INVESTING IN TECH WITHOUT ELIMINATING TALENT
INVESTING IN TECH WITHOUT ELIMINATING TALENT
Yet even in these tough times, the Best Workplaces in Tech™ refuse to compromise on their people-first approach, adapting their upskilling programmes and enlisting employees to help co-create an AI future – with 85% of employees agreeing “people quickly adapt to change at their organisation” and 81% saying they are
“offered training or development to further themselves professionally”, compared to respective averages of 59% and 56% at a typical UK company. And whilst undergoing digital transformation, the Best Workplaces in BioPharma™ recognise that operational resilience must be matched with
The BioIndustry Association projects that the UK life sciences sector will need 70,000 new jobs by 2035, many of which will be tech-enabled – on the one hand, significantly relieving employees from manual workloads; on the other, creating friction between technological ambition and a lack of clarity and workforce readiness.
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Investing in tech without eliminating talent
Historically defined by a fierce war for talent and generous employee value propositions, many tech organisations are now affected by mass redundancies; at times redirecting budgets to AI and other digital transformation.
But while those workers left behind have the comfort of continued employment, leaner workforces shoulder the additional burdens of increased workloads and responsibilities amid a climate of uncertainty and low morale.
In biopharma, too, AI-driven drug discovery, automated manufacturing, and data-centric clinical trials are steadily reshaping a sector that is simultaneously disrupted by supply chain challenges, talent shortages, and mounting regulatory complexity.
- Cherry O’Sullivan, Global Culture & Engagement Manager at Experian Ltd You find so many organisations that are so target-driven and they kind of miss the point a bit. If you do the right thing for the right reasons, most of the time the money bit will take care of itself. And if you give your people and your friends, your family, the room to make decisions, the room to feel empowered, that they feel that there’s empathy between the two of you, you’ll get the best out of them, always. – Marc Churchouse, CEO of Mercator Digital
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