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Member Reviews:
“As a small company, it’s important to get outside our own walls, and the thing I love most about Searchlight is the access to other leaders, and being able to toss around ideas with them, getting advice in real time and working with those who are/have been in similar positions to us who can share their lived advice and offer support. But also the really topical nature of what we discuss, but always in real time“
Dee Olomajeye Dragon, VP People & Culture Strategy, Senti Bio
“Our long term flexwork strategy has been directly influenced by what we’ve heard our peers doing and thinking about in our Searchlight meetings, and at an even more granular level, we’ve picked up a number of examples of really useful specific language that we’ve heard others coining and applied it directly into our organization. It’s been so useful at such a challenging time for all of us.”
Stephanie Franklin, Chief Human Resources Officer, Vertex
“We’re all consumed 100 hours a week with the demands of our roles. We just don’t have time to individually build relationships with peers. But one of the reasons Searchlight brings me so much value is because it allows me to work with brilliant people to tackle shared challenges together. I love that I can now pick up the phone and talk to my new network about what’s on my mind whenever I need to.”
Sally Paull, Executive Vice President Human Resources, Regeneron
“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 Talent Acquisition, Kymera
"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
“The difference between this and other networks is that people turn up to this with ideas rather than coming just to take from the group. That makes it much more valuable. Everyone’s a shared stakeholder in this network’s success.”
Gina Thomas, Head of TA, Regeneron
“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
“This is such a good idea. When I think back
on my own career, there are moments where
I wish I had someone more senior outside
of my organization to help give me some guidance. This provides that opportunity.”
Andy Porter, ex-CHRO, Relay Therapeutics
“Setting up purposeful mentor calls to help each other is very valuable. My role is supporting people, and it leaves me with little time for strategy, so being a part of this network gives me a chance to focus on me.”
Diana McCormick, HRBP, Insmed