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READY-TO-RUN
IN-COMPANY ONLY

High-Performing Cross-Functional Teams in Pharma & Biotech

A two-day MCE training programme, delivered to your team only — on your site, at a venue or online.

Pharma leader facilitating a workshop with one of his high-performing cross-functional teams
DURATION
2 days · 6 modules
PARTICIPANTS
Your team only
FORMAT
Your site, a venue or online
FOR
Experienced managers, senior managers & directors
READY-TO-RUN

What is a Ready-to-Run programme?

MCE’s Ready-to-Run programmes are standard MCE programmes delivered to one organization at a time. There are no public sessions or individual registrations.

01

Standard content

The programme is delivered as designed: the same six modules for every group.

02

Your team only

Only participants from your organization are in the room.

03

You choose the logistics

Dates, group and format: on your site, at a venue or online.

How does Ready-to-Run compare with other MCE formats?
Open programme
Ready-to-Run
Custom programme
Who attends
Individuals from different organizations
Your team only
Your team only
Content
Standard
Standard
Designed for you
Dates & location
Scheduled public sessions
You choose
You choose
A good fit when
You are developing one or a few people
You have more than three people to train
You need content designed for your organization

More than three people to train?

If you plan to send several people to an open programme, a Ready-to-Run programme for your team is a practical option to compare.

WHY THIS PROGRAMME

Why do high-performing cross-functional teams matter in pharma?

Pharma’s biggest priorities — launches, access, transformation, patient engagement — all depend on functions working as one. Yet silos, competing priorities and fragmented decisions still slow organizations down and blur accountability.

High-performing cross-functional teams don’t happen by putting people in a room. They’re built: shared goals, clear accountability, collaborative decisions, and enough trust to work through conflict instead of around it.

This programme helps your leaders and teams build that — stronger collaboration across functions, shared accountability for outcomes, and the trust that makes matrix working actually work.

KEY COMPETENCES
  • Cross-functional collaboration
  • Shared accountability
  • Collaborative decisions
  • Conflict resolution
  • Building trust

Who is this programme for?

You lead or work across cross-functional teams and you’re accountable for outcomes that no single function delivers alone. You want to turn a group of functions into a team.

THE PROGRAMME

What does the programme cover?

High-Performing Cross-Functional Teams in Pharma & Biotech runs over two days in six modules.

01

Why Silos Still Slow Pharma Down

Launches, access and transformation all need functions to work together, yet silos are still common. You look at where silos slow your organization down and what they cost in time, money and patient impact.

02

Building Cross-Functional Teams That Work

Putting people from different functions in one room does not make a team. You work on the structures, roles and ways of working that turn a cross-functional group into a real team.

03

Shared Accountability for Outcomes

Cross-functional teams often share goals on paper but are measured on functional targets. You work on shared accountability for outcomes, so that everyone is responsible for the team’s results.

04

Deciding and Resolving Conflict Together

Medical, commercial and access colleagues often see the same problem very differently. You practise making decisions together and resolving conflict in a way that strengthens the team rather than dividing it.

05

Building Trust in the Matrix

Trust is harder to build when people report to different managers and sit in different countries. You work on building the trust and open communication that cross-functional teams need to perform.

06

Your Team Performance Plan

You apply what you have learned to a real cross-functional team. You leave with a clear plan to improve how it works together and what it delivers.

BUSINESS IMPACT

Improves organizational effectiveness, accelerates execution, and strengthens collaboration across medical, commercial, market access, regulatory, digital and operational teams.

How it works

From first conversation to delivery

  1. Tell us about your team

    Send the request form. Group size, timing and format are optional at this stage.

  2. Scoping call

    We discuss your context, your leaders and what the programme needs to achieve.

  3. Quote

    You receive a quote for your group

  4. Delivery

    Two days with your leaders, on your site, at a venue or online.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What is a Ready-to-Run programme?

A Ready-to-Run programme is a standard MCE programme delivered to one organization at a time. The content is the same for every group; you choose the dates, participants and format.

No. High-Performing Cross-Functional Teams in Pharma & Biotech runs in-company only, for one organization at a time. There are no public sessions or individual registrations.

When you have more than three people to train. Instead of booking several seats on an open programme, you can bring the programme to your team, on your dates and in your format. 

The programme lasts two days and covers six modules.

On your site, at a venue or online — you choose.

No. Ready-to-Run programmes use standard MCE content. The programme is delivered as designed for every group. 

Experienced managers, senior managers and directors in pharma who lead or work across cross-functional teams and are accountable for outcomes that no single function delivers alone.

Participants leave with a clear plan to improve how a real cross-functional team works together and what it delivers.

Send the request form. We have a short call to confirm participants, dates and format, then send you a quote. 

In-Company request

Request a proposal for your team

Share your details and we will contact you to discuss the programme for your organization. The questions about your group are optional. Answer what you already know.

Book a Free 15 minute call with an MCE Learning Advisor