Daiichi Sankyo Group regards “people” as our most important “asset,” and by respecting the diversity of each and every employee based on our People Philosophy, we will achieve mutual sustainable growth for both employees and the company.
To achieve this, we are working to “create an environment in which diverse human resources are highly engaged and can play an active role” and "acquire and develop human resources to enhance our business competitiveness.
Recruitment
Our Approach to Recruitment
Our group seeks individuals who resonate with our purpose of "contribute to the enrichment of quality of life around the world" and can embody the following three principles:
1. Respect each other as indivisuals and welcom diverse perspectives proactively in the course of their work
2. Treat other with respect and build trustful relationship through transparency and a willingness to listen
3. Have the ability to grow every day as indivisuals by contiunously learning, experimenting, and taking the initiative
Recruitment Activities in Japan
Our group actively engages in both new graduate and mid-career recruitment.By hiring promising young talent who will lead our future business activities, as well as experienced professionals who can contribute immediately to our current operations, ensjuring the sustainable growth of our company. To help prospective candidates gain a deeper understanding of who we are, we have established a dedicated recruitment website.
We provide comprehensive information on the pharmaceutical industry, our company overview, and detailed descriptions of various roles.
Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. recruitment website for newly graduating students
In our new graduate recruitment, we aim to help students achieve a highly feasible vision of self-realization, where their aspirations (Will), abilities (Can), and obligations (Must) intersect. We offer internships for various positions, providing work experience that fosters students' career education. Additionally, we support the career education of younger students through speaking engagements organized by universities, primarily in the Research and Development Diviison and Degital Transformation.
To ensure that we invite the right individuals to join our company, we conduct a thorough recruitment selection process that emphasizes understanding each person as an individual. Following a rigorous document screening, we conduct multiple personal interviews to not only assess their expertise and thought processes but also to confirm their alignment with our purpose, as well as the three principles of behavior described earlier (Our Approach to Recruitment 1.2.3.) )
Active Recruitment of Global Talents
In pursuit of our 2030 vision of becoming an "Innovative Global Healthcare Company Contributing to the Sustainable Development of Society," we are actively recruiting global talent. Specifically, we participate in job fairs aimed at hiring foreign nationals and leverage recruitment agencies that specialize in global talent. To further strengthen Daiichi Sankyo's core competence in "global organization and talent," we seek individuals who can understand diverse environments and cultures, and who respect different values, allowing for mutual growth.
Additionally, we have launched a Global Talent Acquisition project. Recruitment representatives from our global offices in Japan, the US, the EU, Asia, and Latin America collaborate to promote initiatives that lead to the active acquisition of global talent.
Human Capital Development
Our Approach to Human Capital Development
To realize the Purpose, Mission, and Vision of the Daiichi Sankyo Group, we are committed to developing talent by focusing on the growth of each individual employee and the strengthening of our organizational capabilities.
Our approach to talent development is grounded in learning through work experiences, and we implement a variety of initiatives to cultivate the people we need for the future.
We actively support individuals who take the initiative to grow—those who embrace stretch goals, challenge themselves proactively, and strive for continuous self-improvement through their own actions.
The Daiichi Sankyo Group's Human Capital Development Policies
Performance Management
Our evaluation system is based on Daiichi Sankyo People Philosophy, which states the following fundamental principle for all global Daiichi Sankyo organizations:
We elevate performance through a growth mindset, clear goals, and engaging coaching conversations to drive development and rewards.
To realize the above Daiichi Sankyo People Philosophy, our evaluation system has following features.
1. Goal Setting
Linkage to Organizational Goals: By considering the connection between corporate/organizational goals and individual goals, we foster awareness of contributions to the organization, aiming to maximize organizational performance.
Stretch Goals: We encourage the setting of challenging goals, leading to the enhancement of each employee's skills and capabilities, as well as further expansion of organizational performance.
2. Coaching & Feedback, 1on1
In addition to formal feedback (mid-year and year-end), we provide opportunities for regular and on-going conversation between people managers and employees. To promote the growth of each employee and contribution to greater results, we deliver coaching and feedback in a continuous and timely manner.
3. Multisource Feedback
By collecting feedback from members who have had the opportunity to observe the daily activities of the employees, we improve the quality of feedback, thereby enhancing their development.
4. Individual goal evaluation
We support the growth of our employees through solid and reasonable ratings/feedbacks on each goal set by the employees. No overall rating is adopted to realize such ratings/feedbacks, resulting in further accelerating employee’s growth.
5. Core Values(CV) and Core Behaviors(CB) evaluation
We encourage our employees to enforce Core Value and Core Behaviors in daily work. That realize One DS Culture and sustainable growth of our employees.
To support the performance process, elaborated training is conducted for all levels with globally aligned materials.
Cultivation of Line Managers (Organization Heads)
Line managers in Japan complete a training program where they can engage in an ongoing cycle of exercising and improving their skills for a period of time after they have been appointed. The aim of these efforts is “to create an organization that develops individuals capable of consistently providing excellent results, while independently adapting to a changing environment.” We also provide opportunities for managers who need further improvement to acquire management skills according to their needs, thereby continually encouraging employees to grow and continually enhancing the strength of the organization.
Initiatives for Developing Next-Generation Leaders
We have identified global key positions that are vital for achieving our vision/mid-term business management plan (22 positions as of April 2019). By visualizing successor candidates and their development goals, Daiichi Sankyo effectively promotes leadership development measures tailored to employees’ individual challenges, and offers training programs, opportunities, and positions that allow for their further growth. In this way, Daiichi Sankyo strives to secure and retain optimal talents. We have also been actively carrying out international assignment and overseas study programs to allow future leaders to expand their horizons and understand the business globally. As of April 2019, around 95 individuals have participated in these initiatives.
We are organizing systems for developing next-generation leaders in each region, including Japan, the U.S., Europe, and ASCA.*1 For example, in the ASCA region, we select candidates for next-generation leaders from each country, and hold joint training sessions at our Headquarters in Japan. Participants boost and develop their leadership capabilities by discussing and exchanging opinions on how to expand and grow in emerging markets.
To ensure these initiatives are carried out, HR representatives from Japan, the U.S., Europe and ASCA region have regular meeting in order to discuss and share the progress of common global initiatives as well as regional initiatives.
*1Asia, South & Central America
Group Talent Management
Daiichi Sankyo values that optimal talents lead the organization, and actively recruit and promote global talents with a wide range of experience from inside and outside the company. In addition, we address Group Talent Management with a primary focus on developing next-generation leaders for continuous production of quality leaders.