Strategic Leadership Advisory for Life Sciences & Tech
Bespoke strategic support to help leaders find clarity, confidence and direction
In regulated life sciences and tech organisations, the real pressure rarely comes from the science alone.
Senior leaders are navigating complex role transitions, transformation demands, succession risk and the weight of decisions that affect real lives. While they may be facing new regulations, compliance burdens, developing systems or AI tools, the deeper challenge is often the communication, engagement and human dynamics behind it all.
Our support extends to Executive and Career Coaching for senior leaders and leadership teams, providing the space, challenge and clarity you need to lead through moments of change - whether that is new systems, culture shifts, rapid growth, M&A or organisational restructuring.
We design and deliver strategic, people-focused support that goes beyond coaching to provide the specialist senior leader guidance required in high-stakes, high-complexity environments.
WHY YOU NEED THIS
Your leaders are under pressure from external forces - economic conditions, market shifts, M&A, new system implementation and AI are forcing tough decisions and the strain is starting to show
You know more is possible but lack the independent perspective to see where to go
You want to retain your best people and invest in them rather than start recruitment again
You want support built around your context, not a generic programme that could belong to anyone
WHAT WE DELIVER
We start with a zoomed-out strategic view of your context, design support around what we find, and deliver it through a carefully matched network of leadership specialists, executive coaches and facilitators – in person or online, wherever you are in the world.
“Sarah is a fantastic coach for anyone navigating the complexities of the biotech sector. She helped me sharpen my problem-solving skills and better understand the growth opportunities available to me. Her deep roots in the Cambridge science scene, combined with her expertise in networking and active listening, make her an exceptionally effective coach.”
— John McGonigle, Director Informatics at INSMED
“Sarah has truly helped improve team working among clinician engineers as part of our organisation. Her focus on understanding each other and communicating that understanding has helped to ensure enhanced team productivity and motivation.”
— Dr Neel Sharma, Founder & Director at The Clinician Engineer HubOUR COACHING ASSOCIATES
Helena Kim, PhD
Executive Coaching and Leadership PsychologyHelena specialises in relational intelligence, influence and high-stakes leadership, bringing deep experience in coaching boards, CEOs and senior leaders in large corporates. With a background in psychology, she helps clients not only strengthen judgement and influence in the present, but also surface and shift the deeper patterns shaped by past experience that can limit leadership at the highest level.
Lucy Day
Leadership, Team Effectiveness and Change CoachingWith a focus on culture, communication and the human side of change, Lucy helps leaders and teams in highly regulated environments build stronger relationships, navigate uncertainty and create the conditions for effective collaboration.
Drawing on global corporate experience, Silvia helps individuals and groups build the influence, confidence and cohesion needed for high-performing collaboration. With a particular strength in multicultural leadership, her practical coaching supports people to lead effectively across cultures and create stronger collective impact.
Executive Coaching and Leadership DevelopmentSilvia Lamas
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
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We have deep experience supporting leaders through M&A, redundancies and reorganisations, leadership changes, culture shifts, and system implementations (including AI) in highly regulated environments. We focus on the business problems and the human dynamics behind them.
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Our work blends executive-level coaching with strategic advisory and deep sector insight into regulated life sciences and tech environments. Leaders get both the space to think and the strategic challenge needed to navigate complex change with clarity.
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Yes. Alma is not a solo practice. We draw on a curated network of senior specialists, matched carefully to your context, so we can support individuals, leadership teams or whole functions.
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No. We begin with a zoomed-out strategic view to understand what is really happening in your organisation. Support is then designed around your people, your pressures and your goals. It’s never a one-size-fits-all model.
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This level of strategic support is often far more cost-effective than losing and rehiring key talent. Leaders who feel supported make better decisions, carry their teams through change and stay longer - reducing risk and strengthening performance.
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Yes. As an external partner, we are independent of internal politics and career dynamics. Leaders can speak freely, explore challenges honestly and gain clarity without fear of judgement or consequence.