Deadline: 12 February 2024
The BioMelbourne Network has launched the Women in Leadership Awards to celebrate, honour and profile successful women in the healthtech industry who: exhibit leadership in their fields of expertise and have made outstanding contributions to advancing the sector; serve as role models and mentors to others; and take strategic risks, tenaciously pursue goals and are outstanding innovators.
The BioMelbourne Network Women in Leadership Awards were launched in 2015 to recognise and champion women, at different stages of their careers, who have made outstanding contributions in the healthtech sector, including pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, medical technology, digital health, academia and research, hospitals and healthcare, R&D services and industry support services; and inspire more women to pursue leadership roles.
The Awards recognise women who work in or support the healthtech industry, including but not limited to: non-executive directors, executive directors, CXOs, managers, project leads, entrepreneurs, R&D scientists, clinicians, consultants and industry service providers.
Award Categories
- There are three Award categories, recognising women in different types of leadership roles and at different stages of their careers.
- The Award categories are:
- Emerging Leadership Award – Mover and Shaker
- This Award recognises 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.
- Inspiring Leadership Award – Making it Happen
- This Award recognises an inspiring leader who has played a pivotal leadership role in delivering a project, partnership, or collaborative initiative approximately within the last 5 to 10 years.
- Distinguished Leadership Award – Impact for Industry
- This Award celebrates an inspiring leader who has held a senior position of leadership in the healthtech sector and a career history of contributions over approximately 10-15+ years.
- Emerging Leadership Award – Mover and Shaker
Eligibility Criteria
- Nominees must be currently employed in the Australian healthtech sector. They welcome nominations from those based in Melbourne, Victoria and interstate.
- They welcome nominations from employees of organisations associated with pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, medical technology, digital health, academia and research, hospitals and healthcare, R&D services and industry support services.
- They welcome nominations from a broad range of leaders at different stages of their careers, including but not limited to: non-executive directors, executive directors, CXOs, managers, project leads, entrepreneurs, R&D scientists, clinicians, consultants, industry service providers and other roles actively engaged in the healthtech sector.
- Nominations are open to individuals from both Member and Non Member organisations.
- 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 more information, visit BioMelbourne Network.
