Deadline: 15-Feb-23
Nominations are now open for the Women in Leadership Awards to recognise and champion women, at different stages of their careers, who have made outstanding contributions to advancing the biotechnology, medical technology, and pharmaceutical sector, and inspire more women to pursue leadership roles.
The Awards recognise women who work in or support the health industry – including biotechnology, medical technology, pharmaceuticals and other health innovation areas – as executives, management, R&D practitioners, suppliers, service providers and other roles engaged with the sector.
Purpose
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The BioMelbourne Network Women in Leadership Awards are designed to celebrate, honour and profile successful women in the health industry sector: to celebrate women who exhibit leadership in their fields of expertise and have made outstanding contributions to advancing the industry; to honour women who serve as role models and mentors to others and have made outstanding contributions to supporting the industry; and to profile the women who take strategic risks, tenaciously pursue goals and have made outstanding contributions to innovation in the industry.
- Supporting diversity to empower leaders
- They strongly support diversity and encourage nominations for individuals of all backgrounds.
- They use an inclusive definition of ‘women’, including transgender, gender diverse and non-binary individuals.
Award Categories
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There are three Award categories, recognising women in different types of leadership roles and at different stages of their careers. The Award categories are:
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Emerging Leadership Award – Mover & Shaker
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This Award celebrates an inspiring leader who:
- Has taken on a career challenge, career move or career change within the last 2-4 years that has high potential for industry impact
- Exhibits leadership qualities such as strategic risk-taking, embracing innovation, entrepreneurship and an appetite for driving change
- Is a rising star, who, regardless of age, is seen as a mover and shaker with high potential for future success in the industry
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This Award celebrates an inspiring leader who:
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Inspiring Leadership Award – Making It Happen
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This Award celebrates an inspiring leader who:
- Has played a pivotal leadership role in delivering a project, partnership, or collaborative initiative within the last 5 to 10 years
- Through this project or initiative has delivered meaningful outcomes and positive change in the health industry
- Has demonstrated valuable leadership skills such as collaboration, communication, team building, transformation, innovation, change management, dedication and passion for innovation that has impact
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This Award celebrates an inspiring leader who:
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Distinguished Leadership Award – Impact For Industry
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This Award celebrates an inspiring leader who:
- Has held a senior position of leadership (C-level executive, GM, Board Director, Chair)
- Has significant experience within the health industry sector, 10-15+ years
- Has shown leadership and vision resulting in meaningful industry impact
- Demonstrates outstanding leadership qualities, such as integrity and initiative, mentoring and giving back, dedication and determination, resilience and risk taking, and passion for innovation that has impact.
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This Award celebrates an inspiring leader who:
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Emerging Leadership Award – Mover & Shaker
Eligibility Criteria
- They welcome nominations from Melbourne, Victoria and interstate. Nominees must be employed in the Australian life sciences sector.
- They strongly support diversity and encourage nominations for individuals of all backgrounds.
- They use an inclusive definition of ‘women’, including transgender, gender diverse and non-binary individuals.
- For their 2023 Awards, BioMelbourne Network welcomes nominators and nominees from both Member and Non Member organisations.
For more information, visit Women in Leadership Awards.