Speaking & Workshops
Jonathan Wasserman speaks and teaches on agile marketing transformation, pharmaceutical launch strategy, MLR acceleration, and the practical realities of commercial leadership in regulated industries. Every talk is grounded in 30 years of operator experience and connected to frameworks practitioners can use the next morning.
Keynotes & Conference Sessions
Jonathan has delivered keynotes and workshops at FuturePharma, industry summits, and corporate events across North America and Europe. His sessions combine real-world case studies with interactive exercises that give audiences actionable frameworks, not just inspiration. Topics range from agile transformation in regulated environments to the structural causes of launch delays.
Signature Talks
The MLR SPRINT Model™: A New Operating System for Pharma Approvals
How integrating medical, legal, and regulatory review into agile sprints cuts cycle time by 57% and raises first-pass approvals to 75%.
Launch Readiness Beyond the Pre-Launch Plan
What “launch-ready” actually means when your market shifts faster than your planning cycle — and the cross-functional orchestration model that keeps you ahead.
Leading Cross-Functional Teams in Regulated Commercial Environments
How to build team cohesion across medical, marketing, sales, and analytics under regulatory pressure — without defaulting to silos.
Why Agile Fails in Regulated Industries — and the Five Structural Fixes
The structural reasons agile breaks in pharma, and the five design decisions that make it work inside compliance-heavy organizations.
The Approval Bottleneck: How Pharma Teams Lose 60% Launch Runway
A data-driven analysis of where launch time disappears between strategy approval and first commercial asset — and the operating model that recovers it.
From Gatekeeper to Partner: Redesigning the MLR Relationship
How to reposition compliance review from a bottleneck to a competitive advantage by embedding reviewers in the creative process from day one.
Workshop & Training Formats
Conference Keynote (45-60 min) — High-energy session with audience interaction, real-world case studies, and a take-home framework.
Half-Day Workshop (3-4 hrs) — Hands-on session where your team applies the SPRINT methodology to your own MLR workflow and leaves with a draft action plan.
Executive Briefing (90 min) — Board-level overview of agile transformation in pharma, tailored to your organization’s strategic priorities.
Multi-Day Immersion (2-3 days) — Full team certification in the MLR SPRINT Model with live simulation, role-specific coaching, and implementation roadmap.
Book Jonathan for your next event
Available for keynotes, workshops, executive briefings, and multi-day training programs. All sessions are customized to your organization’s context and challenges.

