# 196 - How to Win Your First 90 Days in Pharma and MedTech

- Show: [Let's Combinate](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/lets-combinate)
- Published: 2025-07-09
- Length: 9m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/lets-combinate/2025-07-09-196-how-to-win-your-first-90-days-in-pharma-and-medtech
- Listen: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letscombinate/episodes/196---How-to-Win-Your-First-90-Days-in-Pharma-and-MedTech-e359tbt

## Summary

Subhi Saadeh, a Quality Professional with experience at major Pharma and Medical Device companies, outlines eight lessons for new hires in life sciences. She emphasizes understanding the broader impact of junior roles, adopting a professional mindset, and avoiding the 'silent trap' by asking questions. Saadeh advises finding mentors, treating feedback as fuel, mastering internal systems, and taking full responsibility for one's own career growth.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/lets-combinate/2025-07-09-196-how-to-win-your-first-90-days-in-pharma-and-medtech#t=0) Introduction: Subhi Saadeh and the 8 Lessons
- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/lets-combinate/2025-07-09-196-how-to-win-your-first-90-days-in-pharma-and-medtech#t=0) Lesson 1: Understanding the Impact of Your Role

## Topics

- [Careers & education](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/engineering-careers-and-education)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- The War of Art (other)
- Managing Oneself (other)

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