LEAP HR: Life Sciences West 2026

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Returning for its 8th year, LEAP HR: Life Sciences West reunites 100+ senior HR leaders from scaling and stabilizing biotech organizations to uncover how to navigate volatility, unlock peer-led insights, and deliver tangible business impact. Across three days of high-impact content, you’ll gain actionable takeaways through case studies, benchmarking sessions, structured networking, roundtable discussions, and speed learning. From navigating immigration shifts and political change to building lean HR functions and retaining talent in a competitive market, this is the only forum dedicated to tackling the unique people challenges facing West Coast life sciences organizations. Join us this May to connect with forward-thinking HR leaders and discover how to lead with clarity, creativity, and confidence in a rapidly evolving operating environment. Tickets https://go.evvnt.com/3478087-2?pid=5569Brochure https://go.evvnt.com/3478087-3?pid=5569 Prices:Conference Only - Primary Pricing: USD 2399.00Conference + Half Pre-Conference Focus Day - Primary Pricing: USD 2798.00Conference + Pre-Conference Focus Day - Primary Pricing: USD 3197.00Conference Only - Vendor Pricing: USD 3799.00 Category: Conferences | Business & Economics | Human Resources Speakers: Alex Kim, Head of People, NewLimit, Brian Stolz, Chief People Officer, Element Biosciences, Heidi Schisel, Vice President - People, Culture,Commercial, Medical & Government Affairs, Genentech, Linda Bergstedt, Head of People, Circle Pharma, Ann Tomlin, Chief Human Resources Officer, Lyell Immunopharma, Julie Jarvie, Head of Human Resources, Rapid Micro Biosystems, Alec Ford, Chief Executive Officer, Karius, Erica Fox, Chief People Officer, Recursion, Dianne Whitfield, Chief Human Resources Officer, Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Tanya Booke, Head Of Talent & Culture, Boston Scientific, Stacy Aurora, Chief People Officer, Karius, Jennifer Troia, Chief Human Resources Officer, Assembly Biosciences, Ryan Dixon, Head of Human Resources, Neuron23, Johanna Lucas, Global Head of Talent Acquisition, BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Heather Weidekamp, Head of HR Operations, Luro Health, Megan Lown, Head of Human Resources, Rayzebio, Torrie Plata, Head of Human Resources Business Partners, Crinetics Pharmaceuticals, Toby Medaris, Head of Human Resources, Vir Biotechnology, Cora Versaggi, Senior VP, Human Resources, Terremoto Biosciences, Jennifer Patterson, Vp hr, Contineum Therapeutics, Dee Olomajeye Dragon, Senior Vice President - People Strategy & Administrative Operations, Senti Biosciences, Jennifer Awrey, Vice President, Employment Law & Global Human Resource, Veracyte, Allison Lewis, Senior Vice President, People & Culture, Cidara Therapeutics, Angela Peters, Senior Vice President, People, BBOT, Pam Petriello, Former Vice President – Global Total Rewards & Human Resources Operations, Maravai LifeSciences, Joseph Kietzmann, Senior Director HR Business Partner,Cogent Biosciences, Andrew Meadows, Head of People, Scribe Therapeutics, Alexis Sloane, Director - People Operations, Asimov, Vaghar Haghiri, Senior Director, People Operations, BillionToOne, Matthew Smith, Executive Director, People Team, Nuvation Bio, Shane McCarrey, Director - Human Resource & Business Partner, Neurocrine Biosciences, Gina Snyder, Senior Manager - Operations & Human Resources Administration, Regulus Therapeutics, Sylvia Arifin, Head of People Operations, Octant, Stacy Proctor, Former Chief People Officer, Gritstone, Laura Rasmussen, Senior Principal, Cogent Biosciences Dates and Time: Starts: Tue, May 19, 26 ( 8:00 AM) and Ends: Thu, May 21, 26 ( 5:00 PM) Venue details: Wyndham San Diego Bayside, 1355 North Harbor Drive, San Diego, California, 92101, United States