Day One
7:10 am Conference Registration & Networking
8:10 am What it Takes to Make a Leap a Reality
8:20 am Chair’s Welcome, Opening Remarks & Connection Before Content
Current & Emerging Life Science TA Trends
8:30 am Discover: Opening Panel Discussion & Q&A: The Future of Life Sciences Talent Acquisition: Emerging Trends & Predictions for 2024 & Beyond
Synopsis
• What are the strategic priorities for talent leaders in biopharma?
• Trends and predictions around the operationalization of skills-based hiring, workforce planning, AI, and strategic diversity
• Life sciences talent acquisition senior leaders discuss emerging trends to set the context for the following discussions
9:20 am Action: What Most Interests You About Emerging Life Sciences TA Trends?
Synopsis
Output Focused Action Session Facilitated by the Chair
9:30 am Session Brought to You by NXTThing RPO
9:50 am Discover: Culture to Attract Top Talent
Synopsis
• Providing flexibility to employees to promote a culture of trust
• The direct impact of a strong company culture on the recruitment process, and how to empower your employees to be internal ambassadors
• Learn how Quibim’s award-winning culture has enabled it to grow significantly from a national to an international company over the space of two years
10:10 am Discover: Cultivating a Culture of Connection to Attract & Retain an Engaged Life Sciences Workforce
Synopsis
• Initiatives to make the office an attractive environment to enhance colleague connection and teamwork
• Develop a sense of collegiality in a hybrid life sciences workforce
• Uncover how Omega Therapeutics has developed a workplace culture which has led to increased retention and buy-in across the board
10:30 am Develop: How Can TA Leaders Work With HR to Define & Sell the Company Culture to Prospective Talent?
Synopsis
Question & Answer Session Facilitated by the Chair
10:50 am Action: What Aspects of Your Company Culture Do You Most Want to Showcase, & How Could You Do This?
Synopsis
Output Focused Action Session Facilitated by the Chair
11:10 am Speed Networking Break
TRACK A – Data-Driven Talent Acquisition
11:50 am Discover: Build a Truly Data-Driven Talent Acquisition Function at Your Life Science Org Without Breaking the Bank
Synopsis
• How can data-driven decision-making and automation lead to significant efficiency gains amongst your recruiting team
• Arming recruiters with value-adding insights to drive more trust-based, “advisory” relationships with customers
• How Flagship Pioneering has built a data-driven TA function leading acceptance rates to increase from 69% to 90%
12:10 pm Develop: What Key Advice Do You Have for Those Looking to Enhance the Way They Measure Data in the Recruiting Process?
Synopsis
Question & Answer Session Facilitated by the Chair
12:20 pm Action: How Can You Further Incorporate Data into TA Decision-Making?
Synopsis
Output Focused Action Session Facilitated by the Chair
TRACK B – Skills-Based Hiring
11:50 am Discover: Skills-Based Hiring for Early Career Life Sciences Talent
Synopsis
• Shift candidate requirements from traditional formal education to role-based skills for a broader talent pool and increased workforce diversity
• How to re-credential roles at your life science org to open up opportunities for non-degree holders
• Discover Vertex’s skills-focused early careers strategy, resulting in 27 full-time hires without degrees who excel in performance, retention, and job satisfaction
12:10 pm Develop: What Else Can We Learn About Transitioning to Skills-Based Early Career Hiring?
Synopsis
Question & Answer Session Facilitated by the Chair
12:20 pm Action: Choose a Recent Requisition & Think About How You Would Re-Credential this Role to Focus on the Skills Required
Synopsis
Output Focused Action Session Facilitated by the Chair
12:30 pm Networking Lunch
1:30 pm Discover: An Onboarding Strategy to Support Scalability & Engagement for Your Life Science Organization
Synopsis
• With many life science TA functions working with reduced budget and resources in 2024, find out how you can enhance the efficiency of your onboarding process
• Uncover how to expedite the onboarding process to cement early buy-in and ensure your new talent gets a fast start
• Syner-G BioPharma’s onboarding program which enabled them to reduce onboarding time from 4 hours to 15 minutes, and lower turnover to 10.2%
1:50 pm Develop: What More Can We Learn About Streamlining the Onboarding Process?
Synopsis
Question & Answer Session Facilitated by the Chair
2:00 pm Action: What Changes Can You Make to Improve the Efficiency of Your Current Onboarding Process?
Synopsis
Output Focused Action Session Facilitated by the Chair
1:30 pm Discover: Build a Best-in-Class Shared Services Talent Acquisition Function for Your Life Science Organization
Synopsis
• Maximize the role of a shared recruitment function to reduce manager-driven variability for improved candidate and manager experience
• Address the impact of disjointed recruiting systems on efficiency and cost by replacing them with a streamlined approach
• Hear Lundbeck’s multi-country perspective on its shared services setup for recruiting, enabling it to standardize both candidate experience and company brand across its departments and locations
1:50 pm Develop: What More Should We Know About the Benefits of a Centralized TA Function?
Synopsis
Question & Answer Session Facilitated by the Chair
2:00 pm Action: What Lessons Can You Take Away to Establish or Improve Your Centralized TA Function?
Synopsis
Output Focused Action Session Facilitated by the Chair
2:10 pm Refreshments Break
Elevate Your Life Science Employer Brand
2:30 pm Discover: Elevating Your Employer Brand to Attract Top Life Sciences Talent
Synopsis
• Address brand awareness gaps among prospective candidates and position your organization as an employer-of choice
• Amplify your company’s distinct attributes, including its strategic focus employee experience
• Uncover the story behind Sanofi’s award-winning corporate branding work and creative elements deliberately leveraged to cohesively build North America employer brand awareness and candidate engagement
2:50 pm Develop: What Else Should We Know About Building a Unique Employer Brand?
Synopsis
Question & Answer Session Facilitated by the Chair
3:00 pm Action: What Attributes of Your Company Can You Demonstrate to Put Together a Unique Employer Branding Campaign?
Synopsis
Output Focused Action Session Facilitated by the Chair
Total Rewards to Compete for Top Life Sciences Talent
3:10 pm Panel Discussion & Q&A: Competitive Total Rewards to Attract the Best Life Sciences Talent •
Synopsis
• Understanding current expectations around total rewards
• Breaking down salary structures and additional compensation packages
• Forward-thinking life sciences TR leaders share how they are winning talent with competitive comp and ben packages