Background & Experience
Before establishing her coaching practice, Hema built her career in global project management and operations leadership within clinical research and the wider pharmaceutical sector. She partnered with leading experts across patient healthcare, leading international teams and delivering large-scale programmes in fast-moving, high-accountability environments. This experience gives her a strong understanding of the pace, scrutiny and complexity senior leaders face when balancing operational delivery, stakeholder expectations and organisational change.
Who Hema Works With
Hema works with leaders navigating organisational transformation, leadership transitions and increasing levels of responsibility and visibility. Her work is particularly relevant for leaders operating in scientific, technical and highly analytical environments, where sustained performance depends not only on expertise, but also on clarity of judgement, emotional intelligence and the ability to lead effectively under pressure.
Hema is particularly effective in helping leaders strengthen leadership presence, build trust across diverse stakeholder groups and navigate complexity within global organisations. She also works extensively on cross-cultural leadership, supporting leaders managing international teams and varied organisational cultures.
In addition to her Executive Coaching, she also delivers group coaching, team coaching and leadership workshops focused on leadership effectiveness, sustainable performance and organisational impact.
Coaching Style
Her coaching style is warm, thoughtful and commercially grounded. Clients value her ability to create a reflective space for honest conversation while maintaining a clear focus on practical outcomes and behavioural change. She helps leaders better understand the patterns and responses that emerge under pressure, supporting them to operate with greater consistency, resilience and effectiveness in demanding environments.
Clients
Hema’s sector expertise spans Pharmaceutical Research & Development, Health Technologies, Medical Diagnostics and Precision Medicine. Pivotal clients include Eli Lilly, Johnson and Johnson, Merck, Abbvie, Astra Zeneca, Novartis, Bristol-Myers Squibb, GSK and Genmab.
Qualifications & Credentials
Hema is accredited as an Executive Coach with the Association for Coaching (AC). Her qualifications include certification in Business Coaching and Lean Six Sigma alongside a degree in Medical Biochemistry, which continues to inform her perspective on leadership, resilience and performance in highly demanding environments.
