Our recruitment solutions – Pharmaceuticals & Chemicals
The changing pharmaceutical industry faces intense recruitment challenges
The UK pharmaceuticals, healthcare and chemicals sector is facing a series of major macro-economic challenges. Rapid technological advances and the need for constant innovation are forcing companies to transform themselves rapidly. Rising regulatory requirements and pressure on costs are also increasing the complexity of operations. In addition, demographic challenges are playing a powerful role: the demand and supply curves for skills are shifting, making the recruitment of skilled talent particularly complex.
Pharma & Health sector
Major HR challenges in the face of a shortage of talent and a strong need for training
These challenges are reflected in significant recruitment issues. There is a severe shortage of talent, particularly for certain positions. Companies in the pharmaceutical and chemical sector are facing high volatility and potential employee disengagement due to increasing demands and a lack of trained profiles. Recruitment challenges include the need to source candidates with not only basic technical skills, but also essential soft skills. Developing and retaining talent is more than ever on the agenda for the pharmaceuticals and chemicals industry.
- Employment growth: the pharmaceutical sector in the UK has grown steadily, with around 100,000 employees. Demand for skilled labour, particularly maintenance technicians, remains high.
- Talent shortage: the gap between supply and demand for skilled profiles is set to continue widening until 2035.
- Focus on R&D: by 2022, more than 80% of pharmaceutical market revenues in the UK will come from prescription medicines, mainly as a result of significant investment in research and development. This focus on innovation, combined with strict regulatory requirements, increases the complexity of the healthcare sector and the need for specialist talent.
Actual Talent assists the pharmaceutical and chemical sector with its HR challenges
We support the pharmaceutical and chemical industries in the UK thanks to our extensive knowledge of the sector and our ability to adapt our solutions to the specific needs of the field.
Search & Selection
We have in-depth knowledge of the specificities of the pharmaceutical sector, while being able to build bridges with other industries, an essential approach to finding transferable talent.
RPO (Recruitment Process Outsourcing)
By anticipating your future needs, our pharmaceutical recruitment agency experts identify talent with solid foundations, even if their initial training is not yet complete, and support them in their development, offering you a response to the shortage of specific skills.
Assessment Center
Our Assessment Centres are a considerable asset for assessing not only technical skills, but also and above all soft skills, a key factor in guaranteeing sustainable performance in a sector where skills are evolving rapidly.
HR Training
As well as pharmaceutical recruitment services, Actual Talent offers ongoing training programmes to maintain and develop the recruitment performance of your HR teams and address the chronic shortage of qualified profiles in your sector.
HR Communication
The pharmaceutical recruitment agency of Actual Talent places people at the heart of its strategy. The priority is not just to recruit, but to understand the expectations and motivations of talent and companies in order to establish lasting relationships.
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