Key Takeaways

• Learn how to leverage AI and data science skills to accelerate your life sciences career by building data literacy competencies, even without a technical background.
• Discover ways to spot and remove bias in technology and workplace systems by recognising that AI algorithms reflect their training data, making diverse perspectives essential.
• Understand practical steps to build inclusive teams where different perspectives lead to better science through deliberate recruitment and partnerships with underrepresented institutions.
• Explore how AI transformation will be human-focused, centred on culture and leadership rather than technology, positioning women’s collaborative strengths as critical assets.
• Take away Erica’s framework for vocal curiosity as a leadership tool, using questions to demonstrate strategic thinking and solve problems across organisations.
• Apply Sherrita’s approach to authentic leadership by understanding your unique perspective and lived experience are superpowers in driving innovation and transformation.
• Uncover the importance of taking action over perfection, with Sandra’s advice to find problems you can solve and seek mentors who can accelerate your AI-driven career.

Snippets

• “If we build this [AI] right and if we have the right concepts and mindsets and equitable insights that we can truly reach into communities and cure and improve diseases that we never could before”. (2025, Sherrita Dorsey)
• “When I think about AI, I think about speed. Everything is happening faster. Faster reviews, faster data analysis. We’re doing it in life sciences. Our customers are also doing it” (2025, Erica Paine)
• “We have less than 20% of women giving [AI] governance, making the decisions. So we are not leading it yet. But we have the profiles to excel at this human transformation. It’s part of our superpower”. (2025, Sandra Lopes)

Timestamps & Topics

• 00:00 — Intro: Lift Up’s mission and focus on data, AI, and STEM
• 02:15 — Guest Introductions: Erica, Sherrita, and Sandra share their roles
• 06:33 — AI Transformation: How AI is changing drug discovery and operations
• 07:06 — Leadership Gap: Women hold less than 20% of AI governance positions
• 23:18 — Bias in Technology: How algorithms perpetuate disparities
• 42:38 — Academia-Industry Collaboration: Building diverse talent pipelines
• 46:12 — Advice to Younger Selves: Vocal curiosity, authenticity, and action

Resources

• Follow Erica Paine on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericapaine/
• Follow Sherrita Dorsey on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sherritadorsey/
• Follow Sandra Lopes Guerreiro on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandra-lopes-guerreiro/
• Follow Louise Williams on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lifesciencesexecutivesearchretainedstaffingtalentsolutionsmanagingdirector/
• Join Lift Up: https://fraserdove.com/lift-up-women-life-sciences/
• Follow Lift Up: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/lift-up-women-in-life-sciences/

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