Advancing Black Talent in Pharma (ABTiP)

At ABTiP ([email protected]) our ambition is to foster the development and growth of Black Talent within and throughout the Canadian pharmaceutical/life sciences industry enhancing the talent diversity and achieving a sustainable Black representation.

We are committed to the development and implementation of education programs, mentorships, coaching, networking and other relevant initiatives designed to enhance individual self-development and competencies to fully realize one’s career aspirations and growth in the pharmaceutical and life sciences industries in Canada.

Through outreach across the Canadian pharmaceutical and life sciences industries ABTiP aims to raise the level of awareness of the systemic biases and challenges faced by emerging Black Professionals that prevent them from realize their ambitions. In doing so, ABTiP will partner to guide industry to remove those barriers to the receptivity, recognition and development of Black Talent.

Strategic vision 
Elevate and achieve a sustainable representation of members of the Black community in the Canadian pharmaceutical/life sciences industry.

Our actions are founded on the following three pillars:   

DEVELOP: Developing programs to enhance the exposure of Black Talent to the life sciences industry in Canada and access to mentors   

EMPOWER: Empowering Black Talent in the industry to be successful and thrive via more mentorship, coaching and networking events   

ENGAGE: Raise the engagement among industry leaders with a view to develop and/or support taskforces supporting diversity and inclusion, including at the level of recruitment, advancement and leadership.

Board Members:
Corinne Buchanan-Russell
Angelina Brathwaite
Patrick Douglas
Mesrak Lissanu
Charlaine Thompson-Simmonds
Gabriela Dobos
Nyasha Gondora
Jed Dadson

Contact us at: [email protected]