Uncover Effective Approaches for Skills Based
Hiring & Develop Creative Employee Compensation Packages to Attract, Develop & Retain Talent in a Turbulent Life Sciences Industry

Welcome to LEAP HR: Life Sciences Europe 2025!

The Life Science industry in Europe is experiencing a period of rapid change, and HR leaders across the continent are bearing the brunt of this transformation. With the industry heading into economic downturn, lay-offs and tightening budgets, HR departments must do more with less. In 2025, HR leaders must adapt to these changes by positioning themselves as true strategic business partners, providing solutions that impact organisational bottom lines, and stay one step ahead of future HR innovation trends.

Returning for the 7th year, LEAP HR: Life Science Europe will reunite 80+ senior HR leaders from Life Science organisations to discover agile strategies to empower employee engagement and boost retention to safeguard the future of your Life Science business. Over the course of three jam-packed days of content, you’ll gain actionable takeaways through 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 organisation by developing creative L&D programmes, shifting to skill-based hiring, and improving the employee experience to enhance retention in 2025 and beyond.

Fortune 500 companies, Top European Biotech’s to watch in 2025, Forbes Best Places to Work in Life Sciences and Forbes largest BioMed Companies are joining our LEAP community in 2024. Are you?

Discover in 2024:

LEAP HR Life Sciences Europe FAVICON

Enhancing Employee Experience to Retain an Engaged Workforce

LEAP HR Life Sciences Europe FAVICON

Tailoring Your Talent Management Strategy to Align with Your Company Values

LEAP HR Life Sciences Europe FAVICON

Compensating Your Staff by Providing Them with Alternative Development Opportunities

LEAP HR Life Sciences Europe FAVICON

Optimising Your Organization Structure for Efficiency

LEAP HR Life Sciences Europe FAVICON

HRs Role in Business Transformation

LEAP HR Life Sciences Europe FAVICON

Increasing Wellness & Belonging in Our Organisations

Top Speakers

Lisa Doman - Chief People Officer - Oxford Biomedica

Lisa Doman

Chief People Officer

Oxford Biomedica

Mark Coad - GlaxoSmithKline Plc - Leap HR: Life Sciences Europre

Mark Coad

Head of Talent Acquisition

GlaxoSmithKline

Michel Dermitzel - Vertex Pharmaceuticals - Leap HR Life Sciences Europe

Michel Dermitzel

Director – International Human Resources

Vertex Pharmaceuticals

Nikki Fisher - Biogen - Leap HR Life Sciences Europe

Nikki Fisher

Head Of Human Resources & ECP Regional OE Partner

Biogen

Pieter Neethling - Novartis AG - LEAP HR: Life Science Europe

Pieter Neethling

Global Human Resource Service Architecture

Novartis AG

Sabrina Younsi - Takeda Pharmaceutical - Leap HR Life Sciences Europe

Sabrina Younsi

Head of Talent & Diversity

Takeda Pharmaceutical

Sanne Mantoni Macaire - Novo Nordisk - Leap HR Life Sciences Europe

Sanne Mantoni Macaire

Global Head of Learning & Development

Novo Nordisk

Sven Steinebach - Evotec - Leap HR Life Sciences Europe

Sven Steinebach

VP & Head of Global Talent Acquisition & Employer Branding

Evotec

At a Glance

80+

HR LEADERS

7

YEARS RUNNING

26+

EXPERT SPEAKERS

8+

NETWORKING HOURS

Unmissable Highlights

Novo Nordisk Leap HR Life Sciences Europe

takes an enterprise approach to building skills to create a shared language that helps to achieve the organisations strategic goals with lasting behavioural change

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have created a marketing campaign based on the four defined pillars on wellness that placed them as a ‘Great Place to Work’ for wellness support and has increased the accessibility of wellness support for their staff

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AI/ML based ‘Effective Field Force Optimisation’ project, which aims to prove the effectiveness and efficiency gains of using skills as part of the recruitment process whilst minimising the risk of adverse impacts

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has conducted a deep dive into how they have adapted their working style since COVID, which has helped them to identify what employees valued and continue this in the future of work