LEAP HR Life Sciences East

Join us this August in Boston, MA as LEAP HR: Life Sciences East returns for its 9th year. Connect with 200+ other leadership professionals in biopharma responsible for attracting, retaining and developing the talent necessary deliver on their organizations mission. Meet with people leaders who are also navigating a period of uncertainty amongst: regulation changes, financial uncertainties, supply chain disruptions, and changing workforce dynamics. Leave with a ready-made support network of industry peers committed to building high-performing organizations

Explore 40+ case studies from leading drug development organizations on shifting to new systems of empowered teams, accelerating the development of both current and future leaders, and optimizing global team dynamics across diverse business layers.


Speakers: Andrew Dobos, Head of Global Manufacturing Operations HR, Moderna, Beth Perrone, Senior Vice President, Chief Talent and Strategy Officer, Merck and Co, Christina Beaulieu, Global Head of Human Resources, Abcam, Connie Wedel, Chief People Officer, Cytek Biosciences, Crystal Zuckerman, Vice President Human Resources, PMV Pharmaceuticals, Daniel Pichl, Chief People Officer, Springworks Therapeutics, Daryn Lewis, Senior Vice President, Head of People and Culture, Wave Life Sciences, David Topp, Chief Human Resources Officer, Sterling Pharma, Emmanuelle (Manie) Jerome, Global Talent and Employee Experience Lead, People and Culture, Dewpoint Therapeutics, Eric Gaffen, Head of Talent Acquisition and Employee Experience, Visterra, Jake Reynolds, Senior Manager, HR Business Partner, Sarepta Therapeutics, Josh Mitchell, Executive Director and Chief of Staff - Future of Work, Culture of Innovation, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Joy Branford, Vice President People and Culture, Stealth Mode Biotech, Julie Bockenstette, Executive Vice President and Head of Human Resources, Acumen Pharmaceuticals, Karen Neuendorff, Chief People Officer, Brii Biosciences, Kate Surdez, Chief Human Resources Officer, MiMedx Group, Kathy Roszczeda, Human Resources Director, Calliditas Therapeutics AB, Katie Mcdonough, Vice President, People, Performance and Talent, Sarepta Therapeutics, Keila Elliot Associate, Director, Global HR Operations and HR Systems Sarepta Therapeutics, Kevin McManus, Chief People Officer, Syndax Pharmaceuticals, Lana Dale, Program Director, LEAP HR, Lilly Burggraaf, Vice President - Global Human Resources, uniQure, Lori Escobedo, Chief People and Administrative Officer, Dewpoint Therapeutics, Mardi Noyes, Vice President - Human Resources, Microbiologics, Maria Ganong, Vice President - Human Resources - Total Rewards and Talent Acquisition, Innoviva Specialty Therapeutics, Matt Ragheb, Executive Director, Compensation and People Insights, Nicole Jones, Chief People Officer, Spur Therapeutics, Noah Hendy, Head of People Analytics, Biogen, Pamela Zapata, Director - Global Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, PTC Therapeutics, Patrizio Renzetti, Senior Vice President of Human Resources, Remix Therapeutics, Rob Markovic, Global Vice President - Workforce Planning and Talent Acquisition, PHC Holdings Corp, Robert Carruthers, Vice President - Talent Acquisition, Global Strategic Skills Pipelining, Bayer, Ryan Maglione, Senior Vice President Talent, Syneos Health, Sarah Krepp, Senior Vice President - People and Culture Human Resources, Liquidia Technologies, Shaun Vigeant, Vice President Talent Acquisition, Intellia Therapeutics, Stacy Gardner, Global HR Business Partner, EMD Serono, Stephanie Marques, Associate Director, Succession Planning and Talent Planning, Bristol Myers Squibb, Stephen Dwight, Chief Talent Officer, Takeda Pharmaceutical, Tiffany Doyle, Global Senior Executive Talent Sourcing Partner and Americas Training Lead, Genentech, Tony Mullin, Chief People Officer, Omega Therapeutics, Inc., Victoria Vezina, Chief Human Resources Officer, Advarra, Wesley Vestal, Chief People Officer, CAI