Susan Stipa
Susan Stipa is an engineering, science, biopharma, and healthcare marketing guru, bringing more than 30 years of diverse experience and brainpower to the world of life science and healthcare communications. As Executive Vice President of Biopharma Strategy at the life-science-centric marketing agency CG Life, Susan is a trusted advisor to biopharma, life science, and healthcare companies of all stages, seamlessly combining her chemical engineering background and scientific expertise with creative marketing strategies.
A chemical engineer by training and with her right-brain creativity, Susan helps pharmaceutical, biotech, and healthcare companies shine a spotlight on their science – creatively, conversationally, and with pizzaz. She knows how to help companies execute their business goals by offering a fresh and unique perspective on client challenges and bridging the gap between science and marketing to help companies communicate their science.
Susan’s impressive career includes chemical engineering roles at Hoffmann La Roche and Rheometrics, with a stint as Global Marketing Lead for world financing powerhouse De Lage Landen and serving as the Commercial Director of Foster Wheeler/Biokinetics, leading the company’s business development and marketing efforts. Susan went on to start her own pharmaceutical marketing communications firm, McDay, the first of its kind in the U.S., which she ran for seven years and won multiple awards before it was acquired by CG Life in 2020.
Susan is a dedicated mom of four kids (with one still in college), and she also has two beautiful grandchildren. She’s also a dog mom to her Newfoundland “Mary Jane” and King Charles spaniel “Charlie” (imagine that size difference). In addition to spending time with her family, you can find the Irish redhead (turned blonde) running half-marathons or on the tennis and paddle courts, where she is a force in the game.
Susan Stipa
