7:30 am Conference Registration & Networking

8:10 am Chair’s Welcome & Recap of Day One

  • Joshua Mitchell Head of Talent Brand, Candidate/Employee Experience & Workforce Planning, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc

Advancing the Diversity of Your Life Sciences Workforce to Increase Employee Belonging & Engagement

8:20 am Panel Discussion: Building a Successful Life Science DE&I Strategy

Synopsis

• Fostering an inclusive workplace culture to grow the diversity of your talent pool

• Uncover practical examples of DE&I initiatives that can be implemented in biopharma organizations of any type or size

• Learn what it took for these leading life science organizations to diversify their workforce, leading to demonstrable rise in employee satisfaction and attrition

9:00 am Discover: Developing a Diverse Biopharma Talent Pool with Lean Resources

Synopsis

• Increase diversity of thought, employee creativity and an inclusive culture by diversifying your talent pool

• Lean management approaches to optimizing available resources without compromising on talent diversity priorities

• The lean approach Atomwise took to create a diverse talent pool which significantly lowered attrition and improved employee satisfaction

9:20 am Discover: How to Partner with Your Life Science Organization’s ERGs to Support & Engage Diverse Talent From the Beginning of the Talent Acquisition Process

  • Lisa Dipietrantonio Head of US Talent Acquisition, Boehringer Ingelheim
  • Vivian McLeod Associate Director - Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Early Talent Programs, Boehringer Ingelheim

Synopsis

• How can biopharma organizations best attract and engage diverse talent?

• Discover the benefits of dedicating time to culture and diversity conversations as part of your life sciences interview strategy

• Learn how Boehringer-Ingelheim have implemented ‘culture chats’ as a non-evaluated part of the interview process, positively impacting the diversity of new talent and employee engagement of both new and existing talent

9:40 am Develop: What More Can We Learn from Life Sciences TA Leaders Successfully Advancing the Diversity of Their Talent Pools?

  • Vivian McLeod Associate Director - Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Early Talent Programs, Boehringer Ingelheim
  • Shakun Ohri Head Of Talent Acquisition, Atomwise
  • Lisa Dipietrantonio Head of US Talent Acquisition, Boehringer Ingelheim

Synopsis

Question & Answer Session Facilitated by the Chair

10:00 am Action: What Changes Are You Going to Make to Increase the Diversity of Your Talent Pipeline?

Synopsis

Output Focused Action Session Facilitated by the Chair

10:20 am Networking & Refreshments

Building an Effective TA Team to Advance Your Life Science Organization

10:40 am Discover: Building an Agile Recruitment Strategy for New and Scaling Life Science TA Functions

  • Jessica Seaman Head of Global Talent Acquisition, Swedish Orphan Biovitrum

Synopsis

  • The benefits of a unified hiring strategy across the board for the future-oriented life science organization
  • Laying the foundations for a talent acquisition strategy to determine the most suitable functional structure to achieve business objectives
  • Uncover the cohesive approach to TA which has enabled Sobi North America to cut its hiring agency spend in half in just one year 

11:00 am Discover: Building a Sustainable Life Science Recruitment Team by Investing in Talent Advisors

Synopsis

  • How investing in Talent Advisors and embedding them into the business leads to a sustainable, scalable, and high performing recruitment effort
  • Building a culture of inclusive hiring, including a scalable training infrastructure, that Talent Advisors can leverage and re-enforce
  • Seagen share best practices on how to hire, develop, support and manage strong Talent Advisors

11:20 am Discover: Thinking differently to create a lasting and impactful TA strategy

  • Peter Greco Head Of Global Talent Acquisition, Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc
  • Sharon Kloc Global Vice President - Life Sciences Sector, Cielo

Synopsis

  • How Jazz Pharmaceuticals redefined and implemented and enhanced TA & HR operating model to bring efficiencies and scalability to support future growth
  • Uncover the benefits of a flexible, dedicated, and compartmentalized TA structure to help future-proof your business
  • Learn about Jazz’s TA roadmap, future-forward strategies, and technology innovation to become a leading-edge life sciences organization

11:40 am Develop: What More Can We Learn About Building an Agile Recruitment Team?

  • Jessica Seaman Head of Global Talent Acquisition, Swedish Orphan Biovitrum
  • Brennan Clark Associate Director - Talent Acquisition, Seagen
  • Peter Greco Head Of Global Talent Acquisition, Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc

Synopsis

Question & Answer Session Facilitated by the Chair 

12:00 pm Action: What Can You Change to Enhance Your TA Team Efficiencies?

Synopsis

Output Focused Action Session Facilitated by the Chair

12:20 pm Networking Lunch

Speed Learning

1:20 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.

Unlocking the Value of Stay Interviews to Understand Current & Future Employees’ Needs

Efficiently Onboarding Candidates in Your Life Science Organization

Rethinking How We Achieve Stakeholder Alignment on Hiring Objectives

  • Wendy Durkin Senior Human Resources Business Partner and Head of Talent Acquisition, C4 Therapeutics

Innovative Levers to Pull In Life Sciences Talent Acquisition

  • Stacey Veysey Senior Director - Talent Acquisition, Research, Manufacturing and Technology, Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc.

“Have You Seen a Decline in Candidate Etiquette?” How Can Recruiters Assist Next-Gen Talent Through the Interview Process?

  • Angela Chow Senior Director, Head of Talent, Arsenal Biosciences

Candidate Experience: With Virtual Interviews Now Being the Norm, How Are You Making Your Candidate Experience Unique and Engaging?

  • Steve Fortier Associate Director - Talent Acquisition, Karyopharm Therapeutics

2:30 pm Chair’s Closing Remarks & End of Conference

  • Joshua Mitchell Head of Talent Brand, Candidate/Employee Experience & Workforce Planning, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc