Today's Life science leaders are under pressure to adapt faster, work smarter, and deliver better patient outcomes in a complex, AI and data-driven world. But a thriving, productive workplace isn’t just about technology or efficiency – it’s about people.
Trust, adaptability, and real collaboration will turn strategy into outcomes. The challenge? Breaking down silos, sustaining momentum, and creating successful, innovation-led cultures.
The leaders who get this right don’t just keep up – they create the conditions for their teams to do their best work when it matters most.
Pivoting your business? Launching a product? Planning a do-or die go-to-market approach? Success in the Life Science sector demands that boards and executive teams align on a clear vision and strategy. Only then can you mobilise your people to deliver critical priorities faster than the competition.
"It's been wonderful. It was a time to be thoughtful yet creative and proactive. An opportunity to connect in a safe, open space for open for communication. I'm really looking forward to working with this team to drive a shared vision."
Medical Affairs leader
Mergers, restructures, and spin-offs must deliver value without slowing you down. Navigating new market regulations requires adaptability. Equip and inspire your team to find opportunity in any external challenge and thrive. Reshape your culture for a new reality.
"We don't even talk about the integration anymore, only a few weeks after the work with you, that is how well the culture shift worked." Alexion-US
Missing quotas or falling short of forecasts while your competitors edge in on your market share, signals a need for a fresh approach. Exceed your own expectations. Get closer to your customers to deeply understand their needs as scientists, clinicians - and humans so you can offer relevant solutions, while ensuring regulatory compliance.
"The program's impact is immediate and compounding. What surprised me most was its versatility. I have an MBA and taken
leadership courses. I have a library of leadership books. It doesn't matter if you've been a leader for 10 years or 10 weeks, Open
Water has something for you." Amanda, Connected Program, Cerba Research
Pivoting your business? Launching a product? Planning a do-or die go-to-market approach? Success in the Life Science sector demands that boards and executive teams align on a clear vision and strategy. Only then can you mobilise your people to deliver critical priorities
faster than the competition.
"It's been wonderful. It was a time to be thoughtful yet creative and proactive. An opportunity to connect in a safe, open space for open for communication. I'm really looking forward to working with this team to drive a shared vision." Medical Affairs leader
Great boards don’t just acknowledge the culture they have – they get clear on the culture they need. And if there’s a gap, they don’t leave it to chance. They take a deliberate, strategic approach to shaping the culture that will help them thrive by making sure culture supports its goals, outcomes and purpose. Culture doesn’t just eat strategy for breakfast –it decides whether strategy even makes it to the table.
Open Water has helped us pivot our entire business, firstly shaping our leaders' beliefs then aligning country managers and finally helping us build the foundation for a new culture. We are thriving!
Make your team unstoppable, even when the going gets tough. Empower them with new EQ-led skills that build on current capabilities. Promote trust and accountability, encourage confident data-driven decision making, build the foundations for innovation, collaboration and open communication.
The program's impact is immediate and compounding. What surprised me most was its versatility. I have an MBA and have taken leadership courses. I have a library of leadership books. It doesn't matter if you've been a leader for 10 years or 10 weeks, Open Water has something for you.
Missing quotas or falling short of forecasts while your competitors edge in on your market share, signals a need for a fresh approach. Exceed your own expectations. Get closer to your HCPs to deeply understand their needs as scientists, clinicians – and humans, so you can offer timely, relevant solutions, while ensuring regulatory compliance.
This has been the most valuable Culture Change program that I have EVER brought to our sales teams. The results are in and sales are up 50% on this time last year.
Mergers, restructures, and spin-offs must deliver value without slowing you down. Navigating new market regulations requires adaptability. Equip and inspire your team to find opportunity in any external challenge and thrive. Reshape your culture for a new reality.
We don't even talk about the integration anymore, only a few weeks after the work with you, that is how well the culture shift worked.
New CEO with a new vision? Pivoting your business? Launching a new product? Planning a do–or–die go–to-market approach? Success in the Life Science sector demands that boards and executive teams align on a clear vision and strategy. Only then can you mobilise your people to deliver critical priorities faster than the competition.
It's been wonderful. It was a time to be thoughtful yet creative and proactive. An opportunity to connect in a safe, open space for open for communication. I'm really looking forward to working with this team to drive a shared vision.
A global CRO equips its leaders and managers to navigate change with empathy, passion and purpose
Post multiple mergers: building trust and cohesion in a global CRO
of managers now equipped to lead with empathy and purpose
Empowering leaders to inspire change and drive transformation
How a trusted advisor approach revolutionised compliance behaviour
increase in accountability
increase in self-management skills and growth mindset behaviour
Improved trust and rapport with healthcare professionals (HCPs)
Open Water’s Connected Partner Program transformed a sales force into trusted advisors, driving a 20% sales uplift for a new psychiatric drug and revitalising stagnant product sales through customer-centric engagement.
sales uplift for the newly launched drug across EMEA
increase in sales of other products sold by the same sales force
increase in time spent with healthcare professionals (HCPs)
A new narrative focused on connection to purpose, energises, empowers and refocuses the senior team of a lacklustre immuno-inflammatory business
add to the pharmaceutical’s most undervalued asset
global team members united with a bold new narrative
boost in positive behaviours through connection to purpose
A new narrative focused on connection to purpose, energises, empowers and refocuses the senior team at Pfizer’s lacklustre immuno-inflammatory business, taking every team member on an exciting, high-potential journey
in positive leadership behaviours
value added through purpose-driven transformation
colleagues united in a global interactive event
A health franchise within a leading BPO partnered with Open Water to align its identity and deliver exceptional results, positioning it as preferred UK healthcare provider
From consultants to trusted advisors
Confidence, collaboration, and clarity unlocked
EQ-driven change powers growth
A complete cultural shift creates optimism and a new sense of identity, belonging and purpose post-merger for a specialist biopharma
leaders aligned
From 'lone wolves' to a collaborative ethos.
Cultural Transformation delivered results within weeks
Driving transformation with EQ: Empowering consultants to align values, build trust, and deliver an ambitious vision.
Connected Leaders Drive Market Success
From Alignment to Action: Building Trust and Culture
in the Market: Post-Merger Growth
Specialists in the human side of change, we partner with leading life science organisations to deliver deep change and cultural transformation.
