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HALF-YEARLY RECRUITMENT REPORT-II

THE healthcare and pharmaceutical industry witnessed stable rise in talent demand in Jan-Jun 2016. The sector posted an average

1 per cent rise in Jan-Mar 2016. Hiring posted maximum rise in demand in Feb 2016, post that it reported an average 7 per cent drop in Mar-Apr 2016. Opportunities for doctors and medical professionals was high at the middle level and support functions are desired at junior and senior levels. Job share was maximum for professionals with 2-5 and 5-10 years of experience. With the healthcare industry seeing a robust growth trajectory, workforce in the sector is expected to be at 7.4 million in 2022 says a report by FICCI-KPMG. The report further states that the healthcare sector impacts the country’s GDP through various routes. It is also one of the largest sectors in India in terms of employment generation. With appropriate investments, the sector is expected to further increase the employment rate and positively impact the country’s GDP, says the report.

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Market Average

n Doctors and medical professionals had most job share at the entry and middle level

n Medical writers, paediatrics, cardiologists and physiotherapist were sought after specialisations

n Opportunities continued to grow in this time frame in logistics, sales and biotechnology

n Technology roles were in demand at middle and senior levels, the demand was sluggish in senior level

n Metros claimed maximum job share at entry level; international locations at middle level

KEY TAKEAWAYS

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n Healthcare sales, medical/pharma had maximum job share

n Demand for specialisation in pharma rose by 28% in Jan-Jun 2016

n Specialisation in nursing reported 15% rise in demand

n Demand for clinical research was up by 25%; job share was 3%

n Medical representatives posted 10% rise in demand in Jan-Jun 2016

n Doctors, medical professionals had major job chunk, saw demand drop by 3%

n Business management saw 8% rise in demand; grew by 11% in Jul-Dec 2015

n Sales/BD with second highest job share saw 1% rise in demand

n Hospitality professionals witnessed over 30% rise in demand at entry level

n Logistics profile reported 10% rise in demand in Jan-Jun 2016

n FUNCTIONAL AREADemand for support roles

n Despite maximum job share Mumbai saw stable demand in Jan-Jun 2016

n Lucknow saw 18% rise in demand; job share was miniscule

n Indore and Jaipur saw 9% rise; 4% rise in Vadodara in Jan-Jun 2016

n International locations posted 11% drop in demand; saw 17% rise

n Delhi-NCR with 15% job share reported 3% drop in demand

n TOP LOCATIONSJob grows in small cities

Share of jobs in top locations

Mumbai

Delhi-NCR

Bengaluru

Hyderabad

West Bengal

Others

17%

15%

10%

7%

6%

45%

n AREA OF SPECIALISATIONDemand in pharma

Share of jobs in area of specialisation

5%

Healthcare Sales

Clinical Research

Quality Control

Medical Representative

Medical/ Pharmacuticals

Others

4%3%

2%2%

83%

Share of jobs in top functional areas

14% Pharma/R&D

6% Administration

6% Engineering

29% Others

30% Doctors/Nurses

15% Sales/BD

WHILE junior level job share dipped, talent demand was steady, especially for support roles in Jan-Jun 2016. Business management, hospitality, logistics and customer care

professionals had significant rise in demand at entry level in healthcare and pharmaceuticals sector. However doctors, nurses, medical professional and biotechnology, pharmaceutical profiles reported drop in demand, despite claiming significant job share. Specialisation in nursing, pharmaceutical and clinical research and analytical chemistry saw demand rise at junior level. Tier II and III locations had increased talent demand at junior level. Unlike Jul-Dec 2015, international locations witnessed decline in both job share and demand for entry-level talent. Even with negligible job share, Chattisgarh, Rajasthan and Uttarakhand posted rise in talent demand.

JUNIOR LEVEL[ HEALTHCARE/PHARMA ]

Considering the high attrition rate in healthcare industry, the sector will give opportunities to freshers in sales, lab operations, pharmacy, radiology etc. though the qualification and eligibility criteria follows respective specialisation.

Debjani Roy,Chief People Officer, SRL Diagnostics

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n Biotech and R&D with 2% job share saw 10% rise in talent demand

n Surgeons reported 20% rise in demand in Jan-Jun 2016

n Demand for research scientists grew by 15%; job share was minuscule

n Paediatrics and medical representatives saw 12% rise in demand

n Physiotherapists posted 10% rise in demand in Jan-Jun 2016

n Doctors, medical professionals most number of jobs, demand up by 30%

n Logistics with second-highest job share reported 30% rise in demand

n IT professionals posted 9% rise in talent demand at middle level

n Quality/process control saw 24% rise; job share was 2%

n Biotech professionals saw 13% rise in demand in Jan-Jun 2016

n FUNCTIONAL AREAJobs for doctors

n International locations with maximum job share saw over 30% rise in demand

n With 4% job share, Chennai reported over 30% rise in demand

n Delhi-NCR posted 14% rise in demand; Mumbai saw 10% rise

n Bengaluru reported 2% drop in demand; Hyderabad saw 30% rise

n Among Tier II locations, Ahmedabad posted 30% rise; job share was negligible

n TOP LOCATIONSDemand up in Chennai

n AREA OF SPECIALISATIONDemand up across specialisations


International

Delhi-NCR

Chennai

Bengaluru

Hyderabad

Others

9%

5%

4%

4%

4%

74%


3%

Biotech/R&D

Radiology

Critical Care

Pediatrics

Medical

Others

2%2%

2%2%

90%


8% IT/Telecom

6% Administration

7% Accounting

49% Others

20% Doctors/ Nurses

10% Logistics

RESEMBLING the trend in Jul-Dec 2015, talent demand was up across various specialisations at middle level during Jan-Jun

2016 in the healthcare sector. Doctors, nurses and medical professionals clocked maximum job share, along with a significant rise in demand. Similarly, logistics professionals claimed a high job share and talent demand was also buoyant. There was demand for accounting, finance, biotechnology, business management, medical writers and HR professionals in the sector. In analysis by area of specialisation, demand grew for surgeons, research scientists, medical imaging and technical sales experts. Jobs increased in international locations and so did the talent demand. Delhi-NCR too claimed significant jobs but talent demand was also noteworthy. Chennai was the best performing metro at middle level.

MIDDLE LEVEL[ HEALTHCARE/PHARMA ]

In this industry, emerging skills which will be game changers are strategists,

Big Data analytics, R&D, quality, regulatory and IT skills. At middle level,

there will be demand for manufacturing, quality and marketing profiles.

Prem Singh,President – Global Human Resources, Wockhardt

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n Surgeons clocked maximum job share; demand grew by 20%

n Paediatrics, anaesthetists reported 16% rise in demand

n Cardiologists witnessed 10% rise in demand in Jan-Jun 2016

n Medical writers posted 17% rise in demand; job share was negligible

n Demand fell for ophthalmologists by 3%; was up by17% in July-Dec 2015

n Business management had maximum job share; demand dropped by 6%

n Quality control saw 20% rise; posted 5% drop in demand in Jul-Dec 2015

n Biotechnology posted 20% drop in demand; grew by 30% in Jul-Dec 2015

n IT profiles saw 10% rise; medical writers posted over 30% rise

n Accounting & finance also saw over 30% increase in talent demand

n FUNCTIONAL AREAQuality control profiles sought

n West Bengal claimed most jobs; demand fell by over 30%

n Maharashtra posted over 30% rise in demand; job share was 2%

n Bengaluru and Mumbai reported 20% drop in demand in Jan-Jun 2016

n Among tier II locations, Lucknow saw 30% rise, Vadodara 25%

n International locations with second highest job share saw 4% drop in demand

n TOP LOCATIONSMaharashtra tops demand


West Bengal

International

Chennai

Vadodara

Tamil Nadu*

Others

8%

7%

4%

4%

4%

73%

n AREA OF SPECIALISATIONSurgeons in demand


5%

Surgery

Top Mgt

Pediatrics

Anaesthetist

Factory Head

Others

3%2%

2%2%

86%


4% BFSI

3% Logistics

2% Doctors/Nurses

81% Others

5% Bus. Mgmt5% Hospitality

THE job share at senior level improved compared to Jul-Dec 2015, but demand was slow in the healthcare and pharmaceutical industry during Jan-Jun 2016. The demand was sluggish for

both core and support roles. Business management, consultants claimed maximum job share, however the demand fell. The job share for doctors, nurses and medical professionals dropped and demand dipped by over 30 per cent. Surgeons, paediatrics, cardiologists and medical writers were in demand from Mar 2016 onwards. Accounting, IT and quality control/assurance were the most in-demand functions in this period. West Bengal clocked most jobs, but the demand was stunted. Delhi, the job hub in Jul-Dec 2015, reported drop in talent demand. While Chennai saw stable demand, hiring was muted in international locations at senior level.

SENIOR LEVEL[ HEALTHCARE/PHARMA ]

With the emergence of numerous tech healthcare startups, the hiring in this space will see fair amount of rise in the number of healthcare jobs. The challenge is just to attract talent with good skills and retain that talent.

Kumar S. Krishnaswamy,Group Head- HRD, Medwell Ventures

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Organisations are now look-ing at a long term strategic collaboration with their R&D partners and this has given rise to demand for new skills like data man-agement, understanding of regulatory filing procedures, biologics and large mole-cule R&D”

Game changersn Focus on expanding our talent search horizon geographically i.e. within and outside India, as well as functionally i.e. not just in the conventional skill sets like chemistry but also in newer areas like biology and biologics. n For this, every organisation needs to answer four fundamental questions - how to balance demand and supply and develop internal hiring strategy? How can data help in decision making for recruitment? How do we increase visibility of vacancies with reduced spends on advertising? How to make use of technology and enhance our reach and specifically look at social media or mobile friendly recruiting platforms?

Role of technology in HRn Technology plays a vital role in reaching out and tapping talents across the globe as these talents are widespread in India, Europe and US. The key is using innovative recruiting tools to power the hiring process.n It is said, “engagement is the new

sourcing channel”. The people aggregators have become increasingly prevalent and social media plays a crucial part in that.n The use of virtual set up like webex, video-conferencing and video meetings are influencing the recruiting activities.n For us to hire effectively and efficiently, a fantastic and robust applicant tracking system does the job seamlessly.

Skills in demandEntry level: Chemistry, biotech, biology and scientific skills related to R&D.Middle level: Scientific talent, good credentials, client interaction, leadership skills and execution of strategy.Senior level: Strategic and leadership competencies, business acumen and adapting to global culture and language. As a leading CRO with a global client base (>95% of our revenues come mainly from the US and Europe). At the middle and senior levels, we also look at excellent ‘global business skills’, cultural awareness and understanding across geographies and excellent communication skills in addition to strong technical skills.

Compensation trends We benchmark the compensation levels both within our own industry as well as with other allied industries. Our overall compensation levels are growing in-line with the overall business growth. We aim to set our compensation levels above the industry average while being selective about who we recruit.

Emerging skillsToday, globally there is an increasing trend towards outsourcing R&D activities to specialised CROs as organisations look at maximising their R&D productivity. The CRO industry plays an important role in the value chain of their clients and there is a constant need for discovering new molecules and researching for sustainable solutions for critical diseases in a cost effective manner. The skills required are related to research, development capability, process knowledge and analytics.

Future outlookIndia is emerging as a favourable destination for outsourcing research and manufacturing services. The primary levers are quality education to produce employable talent, advanced pharmaceutical knowledge, skills and accelerated development of talent base within the industry.

Compensation levels are growing in-line along with the industry

HEALTHCARE/PHARMA INTERVIEW Dola Mukherjee Head-HR, Syngene International, a subsidiary of Biocon

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