HR Digest

MAY 14, 2022

Moderna CFO Jorge Gomez had assumed the position just one day prior, almost a month after leaving a dental company. While Moderna looks for a replacement, his recently retired predecessor, David Meline, will continue to work as the CFO. The biotechnology company announced Gomez’s appointment as the new Moderna CFO on April 11.

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CFO Chief Financial Officer Due Diligence Biotechnology 52

The Idolbuster

JANUARY 15, 2013

I heard a cautionary tale from “George” the former VP of marketing at a mid-sized biotechnology company about how a bogus forecast helped propagate a disaster. Marketing then back calculated the number of units, service contracts, and consumables that would need to be sold to make the forecast.

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Biotechnology Groupthink CFO Stress 41

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 28, 2012

This means they're buying drugs that could be similar to others already on or coming soon to the market. No company should confuse the strategy of buying into a big market with buying innovation that will bring tomorrow's growth. The market reaction to all of this was mixed, but the trajectory was set for one way: higher.

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Innovation Company Biotechnology CFO 12