The global healthcare industry has undergone major transformations over the last few decades owing to factors such as technological advancements and evolving business models. As a result, pharma companies have to devise employee engagement strategies to shape the next-gen industry leaders who can overcome the industry challenges. The healthcare industry faces several challenges as it is increasingly exposed to a sudden surge in competition from small and medium biotech manufacturing companies, entry of generics, rise in pricing pressures, complicated regulatory standards, 
complex patent and trademark issues, and growing environment and sustainability concerns.
To counter such challenges, the healthcare industry must ensure that their workforce has the required skill sets, flexibility, and are responsive to the evolving landscape. The answer to shaping the next gen pharma leaders is to drive employee engagement and devise an effective talent management strategy. Employee engagement and talent management strategies enable companies to equip the workforce and transform them into next-gen pharma leaders.
Shaping the Next-Gen Leaders Through Employee Engagement
Healthcare companies must build industry specific training and development programs that train the workforce to overcome the future challenges in the healthcare service industry. These specific development programs prepare the next-gen leaders by exposing them to a wide range of markets and regions, thereby, enabling market disruption and driving innovation. The employee engagement programs challenge their thinking, change their thought process, and encourage them to work in teams and devise effective strategies. Organizations can initiate a team building process through employee engagement programs, promote organizational networking; thereby, building diverse leadership skills and capabilities.
At the time of recruitment, pharma companies must hire candidates with the skill sets to address the challenges in healthcare and biotechnology, and have an understanding of the consumer behavior and market as well. The relationship between the employees and their managers or team leads is extremely important when it comes to building employee engagement, managing employees, and improving the team’s performance. Organizations can identify the strengths and weaknesses of their employees, determine the best performers, and offer constructive feedback to employees, through an effective employee engagement and talent management strategy. In the wake of increasing competition in the healthcare industry, the pharma companies must leverage the employee engagement tools and strategies to motivate the employees to perform better, retain them within the organization, thereby driving employee value proposition.
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