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Barbara Salami on Kindness, AI, and the Future of Healthcare Leadership

Barbara Salami on Kindness, AI, and the Future of Healthcare Leadership

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In this episode of Healthcare Uncensored, host Rani Khetarpal sits down with Barbara Salami, Vice President and former executive at Moderna and Novo Nordisk, to explore how kindness, innovation, and leadership can transform healthcare organizations.

Barbara shares her inspiring journey from Nigeria to the U.S., discussing the challenges of cultural transition, her path through diverse roles in pharma and tech, and the personal values that have guided her rise to senior leadership.

Together, Rani and Barbara dive deep into what it truly means to lead with kindness in an industry where decisions can mean life or death. They also discuss how AI and digital transformation are reshaping the future of healthcare — and why leaders must balance efficiency with humanity to drive meaningful change.



Meet the Guest: Barbara Salami

Barbara Salami is a seasoned healthcare leader with over two decades of experience driving digital innovation, commercial excellence, and customer experience strategy. She currently serves as a Vice President and has held senior roles at some of the world’s most influential life sciences companies, including Moderna, Novo Nordisk, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), Shire, Bristol Myers Squibb, AstraZeneca, and Aetna.

At Moderna, Barbara served as VP of Digital for Commercial, where she built and scaled the company’s digital ecosystem to support its rapid global growth. Her work focused on simplifying complex systems, building AI-driven insights, and creating frictionless experiences for patients, providers, and partners.

Passionate about STEM education, diversity, and inclusion, Barbara co-founded STEM Dragons, a program teaching coding fundamentals to K–8 students. She is a sought-after speaker on leadership, innovation, and the future of healthcare, and she actively mentors emerging leaders in the industry.

Barbara holds a BS in Biomedical Engineering from Drexel University and an MBA from Penn State University. She is also a proud mother of three and an advocate for building compassionate, human-centered healthcare experiences.

In This Episode, You’ll Learn:

  • Barbara’s journey from Nigeria to the U.S. and how it shaped her leadership style.
  • Why kindness is a leadership superpower — and why it’s often misunderstood.
  • The difference between kindness and empathy in driving team culture and success.
  • How organizational friction forms and why removing it is so difficult.
  • The evolving role of AI in healthcare and how it can balance efficiency with humanity.
  • Why leaders must be bold enough to disrupt outdated systems to truly innovate.

Barbara’s predictions for how healthcare will evolve over the next 12 months.

Connect with Barbara Salami:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/barbarasalami/

Listen to more episodes on Mission Matters:

https://missionmatters.com/author/rani-khetarpal/

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