Episode 165 - Karen Lewis - CPO of Cardurion Pharmaceuticals

In this episode of The BioHub Podcast, we’re joined by Karen Lewis, Chief People Officer at Cardurion Pharmaceuticals, to discuss her career journey through biotech, talent acquisition, HR leadership, public and private companies, and the realities of building culture in fast-growing organisations.Karen shares how her career began at the bench as a scientist before moving into recruitment, HR business partnering, and senior people leadership roles across some of the most recognised names in the life sciences industry.We explore what it really takes to scale biotech companies, how culture changes as businesses grow, the difference between big pharma and smaller biotech environments, and why leadership support, transparency and care matter so much during moments of change.