Affairs Leader Marie-Ange Noué
Marie-Ange Noué of Fact MI joins OnPoint: The Mentor Sessions to discuss knowledge orchestration and building trust in medical affairs leadership.
15 Sept 2026
A Conversation with Medical Affairs Leader Jan Lewis
Jan Lewis, MAPA Secretary, joins OnPoint: The Mentor Sessions to discuss curiosity, humility, courage, and an enterprise mindset in medical affairs.
10 Aug 2026
A Conversation with Medical Affairs Leader Olivia Kager
Olivia Kager, Global Commercial Lead, Hemato-Oncology at Kyowa Kirin, joins Linda Traylor on OnPoint: The Mentor Sessions to talk about a career built on crossing between medical affairs and commercial leadership — and what it taught her about strategic partnership, accountability, and the future of the medical affairs function.
13 Jul 2026
A Conversation with Medical Affairs Leader Sarah Cross
Sarah Cross, PhD, Senior Health Value Translation Lead at Sanofi, joins OnPoint: The Mentor Sessions to talk about her path into medical affairs, the mindset shifts that shaped her leadership, and why bringing the patient voice into R&D is the natural next step for the field.
5 Jun 2026
A Conversation with Medical Affairs Leader Lee Gervitz
In this episode of OnPoint: The Mentor Sessions, host Linda Traylor sits down with Lee Gervitz, Senior Vice President of Medical Affairs at Xenon Pharmaceuticals, a neuroscience-focused biopharmaceutical company. Lee shares the mindset shift that reshaped his leadership — what he calls metacognition, or ”thinking about your thinking” — and unpacks how it changed the way he leads teams, frames decisions, and develops talent.
4 May 2026
A Conversation with Medical Affairs Leader Paul Ward
Paul Ward has spent thirty years in Medical Affairs — from selling antibiotics at Beecham Laboratories to leading field medical oncology, hematology, medical value, and access at BeOne Medicines. He has attended the American Society of Hematology for twenty-three consecutive years. His point of view is earned in the arena, and in this episode, he shares it.
In this conversation with Linda Traylor, Paul covers the mindset shift that transformed his MSL career, what he learned leading a team through a drug withdrawal, why the worst career advice in field medical is to rush to the next title, and what he would put on a billboard for every Medical Affairs professional in the world.
10 Apr 2026
A Conversation with Medical Affairs Leader Tom Caravela
Tom Caravela has placed leaders across some of the most recognized Medical Affairs organizations in the industry. After 20+ years, he knows what elite looks like — and what holds people back. In this conversation with Linda Traylor, he doesn’t hold back.
This episode covers the evolution of the MSL role, what exceptional Medical Affairs leaders actually have in common, why adaptability is no longer optional, and where the profession is headed. Tom also shares the mindset shift that changed everything for him — and the habits he wishes he had built sooner.
Whether you lead a field medical team, are building toward a leadership role, or are just entering Medical Affairs, this conversation has something for you.
10 Mar 2026
A Conversation with Medical Affairs Leader Dr. Davida White
In our inaugural episode of OnPoint: The Mentor Sessions, Linda Traylor, VP of Medical Excellence at Acceleration Point, begins a new podcast series designed to uncover the mindsets, habits, and behaviors that define exceptional leaders in Medical Affairs.
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