This Event has now run. Thank You to our Speakers, Sponsors, and Delegates who joined us in Boston for the Summit!

LEAP HR Life Sciences East Conference!

The Only Forum Dedicated to Tackling the Specific HR, TA, & People Challenges Life Science Organizations of All Stages & Sizes Face Across the East Coast

Returning for its 9th year, this 3-day, 3-track event reunited 200+ senior HR leaders from biopharma organizations to discover agile strategies to empower employee engagement and boost retention to safeguard the future of your life science business.

Participants gained actionable takeaways through 40+ case studies, structured networking, dedicated panels, roundtable discussions, speed learning, and more. With topics ranging from how HR leaders act as the strategic business partner to their organization by developing creative L&D programs, shifting to skill-based hiring, and improving the employee experience to enhance retention in 2024 and beyond.

What you missed at the 2024 Event:

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GSK’s optimized talent acquisition strategy leveraging artificial intelligence platforms that enhances their skills-based hiring practices to attract & retain top talent

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How Syneos Health built a robust change management strategy by leveraging artificial intelligence to enhance technology adoption and drive cultural transformation

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Agile approaches Bristol Myers Squibb implemented to modify their performance management strategy to improve employee engagement in a global workforce

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Syner-G Biopharma Group’s creative strategies to break down silos with executive leadership and double down on a remote-first culture to strengthen employee wellbeing across the world

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How AstraZeneca crafted an engaging and cost-effective L&D program to empower their R&D workforce at scale, enhancing employee engagement

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Merz Aesthetics’ creative strategy to build a powerful communication tool to demonstrate their EVP to attract and retain their diverse employee demographic

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How Valerio Therapeutics navigated an organizational re-structure, transitioning most functions from their corporate headquarters in Paris to a US headquarters in Boston and effectively retained their workforce in the process

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Moderna’s lessons learned through building interaction models to strategically transform their organization in response to shifting market demands and enhance employee belonging

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Takeda’s innovative framework focussing on a culture of life-long learning to supercharge their people leaders’ individual development, increasing engagement to an all-time high

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Bluebird Bio’s best practices to build a thriving culture championing equitable compensation, and personal development leading to heightened engagement and reduced attrition

2024 Expert Speaker Faculty Included:

Alexis McManamon

Senior Director, Human Resources

C4 Therapeutics Inc

Andrea Walton

Chief People & Culture Officer

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David Topp

Chief Human Resources Officer

Sterling Pharma Solutions

Hyunna Coelho

Chief Administrative Officer

Merz Aesthetics

Jamaal Sebastian-Barnes

Vice President of Talent and Culture

Bristol Myers Squibb

Jennifer Leonard

Chief People Officer & Senior Vice President Information Technology

EyePoint Pharmaceuticals

Kelly Woltornist

Head of Global Learning

Takeda

Maureen Tanguay

Global Head of Recruitment Operations & Talent Solutions

GSK

Sally Paull

Executive Vice President - Human Resources

Regeneron

Steve O’Brien

Senior Vice President, People Solutions

Syneos Health

Attendees Included:

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Thank you to our speakers, sponsors, and delegates who joined us in Boston for the LEAP HR: Life Sciences East Summit! If you are interested in the 2025 event, please get in touch at info@hansonwade.com