How Unexpected Opportunities Shaped an Oncology Career Beyond the Clinic: With D. Ross Camidge, MD, PhD; and Lauren Meehan Machos, MPH

How This Is Building Me, hosted by world-renowned oncologist D. Ross Camidge, MD, PhD, is a podcast focused on the highs and lows, ups and downs of all those involved with cancer, cancer medicine, and cancer science across the full spectrum of life’s experiences.

In this episode, Dr Camidge sat down with Lauren Meehan Machos, MPH, the head thought leader liaison of Strategy & Partnerships and the oncology lead at Nuvalent, Inc. Machos was formerly a global thought leader strategy lead and US oncology opinion leader liaison at Pfizer.

Camidge and Machos discussed Machos' early career transition from pre-med to sales; her role in building strategic partnerships with key opinion leaders in oncology; and her involvement in the Miss New Hampshire and Miss America programs, which provided significant career-shaping opportunities.