Mentor program
Our mentor program develops female talent within Life Sciences and educates experienced life science leaders in the art of mentoring.
WiLD members – and potentially other life science professionals in our networks – act as mentors, offering individual mentoring to mentees.
Mentors also serve as role models by speaking at educational institutions, industry associations, and beyond.
With the support of a mentor, you will gain guidance to achieve your goals and make meaningful progress.
We thank you very much for all the applications, we have received in 2025.
The next application deadline will be around November 1, 2026.
WOMEN IN LIFE SCIENCE
Watch the Mentor Program Video
1-on-1 mentoring is a personalized and effective way to achieve your professional goals as a mentee, while providing the mentors with interesting learning experiences. The program simultaneously educates mentors and mentees in how to make the most of your role in the mentor-mentee situation. In other words, it’s learning for life. In the WiLD Mentoring Program – a structured, professional programme delivered by KMP+ House of Mentoring – you will gain valuable insights and skills to help you succeed in your career. The program runs for 12 months, includes matching with a mentor with experience relevant to the mentee’s current career challenge and/or career ambitions. Additionally, the program includes a physical kick-off facilitated by Kirsten M. Poulsen, Director and Founder of KMP+ House of Mentoring, an online workshop for mentees, and one for mentors, as well as access to an online mentoring toolbox to support your mentoring journey. WiLD members and non-members have the opportunity to apply for the mentoring program both as mentors and mentees WiLD´s mentoring program is generously supported by the Lundbeck Foundation and Novo Nordisk Foundation for which we are very grateful.
Mentees
Midway Follow-up
Valuable Experiences
- Expanded network outside organisation
- Extensive experience
- Honest informal dialogue
- Confidential space
- Support and meaningful relationships
- Flipping naratives
- Concrete suggestions
- No hidden agenda
Mentee Quotes
“It is extremely valuable to work and develop with someone who has so much experience and insights to draw from. My mentor is a great role model, and we can mirror each other’s experiences and better contextualize what the career path may look like for women in life science.”
Key Take-Away
- Overwhelming positive experience
- Professional, but informal and supportive sparring
- ”The set-up feels like a very safe and constructive space, which makes it highly effective.”
Mentors
Midway Follow-up
Learnings
and in-sights
- New and different perspectives
- New learning tools through mentor program
- Becoming a better mentor and leader
- New insights on academia, merges and acquisitions
- Sparks curiousity and inspiration
- Loneliness in top mgmnt.
Mentor Quotes
“By acting as an active role model and mentor, I wish to inspire the next generation of women to realize their full potential and assume positions of leadership. I feel an obligation to […] support their professional development, to help build their confidence, and to guide them through challenges as they advance in their careers”
Key Take-Away
- Engaged and appreciative mentors
- Rewarding both ways
- The importance of being heard and acknowledged
Mentors and Mentees
Mentoring helps especially in key transitions and phases of uncertainity in professional and life situations.
You need a sparring partner with experience to test your thoughts, plans before taking key decisions. Mentoring also helps to make a gap analysis for the next step/phase with a development plan.
Gulizar Aybasti Skjoldager - mentor
Joining such an exclusive and senior mentor program for executive women in Life Science is a powerful step towards personal and professional growth.
In this dynamic field, having seasoned mentors can offer invaluable insights, guidance, and support as you navigate through challenges and opportunities in your professional career.
Hanna Sjostrom - mentee
Mentoring younger people has always been a great inspiration for me.
Being a mentor as part of the WiLD program immediately felt even more compelling as I had seen how WiLD has attracted so many talented young female leaders.
Anne Bondgaard Tolstrup – mentor
By acting as an active role model and mentor, I wish to inspire the next generation of women to realize their full potential and assume positions of leadership.
I feel an obligation to mentor women in the workforce to support their professional development, to help build their confidence, and to guide them through challenges as they advance in their careers.
Lene Gerlach – mentor
Mentoring helps me staying curious and learn things or gain perspectives that I normally wouldn’t because of the trustful, open and honest conversations.
The direct benefit is how to be a better leader for my team.
Kamilla Enggaard Have – mentor
It is powerful to talk to someone who invests time in making me more aware of myself, and especially someone who also knows what challenges women, and especially young women face in the todays work-life.