“What drives me is my genuine interest in helping people recognize and discover their own potential by enhancing their communication and leadership skills to achieve their goals.
I believe these are the key elements for internal motivation, career satisfaction and success.”
Noushin Dunkelman
Noushin Dunkelman
Founder and President, MaxSynergy Consulting, LLC
Noushin has been in the biotech industry for more than 30 years, starting as a bench scientist and progressing to management and leadership positions.
As an experienced executive, she has been responsible for guiding biotech companies with her seasoned process in product and leadership development, team building and strategic planning. Noushin has been successful in establishing healthy organizational cultures from start-up to mid-size companies.
The combination of her solid understanding of human behavior and technical, business and operational strategies has enabled her to build successful and cohesive teams of differing backgrounds and levels of experience within the organization.
Noushin also has first-hand experience with remote team management and developed tools to implement successful scientific collaborations from afar.
Noushin is goal-oriented and her genuine, persuasive and straightforward approach allows her to immerse quickly and easily into any organization. Noushin earned her Biomechanical Engineering degree at the University of California, San Diego.
She currently lives in San Diego with her husband and enjoys being outside in nature, running, hiking, swimming or taking photographs.
Speaking, Workshops, Writing & Community Service
Published Article
Culturing the Culture
By Noushin Dunkelman
This excerpt is from the article published in Life Science Leader Magazine.
Biotech companies are always looking for that magic ingredient: a company culture where employees are engaged, productive, and dedicated to their work. After decades of working in this industry, I firmly believe that the key to achieving this magical ingredient is creating working-team relationships based on trust and open communication. Trust me — it works. I’ve seen multiple teams go from missing deadlines to working as a unit.
Read the full article online at LifeScience Leader Magazine, where I share real-world examples.
Interview
Executive Q&A with Noushin Dunkelman
Originally published on CG Life
Noushin works with early-stage and mid-size biotech companies to create a strong company culture through leadership development and creating clear communication channels that position each company for long-term success.
Noushin sat down with CG Life to tell them the most common problems that she sees in biotech companies and how to avoid them.
Speaking and Panel Appearances
San Diego Entrepreneurs Exchange
sdentrepreneurs.org
Association for Women in Science
Conference speaker
San Diego Business Services Alliance
Launchbio
launchbio.org
EvoNexus
San Diego facilities-based incubator for premier tech, medtech, and fintech startups.
North County Human Resources, San Diego
nchrsd.org
Rotary Club
Trainer
National Conflict Resolution Center, San Diego, CA
Noushin’s community involvement includes providing her time and expertise as a coach and trainer for the National Conflict Resolution Center in San Diego.
Philosophy
Knowledge alone is not enough to succeed as a leader, we must influence our team by coaching and developing them to reach their full potential.
To be a leader, you must build trust and loyalty, and then they follow by offering you their skill, their mind and their heart.
Our Vision
MaxSynergy Consulting believes all biotech companies can improve their organization in ways that can increase success at every stage of development.
Toward this vision, we are dedicated to helping you establish a functional and healthy working culture that is positive, synergistic, and most importantly, effective.
