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Win over, don’t turnover! Retaining lab staff in the life science industry

With up to 40% of revenue reinvestment being dedicated to payroll, it’s clear that talent represents one of the pharmaceutical industry’s most significant assets. Particularly in laboratories, finding the right staff with the appropriate technical skill set is vital to maintaining drug production supply chains.

In addition to this, recruitment, hiring, onboarding, and training processes further contribute to a company’s expenditure by a factor of 50-125% of a new staff member’s first year salary. From both an operational and financial perspective, then, limiting lab employee turnover is critical to commercial success.

But what are the main drivers that lead highly-skilled staff to seek opportunities elsewhere? And what can life sciences companies do to create an optimal environment that encourages employees to remain – and to thrive – in their chosen roles?

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Here’s what to expect

  • Key insights from human resources research at Ghent University
    • The importance of employee retention
    • Challenges from employers and employees
    • Tactics on how to reduce employee turnover
  • Retaining lab talent in the life sciences industry
    • Risks and challenges specific to the sector
    • Tips for optimizing laboratory processes
    • ‘Industry 5.0’ and keeping talent in the lab
  • Case study from Astellas Pharma
    • How Astellas Pharma achieves great employee retention
  • Interactive audience Q&A with the panelists

Featured speakers

  • Evy Van Lancker
    Evy Van Lancker
    Researcher at the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration @Ghent University
  • Adam Lester-George
    Adam Lester – George
    Content Manager @Binocs

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