Ep 4: Staying in Control with Tommi Papson

Leaders in Life Sciences

Jan 31 2023 • 52 mins

What makes a good corporate citizen, and what makes one less solid? Whose job is it to find out? Today’s guest will answer those questions and more.

Tommi Papson is the president of Regulatory Consultants Group. She’s also an ex-FDA investigator and Consumer Safety Officer, among other things. Both as an FDA investigator and now as a consultant, she works to ensure that companies play by the rules, but those two different roles require different approaches.

Listen to the episode to learn more about Tommi, her role as an investigator for the FDA, and how it stacks up against her current consulting position. She discusses the different types of leaders she’s encountered, the challenges she’s faced in her career, and the differences between how she was received as an investigator vs. a consultant.

Topics Discussed in Today’s Episode:

  • How Tommi ended up at the FDA
  • Different types of leaders Tommi experienced in different environments
  • What Tommi sees in people she wants to mentor
  • Characteristics of solid corporate citizens vs less solid ones
  • The differences between how Tommi was received as an FDA investigator vs a consultant
  • The biggest challenges Tommi faced in her career
  • A favorite story from Tommi's days an an investiagor
  • Some basic rules of the road that anyone would benefit from
  • Key takeaways from Tommi’s interview

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