Southern California's eMAPS program tripled in size in 2021. Over 90 women have applied to participate in our first two years, and we’ve added 53 Executive women to the eMAPS community. Three new cohorts launched in January/February of 2021 and are going strong. Executive Roundtables meet five times through the year, while Emerging Executives meets monthly, working on their personal plan with mentors.

eMAPS programs offer professional development for rising Directors, for VPs and C-Level executives. eMAPS cohorts meet for a year creating a culture of support, sharing, and confidentiality for executives in their cohort. Alumni gatherings for past cohorts support on-going relationships. eMAPS chapter offerings vary in model as well as availability.

While enrollment for the 2024 cohorts are closed, we accept year-round cohort applications for the following year. Join the program by filling out this form. 

Benefits

The executives in eMAPS are all life science, biotech, diagnostic and pharma focused. Many women’s executive programs are STEM or more diverse than STEM and offer enormous value in that diversity. eMAPS executives find, however, that a cohort laser focused on our industry can be enormously beneficial as the issues related to regulatory rules, operational issues, fundraising and even board management have trends and nuances not necessarily at play in tech or other industries.

•  A meaningful executive community within your chapter that meets on a recurring basis as a cohort over the course of a year
  
• Professional development providing mentorship, a supportive cohort and peer-based learning towards advancement of career goals
  
• Strengthen relationships and build a connected community of executives in the region who convene and engage on a regular basis for your personal development
  
• Take advantage of a repository of learning materials made available for facilitating discussions in your eMAPS chapter program by life science and biotech executives from across the country
  
• An important local professional and relationship development program in addition to, National webinars and convenings

eMAPS Topics

A learning repository of materials is used by Chapter leaders for eMAPS to plan and use by executive mentors and/or member facilitators of discussions. Sample meeting topics have included:

• Being Intentional And Strategic With Relationships
• Transition to Executive Leadership
• Corporate Strategy
• Behavioral Assessment (DiSC, MTBI, etc.) to understand preferences to build capability to lead
• Finance & Accounting 101
• Negotiation Tools
• Performance Management & Managing Others
• Change Management
• Board and Investor Relationships
• Navigating Funding & Business Development
• Audit Committee Management
• Compliance
• Cybersecurity
• D&O Insurance
• Fundraising & Financing through IPO
• Legal Liability
  
  

*Learning repository contains materials for the majority of these topics and more in development and added with every cohort.

Program Models

eMAPS Monthly Professional Development

Application based program led by two to three C-level/VP women life science professionals/mentors. This program focuses on personal goals and journeys and intentional work towards moving into a VP or C-level role. This program is geared towards advancing personal careers to the next step. Designed to create a circle of trusted relationships and leverage shared experiences to utilize in real world situations. The program utilizes pre-work in monthly mentorship meetings and provides the opportunity to engage with others at a senior level who also aspire to make this move.

• Time Commitment: 10 to 12 meetings; two hours/each with pre-work, self-assessment included at start annually
• Topics are determined based on interest of applicant cohort needs at beginning and halfway through program
• Applicants: Director level, applicants are interviewed by mentors, select 10 to 12 participants max
• Mentors: two VP or C-Level executives plus an Executive Coach with additional expert guests as needed

eMAPS - Executive Roundtable or Circles

Intimate and private safe space for VP/C-Level professionals to discuss challenges and learn anecdotally from each other. Topic emphasis driven by executive peer participant(s) who facilitate the discussion using tailored content selected from the learning repository or newly created and Q&A and break out activities planned in conjunction with guest mentors.

• Registration: November/December for January start
  
• Time Commitment: five to six meetings; two hours/each with pre-work
• Topics are set at the start of the program based on diversity of applicant pool
• Applicants: approx 15 participants in a cohort, representation across all business and clinical operational executive life science and biotech roles 
• Company Size: Chapter eMAPS leaders determine focus based on needs keeping cohorts to similar size to ensure challenges and/or experience are aligned
• Guest Mentors: Guest executive mentor/guides identified for each meeting to work with facilitators and share guidance

Emerging Executives Cohort

• Registration: Twice annually in Fall and Spring
  Registration is open now through May 9, 2024. Click here for more information.

Contact Us:
SouthernCaliforniaeMAPS@womeninbio.org