{"podcast":{"title":"Let's Talk Quality","slug":"let-s-talk-quality-6567110","podcast_index_feed_id":6567110,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/lets-talk-quality/","website_url":"https://rx-group.io/","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/1ce986d0-acc5-4088-8268-af6f5dfbb463/eyGXJDmcc8NoXmM0aMUmvptV.png","author":"Hemish Ilangaratne","episode_count":83,"summary":"“Let’s Talk Quality” is a podcast that seeks to shine a light on quality assurance, a profession that acts as the cornerstone for bringing safer medicine to patients. For life science companies to continue to develop life-saving medicines, a culture of good quality must be driven across the industry, whether that be an early phase gene therapy biotech or a global pharma organisation. This podcast aims to drive that mission forward through inviting industry leaders, experts, and visionaries to share their knowledge, experiences, and strategies for achieving quality excellence. Join us on a journey of discovery as we unravel the importance of quality and its profound impact on businesses and society. Get ready to engage in insightful discussions, gain valuable perspectives, and unlock the secrets to fostering a culture of quality in every aspect of life. Tune in and let’s embark on this exciting quality-driven adventure together.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-29T16:18:46.595814+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/let-s-talk-quality-6567110"},"episode":{"title":"Dawn Houlihan on Her Journey From Ireland Big Pharma to the Boston Start-Up World","slug":"dawn-houlihan-on-her-journey-from-ireland-big-pharma-to-the-boston-start-up-world","published_at":"2026-09-01T11:45:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/let-s-talk-quality-6567110/dawn-houlihan-on-her-journey-from-ireland-big-pharma-to-the-boston-start-up-world","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/let-s-talk-quality-6567110","url":"https://rx-group.io/captivate-podcast/dawn-houlihan-on-her-journey-from-ireland-big-pharma-to-the-boston-start-up-world","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/218bb156-d66a-4a1e-bf6d-57059367dd1c.mp3","summary":"Dawn Houlihan started out as the person manufacturing teams went quiet around, and spent the next twenty years proving that quality works better as a partner than a police force. Dawn Houlihan on Her Journey From Ireland Big Pharma to the Boston Start-Up World In today's episode I was joined by Dawn Houlihan. I wanted to speak to Dawn because she has built a quality function from nothing, and has done it across almost every stage and modality the industry has to offer. She spent half her career with Janssen in Ireland, moved to Scotland and then to Boston, and has since led quality through phase three, commercial approval and cell and gene therapy in two small companies where everything was outsourced. We talk about: What quality was actually like on the manufacturing floor in Ireland in the mid two thousands The mentor who told her to say yes to a project she did not have time for Switching CDMO in the middle of phase three and still hitting commercial approval Why saying no to everything is the easy road, and what it costs a small company Being the first quality hire at Ensoma and building the culture from scratch Timestamps: (00:00) Introduction and Dawn's background in pharma (05:03) Quality's evolution: from policing to partnership (07:20) Mentorship, Scotland, and the move to Boston (13:10) Building quality teams in biotech startups (19:09) Trust, risk, and leading through partnership (29:29) Building quality from the ground up (34:16) The future of quality leadership and career advice","meta_description":"Dawn Houlihan started out as the person manufacturing teams went quiet around, and spent the next twenty years proving that quality works better as a part…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2342,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/let-s-talk-quality-6567110/episodes/dawn-houlihan-on-her-journey-from-ireland-big-pharma-to-the-boston-start-up-world/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/let-s-talk-quality-6567110/dawn-houlihan-on-her-journey-from-ireland-big-pharma-to-the-boston-start-up-world.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}