Matthew Smith
Executive Director, People Team Nuvation Bio
Senior level Human Resources leader with more than 25 years of progressive experience successfully partnering with executive leadership and implementing dynamic HR programs. Proven expertise in pharmaceuticals and biotech, Matthew has over 20 years of industry experience working across all client groups, including R&D, Commercial, Technical Operations, Clinical Development, Quality, Regulatory, Medical Affairs, Clinical Operations, G&A and Compliance.
Seminars
- How can organizations maintain a strong, inclusive culture while scaling from 60 to 350 employees globally and integrating diverse teams across the US and China?
- Explore Nuvation Bio’s practical strategies for sustaining culture during rapid growth, including a “Kindness” policy, pro-parent flexibility, and a hybrid model of just four in-office days per month
- Learn how these initiatives delivered measurable impact: engagement scores remained high, turnover stayed below industry benchmarks, and onboarding time improved despite remote challenges – ensuring culture scaled alongside commercial success
Interactive Q&A Session
This session explores how HR can become a catalyst for organizational agility and sustainable growth during periods of rapid expansion and change. Learn how strategic workforce planning, leadership readiness, and reimagined HR business partnering can accelerate alignment, strengthen resilience, and deliver measurable impact across multiple growth phases.
- Building scalable HR frameworks to support consecutive expansions
- Embedding HR as a strategic partner to influence workforce decisions
- Balancing evolving business needs with career development for HR teams
- Practical steps to strengthen leadership alignment and organizational resilience
