Learning & Development

Focus and news flow is often on highlighting world leading technology breakthroughs and impressive investment rounds and deals in the Life Sciences sector as life-changing products are invented and translated to improved patient care. It is vital not to forget the third pillar that supports the enviable track record. Inventions, collaborations, deals and therefore impact requires people. One Nucleus supports members, individuals and the wider sector through a suite of interventions targeted to meet the aspirations of our members which can be summarised as follows:

Attract the best talent and skills. Engender loyalty. Harness the strengths of diversity. Encourage innovation at all levels. Be a good corporate citizen delivering value for all stakeholders. Motivate their employees. Operate an open and safe environment. Enable personal development of their staff. Deliver fair reward for performance. Offer flexibility to meet business and employee needs in an equitable manner.

Learning & Development:

Business leaders frequently confirm that their company’s employees are its most valuable assets. A mantra that has never been more relevant than now when competition for the best people has never been more intense. Retention and development of staff is as key to successful growth as effective recruitment. We have developed a range of Learning and Development support opportunities including: • A broad Training Course portfolio, delivered face-to-face or online to meet member companies’ needs. • Training Courses can be delivered in-house for a single company or open courses as required. • Members receive up to 30% discount on Training Courses when booking. • Free on-demand content from our events and conferences to fill knowledge gaps within teams.

Recruitment & Retention:

• Website listing of job vacancies. • Focussed ‘Employer of Choice’ sessions to discuss best practice. • Thematic forums in Skills and HR.

• Annual Building Life Science Adventures conference.

People Pathways Newsletter:

• Monthly e-publication disseminated to our network. • Learning & Development insight articles. • Recent appointments at member companies. • Current vacancies.

• Up-coming Training Courses. For more information, please email our One Nucleus Learning and Development team

During the past 12 months we have been encouraged to see a continued uptake in training courses with both open and in-house delivery amongst member companies. Through feedback we know that whilst the development of staff is important, retention of those staff is certainly key in an increasingly competitive recruitment market.

In 2021, 60 companies booked onto an even spread of compliance and essential skills courses, delivered both online and in-person, and we saw an increase in the number of member and nonmember in-house courses delivered.

Employer of Choice

The growth in competition to secure and retain the best employees, the changing career and working flexibility aspirations of those employees and the desire of our leaders to align with societal changes with regards to Equality, Sustainability and Governance (ESG), in 2021 saw the launch of our Employer of Choice webinar sessions. These sessions covered topics as wide ranging as women’s health and safety at work; reducing carbon footprint; LGBTQ+ inclusion; working with neurodiversity and more. The common thread being to engage employers in how to build their best Employee Value Proposition. Watch the Employer of Choice Sessions here We welcomed 96 attendees joining sessions on: • Wellbeing – Helping Employees Stay in Tune • Women’s Safety in the Workplace • Women’s Health and Wellbeing in the Workplace • Reducing Carbon Footprint • Creating a Diverse and Inclusive Workplace

This year saw 194 attendees and 50 speakers participate. The topics covered: • How do You Build People Skills? • How Much Should You Value Experience Over Qualifications? • Reinventing Recruitment Post-Covid and Diversity and Inclusion - Progressing from Intention to Practice • How Will AI Change Life Science Careers? • Is Being an Entrepreneur a Career? • Do Role Models Make Great Mentors? • Fishing in a Global Pond • BioWednesday Webinar: What is the Best Use of Carbon in the Life Science Sector? Watch the sessions here

Looking forward to next year’s BLSA - SAVE THE DATE - 28–29 March 2023!

NEW! One Nucleus Mentoring Initiative

The One Nucleus Mentoring Initiative was created in summer 2021, with several of the panels at Building Life Science Adventures 2021 having highlighted its importance. Being surrounded by and learning from great people was deemed important in all stages of a career. We are here to help find a mentor - it’s our chance to play our full role in connecting the expertise and know-how of our network to those that need it and thereby collectively enhancing the success of the cluster.

Contact training@onenucleus.com with details about what you currently do, the type of mentor you seek and the area of expertise on which you seek their guidance. Free of charge, we’ll advertise your mentor vacancy on our LinkedIn, Twitter, website and monthly People Pathways newsletter. The image above is an example of what the advert could look like. We will keep you updated and connect you to those who get in touch. Since launching, mentors have supported and guided mentees through key business decisions, new careers, internship/placement advice and more. We collaborated with the Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening (SLAS) to enhance the mentee experience. Those that signed up for the SLAS Mentor Match programme received access to a complimentary 6-month membership with SLAS. Recruitment & Retention - Our job vacancies page has been extended to non-members for a fee, and we set up a Linkedin Group for HR opportunities. We continued to offer our range of themed webinars on Skills and HR.

People Pathways Newsletter

People Pathways is a monthly e-publication disseminated to our network, covering Learning & Development insight articles, recent appointments at member companies, current vacancies and upcoming Training Courses. For more information, please email our One Nucleus Learning and Development team