DE&I: More Than a Buzzword
How Life Sciences Companies Are Achieving Their Diversity Goals
A global expansion of the biohealth industry, which saw even greater growth from the pandemic, combined with a skills shortage and rapidly changing technology landscape, has made ‘talent’ the most urgent of topics both in the boardroom and on the front line for hiring managers. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion have finally become more critical elements in those conversations as companies, large and small, are starting to take more immediate actions to ensure their workforce demographics match our diverse population.
With this panel discussion, we will dive deeper into the topic with several leaders who are leading such efforts, and hear about their journeys to attract, train, and retain a diverse biohealth workforce.
At this event you will learn specific examples of how companies are successfully;
- Building a culture of inclusion and equal opportunity
- Developing and implementing D&I recruiting practices that attract diverse candidates at all levels of the organization
- Investing in training and development programs to develop diverse populations for their workforce
- Developing their workforce to create a diverse executive team and board
- Transforming their companies into learning organizations to keep diverse talent moving upwards within the organization
- Diversifying the entrepreneurial ecosystem by increasing the number of startups and founders among underrepresented populations
- And much more
Where and When?
This live Webinar will be held on Zoom. Once you register, you will receive a link to enter the event.
February 16, 202212:00pm-1:30pm Eastern
Panelists
Brandy Carter, PhD
Director, Biotechnical Institute of MD
Dr. Carter currently serves as the Executive Director for the BioTechnical Institute of Maryland (BTI), a non-profit providing tuition-free, high-caliber, training to help those who are under- or unemployed become lab workers in the rapidly expanding life sciences sector.
Melissa Lawrence
Leadership Coach, former AD, Talent Development at AstraZeneca
Melissa Lawrence is a Career & Leadership Coach and host of the Navigating Your Career podcast. She helps people in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry discover their ideal career path, lead more effectively, and get to the next level of their career.
Maygen King
Senior Diversity and Inclusion Talent Strategist at Thermo Fisher
In her 11-year career in recruiting she has spent 6 years at Thermo Fisher Scientific supporting multiple sites nationally. She started as an onsite Recruiter working very closely with human resources and hiring managers and has since found a passion for Diversity Recruitment. Maygen has played an active role in Diversity Recruiting by being a part of the core team for events such as National Society of Black Engineers, National Black MBA, Society of Women Engineers, National Sales Conference, and so much more.
Elizabeth Mazhari
DEI and Investment Advisor, TEDCO
Elizabeth brings more than 25 years of academic, government, and private sector experience in product development, technology commercialization and venture management experience to the team. Prior to joining TEDCO, she served as President of Transition Health Ventures, a consulting firm specializing in serving the needs of the innovation community and the healthcare and life science startup companies within it.
Tia Lyles-Williams
Founder and CEO, LucasPye BIO | HelaPlex
With 21+ years of experience in the BioPharma/Biotech industries, Tia is currently the Founder and CEO of LucasPye BIO, (LPB). LPB is a Contract Development Manufacturing Organization (CDMO). LPB will provide end-to-end services from Cell Line Development to Fill/ Finish Operations & Prescription Formulary Placement for biologic drug products. She is also the Founder & CEO of HelaPlex - the 1st Commercial Life Science Coworking / Wet Lab Facility with a built-in Accelerator. Both companies are subsidiaries of my financial-holding company, Goffman Bougard, Inc. and are all located in Philadelphia, PA.
Moderator
Ezekiel Kelley - Director of Operations & Workforce Development Solutions, BioBuzz