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7:30 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
Life Sciences Talent: Emerging Trends & Priorities
8:40 am Opening Panel Discussion & Q&A: The Future of Life Sciences Talent Acquisition: Emerging Trends & Predictions for 2025 & Beyond
- What are the strategic priorities for talent leaders in biopharma?
- Trends and predictions around the operationalization of skills-based hiring, workforce planning, AI, and more
- Discuss emerging trends to set the context for the following discussions
9:30 am Action: How Can We Stay Ahead of The Curve & Stay Strategic In 2025 & Beyond?
Life Sciences TA Trends? Output Focused Action Session Facilitated by the Chair
- Which TA trend excites you most right now, and why?
- How are politics or regulations affecting your hiring strategy?
- What new tools or approaches are you trying to attract top talent?
9:50 am Speed-Networking & Refreshments Break
Evolving Traditional Talent Acquisition to Strategic Talent Management in Life Sciences
10:50 am Discover: Transitioning Talent Acquisition to Career Management
- Evolve recruiters into talent advisors who support the full employee experience
- Equipping recruiters with capabilities in project management, analytics, and talent development to support internal mobility, career growth and long-term retention
- The story behind The Jackson Laboratory’s strategy to leverage the skills of recruiters to focus on the wider career lifecycle of its employees
11:10 am Discover: Shift from Traditional Recruiting to Dynamic Talent Allocation
- How a Dynamic Shared Ownership (DSO) model can enable efficient talent resourcing and drive workforce engagement
- Enhance agility in talent acquisition by aligning talent allocation directly with business needs
- Uncover Bayer’s approach to talent resourcing using a DSO model which has led to significant cuts in time-to-fill and increase in quality of hires
11:30 am Develop: How Can Life Sciences Recruiters Evolve the Way They Approach TA to be More Strategic?
Question & Answer Session Facilitated by the Chair
- What does a more strategic TA function look like in today’s life sciences landscape?
- How can recruiters move from transactional to strategic partnerships with hiring managers?
- What tools or tactics help elevate TA into a more strategic business function?
11:50 am Action: What Can You Change to Improve the Way You Approach Strategic Talent Acquisition at Your Life Sciences Organization?
Output Focused Action Session Facilitated by the Chair
- What’s one part of your TA process that could be more strategic – and how might you start shifting it?
- How well are your TA goals aligned with your company’s broader business strategy?
- What internal barriers make it hard to take a more strategic approach, and how can you address them?
12:10 pm Networking Lunch
Optimizing the TA Function for Future-Focused Life Sciences Recruiting
1:10 pm Discover: Making the Business Case for Talent Investment in Emerging Biotech: Internal Education, AI, & ROI
- How to position high-ROI TA initiatives using language and data that resonate with scientific and financial leadership
- Educating early-stage biotech teams on how to evaluate and secure top talent – balancing speed with long-term fit
- Exploring how new tools can drive faster insights, improve candidate experience, and streamline hiring decisions
1:30 pm Discover: Elevating Talent Acquisition to Drive Scalable Growth in Life Sciences
- Introduce streamlined processes that enable faster, more effective life sciences talent acquisition without sacrificing quality
- Foster a strong cultural alignment, ensuring new hires are truly engaged and empowered to thrive
- Uncover how Vial reimagined its hiring process to focus on cultural fit, leading to an increase in eNPS, reduced time-to-hire, and improved overall retention
1:50 pm Develop: What Should Life Sciences TA Leaders Know About Successfully Achieving Buy-In for Process Optimization?
Question & Answer Session Facilitated by the Chair
Data That Delivers Impactful Insights for Smarter Hiring in Life Sciences
2:10 pm Action Session
2:30 pm Discover: Making Data Work Harder: Driving Impact with TA Dashboards
- In a resource-constrained environment, where being data-driven isn’t a luxury – it’s a necessity, uncover the potential of TA dashboard data
- Discover practical ways to build and scale TA dashboards with a limited budget and resources
- Uncover how Flagship Pioneering utilized innovative data insights to drive targeted, measurable improvements in its TA function
2:50 pm Develop: The Key to Leveraging Data for Life Sciences Recruitment?
Question & Answer Session Facilitated by the Chair
- What types of data are most valuable for improving life sciences recruitment?
- How can TA teams turn recruitment data into actionable insights?
- What’s the biggest challenge in using data effectively, and how can it be overcome?
3:10 pm Action: How Can You Better Utilize Available Data to Improve Hiring Capabilities?
Output Focused Action Session Facilitated by the Chair
- What recruitment data do you currently track, and what’s missing?
- How are you using data to influence hiring decisions or strategy today?
- What would help your team use data more effectively, tools, training, or stakeholder buy-in?
3:30 pm Afternoon Break
Advancing Employer Branding to Compete for Top Life Sciences Talent
3:50 pm Discover: Combining a Refreshed Employer Brand with a Best-in-Class Careers Website to Attract & Engage Top Life Sciences Talent
- Discover what differentiates your organization for applicants – and how to use those insights to reinforce your employer brand
- Learn how to effectively communicate your value proposition to prospective candidates
- Explore the story behind Insmed’s evolved employer branding and careers website
4:10 pm Develop: What More Can We Learn About Enhancing Employer Branding to Engage Top Life Sciences Talent?
Question & Answer Session Facilitated by the Chair
- What makes an employer brand stand out to top life sciences talent today?
- How can TA teams actively shape and promote a compelling employer brand?
- What metrics can help you measure the impact of your employer branding efforts?
4:30 pm Action: What Changes Can You Make to Improve Your Current Employer Branding Strategy?
Output Focused Action Session Facilitated by the Chair
- What part of your employer branding is most out of sync with your company culture, and how can you align them better?
- How can you involve employees in shaping and sharing your employer brand?
- What new channels or approaches could you explore to enhance your employer brand visibility to top talent?