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0208. It’s Not the Science - It’s the System
Lean By Design · 2025-09-10 · 55 min
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Send us Fan Mail Why Operational Excellence is Biopharma’s Next Competitive Advantage In this special cofounder episode of Lean by Design , Oscar Gonzalez and Lawrence Wong pull back the curtain on the ideas behind Oscar’s upcoming book - and the operational realities that inspired it. The core message? The biggest risks in biopharma often don’t come from the science. They come from fragile systems, tribal knowledge, and disconnected processes that silently slow teams down or bring them to a grinding halt.
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