The Most Adaptive People Strategies Enabling Innovation-Centric Biotechs to Navigate Organizational Change, Redefine Culture, & Revolutionize Employee Engagement

Welcome to LEAP HR: Life Sciences West 2025!

The Life Sciences sector has faced a challenging partial downturn over the past year, leading many West Coast organizations to implement hiring freezes or layoffs.

As a result, HR leaders are being called upon to navigate these difficulties by doing more with fewer resources. They must identify practical, cost-efficient solutions to emerging challenges and reimagine employee engagement strategies to maintain morale and productivity during this period of uncertainty.

Join us in April for LEAP HR: Life Sciences West to network with 200+ senior HR leaders from Great Place to Work, Built Ins: Top Biotech Companies 2024, Forbes Best Places to Work in Life Sciences and more.

Unmissable Highlights

Calico Labs white logo

are leveraging free-to- use AI for multiple use cases which is decreasing admin time, improving their recruitment process, and has led to a 98% response rate in their engagement survey, providing deeper employee insights

iRhythm white logo

transformed their performance process which emphasized and encouraged growth, development and future potential rather than compensation based discussions

Twist Bioscience's white logo (1)

new performance review process, where qualitative employee feedback pairs with structured quantitative ratings, and see how it drives consistent developmental conversations and aligns compensation decisions with company values

Alumis white logo

new strategy for growing the organization from 20 to 160 employees over the past three years, by adapting their HR team to align with business strategy

Invitae Corp's white logo

middle management leadership program focusing on essential skills like giving and receiving feedback, paving the way for growth and advancement

spyre therapeutics white logo

are mastering remote work, building a culture of trust and enhancing the accessibility of their workplace all while cutting costs

Top Speakers

At a Glance

200+

HR LEADERS

7

YEARS RUNNING

34+

EXPERT SPEAKERS

10+

NETWORKING HOURS