Sheerin Thussu
Vice President & Head of Global Human Resources , Research & Development CSL
Sheerin Thussu is VP, Global Head of HR for R&D and Enabling Functions at CSL, where she leads global people strategy across R&D, Strategy, Finance, IT, Legal, Communications, and External Affairs. With 15+ years of experience across CSL, Novartis, NIBR, and Deloitte, she partners closely with senior leaders to design scalable organizations, develop leadership capability, and align talent strategy with scientific and business priorities. She is passionate about building future‑ready, data‑driven HR functions that enable life sciences organizations to navigate growth, transformation, and innovation.
Seminars
- How can a global life sciences organization rapidly transform its R&D function to create cost headroom, strengthen decision‑making, and prepare for AI‑enabled innovation amid intense external pressure?
- Discover how CSL delivered an end‑to‑end R&D transformation across strategy, portfolio, structure, talent, and geography in just 6–9 months – balancing pace with engagement, resetting leadership behaviors, and modernizing ways of working across 2,500 employees in 35 countries
- Learn how this transformation unlocked over $100m in cost savings over three years, while already delivering faster cycle times, more streamlined governance, and improved decision quality, creating the foundation for stronger pipelines, increased deal activity, and long‑term R&D performance
This interactive Q&A builds on the CSL and Novo Nordisk case studies and gives you the chance to ask questions to explore what it really takes to sustain HR transformation once the initial design is complete. Moving beyond strategy, this session focuses on the practical realities of embedding new ways of working across large and small organizations.
