Mary Leamy
Vice President - Human Resources & Global Technical Operations BioMarin Pharmaceutical
Mary Leamy is Vice President of Human Resources for Global Technical Operations at BioMarin. Mary partners with business leaders to deliver HR strategy across manufacturing and technical operations, focusing on capability building, organisational effectiveness and performance. Mary’s work supports BioMarin’s growth ambitions by enabling workforce transformation and operational excellence across global operations.
Seminars
Work in small, facilitated peer groups to tackle real problems, compare what’s working in practice, and leave with clear, implementable solutions you can apply immediately.
- How should HR evolve from managing people to managing systems of work – including decisions about when to deploy AI agents versus human roles?
- What new governance and accountability models are needed when work is distributed across humans, AI, and external partners?
- What metrics and data are required for HR to actively orchestrate performance, cost, and capability across a blended workforce?
- Inside the process whereby BioMarin identified multiple opportunities to deploy AI across the business in tandem with its human workforce to drive efficiencies
- How the business narrowed down the options that would have the biggest impact, translated that into action and plans to measure and increase the impact of each
- Lessons learned and next steps (including around culture change) on BioMarin’s accelerating journey to develop an AI-enabled workforce able to thrive in a future pharma industry
Take a deeper look at how skills-first thinking integrates into broader workforce and business planning. Explore how to align skills with financial cycles, operational priorities, and long-term capability building to move beyond isolated initiatives.
Interactive Q&A Session Facilitated by the Chair
