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7:30 am Conference Registration & Networking
8:00 am What It Takes to Make a LEAP a Reality
8:10 am Chair’s Welcome, Opening Remarks & Connection Before Content
Life Sciences Talent: Emerging Trends & Priorities
8:20 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
9:00 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?
9:20 am Discover: Turning Headwinds Into Hiring Wins: Navigating the Dynamic Changes in Life-Sciences Talent Acquisition
AI-powered discovery and aggressive growth targets are redefining the life-sciences workforce just as economic uncertainty, skill shortages, and new recruiting tech upend traditional hiring playbooks. Terry Terhark condenses three decades of experience scaling biotech and pharma talent pipelines to explain how forward-thinking TA leaders can convert today’s disruptions into measurable advantage. From practical AI tools that cut cycle times to market tactics that attract hard to find candidates, this session delivers a roadmap to thrive in 2026, and beyond.
- Speed, Quality, & Scale – The Triple ROI of Modern Recruitment
- From Tactical Recruiting to Strategic Talent Partner
- Future-Ready Talent Acquisition- Leveraging Innovation, AI, Analytics, & Candidate Experience for Competitive Advantage
9:40 am Develop: What More Can We Do To Navigate Market Headwinds & Future-Proof Our TA Strategy?
Question & Answer Session Facilitated by the Chair
10:00 am Action: What Should We Be Incorporating Into Our TA Strategy For a Competitive Advantage?
Output Focused Action Session Facilitated by the Chair
10:20 am Speed-Networking & Refreshments Break
Evolving Traditional Talent Acquisition to Strategic Talent Management in Life Sciences
11:20 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
11:40 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
12:00 pm 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?
12:20 pm 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?
12:40 pm Networking Lunch
Optimizing the TA Function for Future-Focused Life Sciences Recruiting
1:40 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
2:00 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
2:20 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
3:20 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
3:40 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?
4:00 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?
3:00 pm Afternoon Break
Advancing Employer Branding to Compete for Top Life Sciences Talent
4:20 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
4:40 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?
5:00 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?