How to Overcome Talent Scarcity Challenges in Pharma Logistics Today

Brought about by the booming demand of vaccination, the top challenge 68% of pharmaceutical companies are facing is the lack of quality talent in the industry. Experience in master drug, data comparator, temperature control management, these are just a few of the niche certifications and experience that the world is lacking in right now. The gap between talent availability and job vacancy is growing at an alarming rate.

For this exclusive interview, we spoke to Nikkita Johal, Assistant Director - Global Compliance Monitoring at Gilead Sciences, Shawn Lim, Senior Supply Chain Manager at Santen Asia, Mohit Agarwal, Head of Emerging Markets - SFE at Sun Pharma, and Shirish Ambulgekar, Vice President - Corporate Quality at Sun Pharma about the struggles they’ve experienced in recruiting and retaining young and qualified talent. They also share about what the company has done to overcome the issue, such as using data-driven approaches when developing talent in the supply chain industry.