What We Do

Who We Are

In Spring 2020, a pioneering group of life sciences people leaders decided that trying to work out how to respond to the people challenges presented by the pandemic in isolation just wasn’t an effective use of their time.

Given the fact that everyone was facing the same challenges, they quickly realised it made much more sense to work together with their peers throughout the year to tackle the challenges they shared. This is why Searchlight was created.

It wasn’t enough for them to just be part of a tactical email list or rely on their existing ‘speed-dial’ network. This group recognised that they were also being presented with once-in-a-generation opportunity to rethink the way HR is done in life sciences in a post-pandemic world.

Our Purpose

Whether it’s ever-present challenges like those of rapid scale, cultural evolution or doing more with less, or emerging issues like pay transparency, next-generation leadership development or AI, there’s a never-ending list of challenges coming around the corner that we need to be prepared for.

Searchlight has been created by the industry, for the industry to provide the most proactive, future-focused life sciences organizations with a structured, strategic, year round opportunity to get the whole HR organization to inspired, energized and ready for action.

What We Deliver

Clarity

Searchlight gives life sicence leaders clarify to see where opportunity lies. Helping companies to move forward faster is at the heart of the network.

Custodians

We are the custodians of the LEAP HR: Life Science: Searchlight network on behalf of our members; engaged in the constant pursuit of added value.

Communication

The quality of information is the difference between success and failure. Searchlight is the destination to find the latest information, trends and solutions impacting the life science HR industry.

Connection

Building strong relationships creates an environment of trust and support that yields opportunity, progress, partnership and meaning.

Meet the Team

The LEAP HR Life Sciences Searchlight team is dedicated to ensuring you, and your team, can discover powerful ways to drive organizational change, future-proof your skillsets and supercharge learning and development.

With curated curriculums specifically crafted for each member of your HR team, it has never been easier to level up departmental skillset to move beyond current roles and into a place where you can have true impact on the future of your organization. We are the LEAP HR Life Sciences Searchlight team, and we’re delighted to meet you!

Gareth Pearce

Managing Director

Gareth established and is responsible for developing the strategic direction of the Searchlight business within Hanson Wade, ensuring continues to add demonstrable value to every member as it scales. Gareth has successfully built and grown information businesses in the US, Europe, Asia and the Middle East during a 20 year entrepreneurial career. He holds a first class degree in Politics and earned a postgraduate Certificate in International Business Practice from the Mountbatten Institute in New York.