Pharmaceuticals and Life Sciences
Retention and Attrition Management for Pharmaceuticals and Life Sciences
Who leaves, when, why — and which of them mattered.
What this looks like in pharmaceuticals and life sciences
The parts of retention and attrition management that are specific to this sector, rather than general.
Attrition and Critical Roles
Some roles cannot be vacant for long.
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Attrition and Critical Roles
Some roles cannot be vacant for long.
What this coversHide- Attrition by function
- QA and QC turnover
- Field-force attrition by territory
- Critical-role identification
- Named backups
- Exit reasons
- Stay interviews
- Knowledge and documentation handover
- Retention actions
The general method — what retention and attrition management covers, the questions it answers and what an engagement produces — is the same whatever the sector, and is set out on the employee retention and attrition management page. What is above is the part that differs for pharmaceuticals and life sciences.
Other HR topics for pharmaceuticals and life sciences
Where to start
Most engagements begin with a review of how this runs in your business today, then a written process and the sequence to implement it.
See all HR topics for pharmaceuticals and life sciences, or another industry.