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Member Reviews:
“Through Searchlight, my team and I have relevant, timely, facilitated conversations with peers facing the same obstacles, we share evidence and cautionary tales, and discuss breakthrough thinking that we can each adapt and apply. But the best part is the personalized introductions, which are worth the membership investment alone. If you want to make better informed decisions with more confidence, you need to join Searchlight.“
Steve O'Brien, SVP, People Solutions - Global HR, Syneos Health
“I’ve been plugged into Searchlight for a couple of years and I’ve gained so much value in this time that I’ve extended the membership to my whole HR team because at the end of the day, it benefits the whole company if our HR function can raise our game and add more value to the business. I really recommend Searchlight to help develop both you and your HR team and ensure you can transform your impact on your business.”
Amy Wireman, Chief People Officer, BioMarin Pharmaceuticals
“I get so frustrated with the notion that there's only one way to do things. The research we get from companies like Gartner often only lead us to a single conclusion. But what we need is the opposite of that. I want new ideas, but then to be able to talk with my peers about how these ideas resonate and how we might be able to adapt the thinking behind the idea to make it work in my organization. The Searchlight network is priceless.”
Nick Zweig, Director HR Talent Acquisition, Collegium Pharmaceutical
“Searchlight gives me confidence that I’m heading in the right direction. I can use this network to affirm I’m on track and course correct where I need to. And just like a GPS, you don’t look at it the whole time when you’re driving, you check it from time to time. I don’t need a hundred thousand data points. I need the top thinkers in my industry, and those top thinkers have gravitated towards Searchlight.”
Martin Rexroad, most recently Chief Culture & Community Officer, PTC Therapeutics
"I love being able to ask questions of my Searchlight network that I might not be able to find answers to within my organization, in a safe space with people facing the exact same challenges in the same industry as me.“
Sian Abel, SVP & Head of Business HR, Kyowa Kirin
“Connecting with this network offers a rare chance for us to exchange new thinking and ideas with each other that delivers real, measurable value to us all. Providing an opportunity to access key metrics that aren’t publicly available to benchmark our performance against our peers.”
Peter Mello, Head of Talent Acquisition, Alkermes
“There’s a ton of value in discussing practical, business critical challenges in this sort of environment. The real benefit is the immediate applicability of shared ideas into the business, so I’d expect a year-round conversation to offer a regular source of new, actionable ideas.”
Tom Love, Head of HR, Editas Medicine
"It’s one thing to pick up the phone to connect with another CHRO, but one of the biggest value points of Searchlight is plugging into a meeting with peers discussing a challenge we are struggling with led by a seasoned leader.“
Luan Wilfong, CHRO, Revolution Medicines
"I really value the management and diligence that goes into this network. I am beyond busy but can always rely on seeing the emails I need to get most value from my Searchlight experience, and I know they will always be relevant for my needs.“
Lisa van Capelle, ex-CHRO, Syneos Health
“I’ve been a part of many networks during my career, but this is one of the very best. The topics are always relevant, the conversations are really transparent, the TA industry moves very quickly and this network helps me keep up with it”
Ryan Maglione, Head of TA, Syneos Health
“Being a Searchlight member helps me keep my finger on the pulse of what's happening at the leading edge of HR in life sciences. I get a unique chance to validate my thinking throughout the year and I get access to data around what my peers are doing that's really practical and always relevant. I’ve been a Searchlight member at three different companies now, and plugged my team in at each one of them.”
Carla Poulson, Chief People Officer, ProKidney
“No matter what our size, we’re all operating in the same life sciences industry, and that means we all face similar challenges. We can all learn from each other, so this network sounds like an incredibly worthwhile initiative.”
Catherine Morlion, Regional TR Lead, BMS
“The amount of scrambling that went on in response to pay transparency regulations shows the value of having a dedicated network like this to talk through what’s coming and how each of us are preparing for it.”
Dawn LoCicero, Head of TR, Ferring
“I joined Searchlight as part of the HRBP cohort. As my role developed, so did my relationship with Searchlight, and when I was given responsibility for Talent Acquisition, I found a new group of peers ready to support me. As I move into a Head of HR role, I’m excited to be able to shift my focus again and plug into a new peer group of forward-looking strategic HR thought partners focused on challenging traditional thinking.”
Lindsay Cox, Director, Talent, Biohaven
“My HR team is small but mighty, but sometimes we miss the connectivity of having a broader people team to bounce ideas off. When I joined Searchlight, I thought ‘Finally! This is my tribe.’ The LEAP HR conferences are the most on the money events I’ve ever attended and Searchlight is full of engaged people with great ideas. Each topic we discuss is relevant and helps me to make better decisions with more confidence.”
Alison Hardgrove, Chief People Officer, Abeona Therapeutics