Louise Daniel

Research & Development Head of Talent Management Novartis AG

Louise Daniel is Head of Talent Management for Research & Development at Novartis, where she leads global strategies to strengthen scientific leadership and accelerate innovation. With more than 20 years of HR experience across Novartis, Molson Coors, Sun Chemical, and Northern Foods, she brings deep expertise in talent, diversity, leadership development, and organizational transformation across Europe, Canada, and the US.

Seminars

Monday 5th October 2026
Panel: Attracting, Developing & Retaining Tech/AI Talent in the Future
11:50 am

The competition for technology and AI talent in life sciences has never been more intense, and the playbooks used to attract and develop scientific talent are not always transferable. This panel brings together senior talent leaders to share how they are evolving their strategies to win in this market: from employer branding and skills-based hiring, to development programs that retain technical talent through the early years and beyond.

Expect frank, experience-led perspectives on what is working and what is not.

  • How the tech and AI talent market is evolving, and what life sciences organizations need to do differently to compete
  • Building the employer brand and value proposition that resonates with technology and data professionals
  • What skills-based hiring and development approaches are proving most effective in practice
  • How to build technical career pathways that retain AI and data talent as organizations scale
Louise Daniel - Expert Speaker - LEAP HR_ Life Sciences East