Sarah Holmes-Klotz
Global Head of People & Culture Santhera Pharmaceuticals
Sarah Holmes-Klotz joined Santhera as the Global Head of People and Culture in March 2022. She brings more than 20 years of human resources leadership experience in the pharmaceutical industry, with a strong focus on building high-performing cultures and teams across both the US and Europe.
Before joining Santhera, Sarah served as HR Director at Arxada in Basel, Switzerland, where she led the SPS Business Unit through a major transformation and carve-out from Lonza. Previously, she was Head of HR at Adello Biologics, a pre-commercial biosimilar company, and also led the HR function at Grünenthal USA, both located in New Jersey, USA. Sarah began her career in Human Resources at Genzyme in Cambridge, Massachusetts (now part of Sanofi).
Sarah holds an MBA from Boston College as well as both an MA and BA from Boston University.
Seminars
- How can a biotech company safeguard its entrepreneurial spirit during a period of hypergrowth and commercialisation?
- Learn how Santhera embedded cultural ambassadors, prioritized hiring for cultural fit, and elevated employee experience as a strategic driver of scale
- Even while growing at record pace, Santhera preserved its core identity and strengthened engagement, ensuring culture became a catalyst rather than a casualty of expansion
This interactive Q&A explores how organisations can preserve and strengthen their cultural identity during periods of rapid expansion. Drawing on real-world strategies, the session highlights how embedding cultural ambassadors, hiring for fit, and aligning leadership communication can turn growth into a catalyst for deeper engagement.
- Safeguarding entrepreneurial spirit while scaling operations
- Embedding culture into hiring, onboarding, and leadership practices
- Using strategic communication to reinforce values during change
- Elevating employee experience as a driver of sustainable growth
