7:20 am Conference Registration & Networking
8:20 am What it Takes to Make a Leap a Reality
8:30 am Chair’s Welcome, Opening Remarks & Connection Before Content
The Future of Life Sciences TA
8:40 am Opening Panel & Q&A: How Can Future Talent Acquisition Innovation Predictions Enable Life Science Organizations to Stay One Step Ahead of the Talent Market
Synopsis
• How can life science organizations forge their path, utilizing knowledge gained around shifts in the industry, data backed predictions, and innovation?
• Reflecting on the three years since the pandemic began, where we are now and how the future looks for the life science industry
• Life sciences talent acquisition and people analytics experts discuss their predictions for 2023 and beyond
9:20 am Discover: Creating a Sustainable Talent Eco-System
Synopsis
- A summary of key environment factors and implications for TA
- Updates to the forecasted impact of digital and tech on new and eliminated sector roles
- A summary of TA levers for managing Talent Sustainability
- Questions for HR and TA teams to help them consider how sustainable their talent approach is
9:40 am Develop: What More Can We Learn About Creating a Sustainable Talent Eco-System?
10:00 am Action: How Can You Implement Learnings on Future TA Innovation Predictions to Improve Your TA Function?
Synopsis
Output Focused Action Session Facilitated by the Chair
10:20 am Speed Networking Break
TRACK A:
Future-Proofing Your Life Sciences TA Function
Future-Proofing Your Life Sciences TA Function
11:20 am Discover: Building a Best-in-Class, Scalable Talent Engine: A Consultative Approach to Life Sciences Talent Acquisition
Synopsis
• How Talent leaders can learn from high-growth, B2B Revenue functions (e.g., Sales, Marketing, Customer Success) to build and implement a best-in-class, scalable, Talent engine
• Why Talent leaders should engage in consultative, transparent recruiting, to improve candidate experience (CX), as well as promote informed candidate decision-making to support long-term fit
• Discover how leveraging this approach led BigHat Biosciences to see an offer acceptance rate of 100% in Q4 of 2022, as well as make fifteen (15) full-time hires in Q1 2023
11:40 am Discover: Telling Charles River’s unique story using emotional connections to separate from the competition while engaging employees through internal activation
Synopsis
- Learn about the journey to our three pillars – WHAT and HOW we communicate
- One year later – The power our employer brand has had on external audiences as well as internal
- Hear how Charles River Laboratories, a 75-year old company developed and executed its first consistent global employer brand – from inconsistent messaging that felt like many different companies to one cohesive, award-winning employer brand
12:00 pm Develop: What Else Can We Learn From Life Sciences TA Leaders Innovating Their Function?
Synopsis
Question & Answer Session Facilitated by the Chair
12:20 pm Action: What Changes Can You Implement to Future-Proof Your TA Strategy?
Synopsis
Output Focused Action Session Facilitated by the Chair
TRACK B:
Efficient Life Sciences Talent Acquisition
Efficient Life Sciences Talent Acquisition
11:20 am Panel Discussion: Empowering Yourself to Advance Your Career and Personal Brand
Synopsis
- What is the market dictating for talent acquisition professionals
- Define what you are known for and distinguish yourself in the market.
- Hear from accomplished professionals who escalated their career in a competitive market.
11:40 am Discover: Elevate Your Life Science TA Functional Efficiencies
Synopsis
• How to level up processes to enable your TA team to make quality hires with agility
• Create a life sciences hiring strategy primed for growth and scalability
• The toolkit developed by Olema Oncology, including a scalable applicant tracking system and compliant recruitment process across all levels, which led to 50% reduced time-to-fill and 80% increased offer acceptance from 2022 to 2023
12:00 pm Develop: What Else Can We Learn About Impactful TA Measures to Efficiently Meet TA Objectives?
Synopsis
Question & Answer Session Facilitated by the Chair
12:20 pm Action: What Quick Changes Can You Implement Based on Today’s Learnings About TA Efficiences?
Synopsis
Output Focused Action Session Facilitated by the Chair
TRACK A:
Future-Proofing Your Life Sciences TA Function
Future-Proofing Your Life Sciences TA Function
12:40 pm Networking Lunch
1:40 pm Panel Discussion: Successfully Position Yourself As a Life Science ‘Employer of Choice’ Using Smart Branding
Synopsis
• How can you differentiate yourself in a saturated life sciences talent market?
• Best practices and lessons learnt from life science TA leaders on varying employer branding journeys
• Hear from talent experts from a variety life science organizations as they discuss the role branding can play in securing top talent
2:20 pm Discover: Activate Your Life Sciences Brand Through Authentic Communication That Resonates with Current & Future Employees
Synopsis
• Uncover how to refresh your life science organization’s EVP based on data and insights
• Evolving Takeda commitments while instilling confidence
• Takeda’s robust employee value proposition (EVP) which leverages data to cultivate a sense of purpose, enabling them to unleash the power of employer branding
2:40 pm Develop: What More Can We Learn About Building a Robust Life Sciences Employer Brand?
Synopsis
Question & Answer Session Facilitated by the Chair
3:00 pm Action: What Are You Going to Change About Your Employer Branding Strategy?
Synopsis
Output Focused Action Session Facilitated by the Chair
3:20 pm
Refreshments Break
TRACK B:
Efficient Life Sciences Talent Acquisition
Efficient Life Sciences Talent Acquisition
12:40 pm Networking Lunch
1:40 pm Discover: Unlock the Benefits of a Skills-Based Approach to Life Sciences Talent Acquisition
Synopsis
• How can hiring based on skills lead to more effective recruiting, and boost internal
mobility?
• Eliminate unconscious-bias and continue to increase the diversity of your workforce by adopting a skills-first approach
• Bristol Myers Squibb’s approach to skills-based hiring which helped decrease time-to-fill and increased visibility to all candidates
2:00 pm Discover:Building Compensation & Benefits Packages to Compete for Top Talent in 2023 & Beyond
Synopsis
- Uncover unique comp and ben packages enabling life science organizations to attract today’s best talent
- Understanding decision-drivers for life sciences top talent to amplify acquisition and retention
- Hear how Flagship Pioneering approach total rewards to enable them to attract sought-after life sciences talent
2:20 pm Develop: What Else Can We Learn From Life Science TA Leaders Innovating Their Approach to Talent Acquisition?
Synopsis
Question & Answer Session Facilitated by the Chair
2:40 pm Action: What Tools Are You Going to Implement to Attract and Hire the Best Life Sciences Talent?
Synopsis
Output Focused Action Session Facilitated by the Chair
3:00 pm Spotlight Session Brought to You by firstPRO
3:10 pm
Refreshments Break
Gain the Competitive Edge in Life Sciences Recruiting
4:20 pm Discover: Changing Dynamics in Life Sciences Talent Acquistion: How to Gain a Competitive Advantage in Life Sciences Recruiting
Synopsis
- An insight filled session on the changing labor markets, what to expect for 2024 and beyond, and how companies are creating new strategies to prepare for the rebound in recruiting.
- Actions, Tools, and Techniques to create a market differentiation within your employment brand and a competitive advantage
- Top tips and tricks to creating an exceptional candidate experience journey.
- Key observations and recommendations to address the talent shortages within life sciences recruiting and creative examples of what some companies are launching to pique the interest of the passive job seeker
4:40 pm Develop: What Else Can We Learn About Gaining Competitive Edge in Life Sciences Recruiting?
Synopsis
Question & Answer Session Facilitated by the Chair
5:00 pm Action: What Are You Going to Change to Position Yourself as Life Science Employer of Choice?
Synopsis
Output Focused Action Session Facilitated by the Chair
Speed Learning
5:10 pm Speed Learning
Synopsis
In this quick fire session, each table will be hosted by a life sciences TA leader who will share the secrets of their most high-impact leap; you then get the opportunity to question the host before moving on to your next table.