PRE-CONFERENCE FOCUS DAY
Organizational Structure Strategy Day
A two-tracked strategy day to enable you to re-imagine your workforce planning strategy for the future, and your change management strategy for the now.
Tuesday, April 22 | 12.00 - 4.20pm
Whether you are in hyper-growth mode, or stabilizing your organization, attend this critical pre-conference focus day to delve into all thing’s organization structure. Uncover how other teams are set up, when to build out certain functions, and how other biotechs are adjusting their communication around change management strategy. Learn how to build an agile organizational structure to navigate the volatility of the future.
12:00 pm Registration & Networking
12:50 pm Chair’s Opening Remarks
TRACK A
Workforce Planning to Build Resilience to an Unstable Future
1:00 pm Discover: Implementing Succession Planning for a Stable Future of Work
Synopsis
- How can we create a succession planning system in small biotechs where one hasn’t exist before?
- Conduct talent reviews, set timelines, define potential, construct a model
- Uncover how BlueRock Therapeutics implemented a succession planning system from scratch
1:20 pm Discover: Developing an Organization Design to Keep Balance During Hyper Growth
Synopsis
- How can we prevent imbalances and effectively plan for periods of hypergrowth?
- Create an organization design philosophy that aligns with business assumptions
- How Jasper Therapeutics created an organizational design philosophy that unifies the leadership team around a strategic 3-year plan, complete with key deliverables and future scenarios
1:40 pm Develop: What Else Do We Need to Consider When Planning for the Future?
Synopsis
In Life Sciences, workforce planning is a critical yet challenging task, especially in times of
economic uncertainty and regulatory changes.
Q&A session designed to help you understand the ‘how’.
2:00 pm Action: How Are You Going to Refine Your Workforce Planning Strategy?
Synopsis
- How can we execute workforce planning when organizations are in stabilizing mode and are unsure of the future of the business?
- How is the Inflation Reduction Act impacting your future workforce strategy?
Roundtable discussion to create an action plan for you to take back to your organization.
TRACK B
Change Management for Now
1:00 pm Discover: Establishing Operating Principles to Accelerate Organizational Transformation
Synopsis
- How can we galvanize our company culture, preserving what has made us great and moving into areas that are needed?
- Refresh your operating principles and create constant touchpoints through performance management, recruitment tools and more
- How BioMarin have refreshed its operating principles which has helped with executing on a refreshed strategy
1:20 pm Discover: Transforming Business & Culture: A Strategic Pivot Story
Synopsis
- How can we navigate major organizational change?
- Reshape the management team and enhance employee engagement and communication
- Explore Codexis Strategic Transformation story. From Communication and Culture Champions: Learn about the transparent communication strategy developed to make leadership more accessible and the role of ‘culture champions’ in easing tensions through business transformation
1:40 pm Develop: What Else Can We Do to Adjust to Change?
Synopsis
As organizations grow rapidly, it is integral for HR leaders to pay close intent to the organizations design in order to achieve business research and development goals.
Q&A session designed to help you understand the ‘how’.
2:00 pm Action: What Are You Going to Change About Your Change Management Strategy?
Synopsis
- How are other teams set up? Are they developing their staff to become specialized in certain roles or broadening their employee’s skill sets?
- How are you building out and structuring your organization in a resource constrained environment?
- At what point should we be building out certain functions or departments, how are people making the business case for this?
- Roundtable discussion to create an action plan for you to take back to your organization.
2.20 pm Networking Break
TRACK A
Building a HR Team to Support Workforce Planning Measures
3:00 pm Discover: Building the HR Team to Cope with Business Hyper Growth
Synopsis
- How can we keep up with the business demand for talent by scaling the HR team appropriately?
- Focus on growing your HR team accordingly, and put a plan in place
- How Alumis have grown the organization from 20 to 160 employees over the past three years, by adapting their HR team to align with business strategy
3:20 pm Discover: Strategic Alignment in Action: Building a Future-Focused HR Roadmap for Organizational Success
Synopsis
- Designing a forward-thinking human capital strategy aligned with organizational goals
- Leveraging the C-Suite for strategic success
- Case Study: PRO-spectus’ Human Capital Strategy in Action
3:40 pm Develop: How Else Can We Support Our HR Teams with Our Workforce Planning Measures?
Synopsis
The Inflation Reduction Act and other economic factors are forcing companies to rethink their workforce strategies, balancing the need for stability with the demands of future growth.
Q&A session designed to help you understand the ‘how’.
4:00 pm Action: How is Your HR Department Going to Change for the Future?
Synopsis
- Are you thinking about head count reduction or where you can invest?
- Are you thinking about offshoring different parts of the HR function because of this?
Roundtable discussion to create an action plan for you to take back to your organization.
TRACK B
Change Management for Now
3:00 pm Discover: Integrating & Aligning the Leadership Team for Cross- Functional Collaboration
Synopsis
- Explain how Revolution Medicines focused on establishing and integrating their management leadership team as the company grew rapidly
- Discuss the need to move from functional silos to a more strategic, cross-functional leadership approach, including implementing a “next level management team” with quarterly meetings
- Share the positive impacts of these changes, such as improved communication, integration of the leadership team, and increased accountability
3:20 pm Develop: How Else Can We Align Leadership Teams During Periods of Change?
Synopsis
Studies find that companies with well-defined organizational structures are: 30% more likely to achieve strategic goals, 25% higher in employee satisfaction and likely to grow 20% faster than those without scalable structures.
Q&A session designed to help you understand the ‘how’.
3:40 pm Action: What Are You Going to Change About How You Are Aligning Your Leaders During Change Management?
Synopsis
- How are others adjusting their communication strategy with their change management strategy?
- How can we bring employees in around these changes?
Roundtable discussion to create an action plan for you to take back to your organization.