1. TALENT MAPPING
What is Talent Mapping?
Talent Mapping is an activity which allows companies to assess, in confidence, the
market potential and availability of talent in a given role. In turn this enables informed
decisions about structuring and reporting lines. By using a third party, such as PiR
Resourcing, companies can access market information and comparatives that would
otherwise be difficult to obtain.
How can Talent Mapping from PiR • Outcome: the report helped inform the decision
Resourcing help your company? about launching a search in Q2 and this project
formed the basis of the initial shortlist
• It can help inform your decision to go to search
• It means you can approach the market, in
2. Country Manager Asia Pacific Region –
confidence, about an ‘at risk’ role which may need
availability of regional talent
replacing in the near term
• Objective: to assess the availability of relevant talent
• It allows you to benchmark the capability of your
in the region (AsiaPac) rather than making an ex-pat
internal talent against an external candidate pool
appointment for mid-capped pharma
• It gives you insight into candidates employed by
• Scope: 15 interviews conducted across eight
your competitors in a specific position, including
countries
remuneration data
• Insights: identified the top three performers in
• It enables you to review structuring and reporting
the region, leading regional companies, most
lines in competitor organisations
comparable roles held by ex-pats (US or European)
because of very limited regional talent, region
Recent PiR Resourcing Talent Mapping projects:
perceived as very attractive place to be, strongest
PiR Resourcing’s Talent Mapping expertise has already
talent pools exist in Singapore, Australia and
helped several clients; typical examples are:
Malaysia
• Outcome: the client decided to develop a
1. VP Global Strategic Procurement –
high potential employee over a 12 month period
an ‘at risk’ role
and then re-assess whether to conduct an external
• Objective: to identify and engage with relevant
search
contacts across a range of world-class organisations
from different market sectors (automotive, FMCG,
3. Global Head of Strategic Marketing – strategic
technology and life science)
insight about new market
• Act as a benchmarking and potential succession
• Objective: inform the decision about the acquisition
planning exercise for an existing role that is currently
of a business in a new market sector – devices – and
located in the US
where is the leading global marketing talent
• Scope: 31 interviews conducted across 27 companies
• Scope: interviewed 22 candidates in 18 companies
spread across the US, Europe and Asia
across Asia, Europe and the US
• Insights: talent availability, interest in the role (five
• Insights: top performers and high potentials
CVs submitted), location of talent pool and flexibility
identified, structures and reporting clarified,
to move, leading companies in procurement,
business challenges in sector crystallised, new
cultural insights, remuneration packages, general
innovations explored, how a device business aligns
procurement trends

2. with a larger therapeutics focused organisation to About PiR Resourcing
maximise strategic benefits PiR Resourcing is a specialist recruitment company
• Outcome: six months post integration of the new providing senior level permanent and interim
business, decided to conduct a global search for the management candidates to the international life
Global Head of Strategic Marketing science industry.
4. International Medical Director – therapeutic Because of our exclusive focus on the sector, our
focus – inform restructuring project solutions are aligned to your organisation’s individual
• Objective: to understand competitor structures recruitment needs.
in major pharma companies as part of a global
restructuring project for R&D; availability of PiR Resourcing services include:
outstanding talent as a benchmarking exercise to • Permanent Resourcing Services
internal succession planning • Interim Management Services
• Scope: 22 interviews conducted across the US and • Talent Mapping
Europe • Board Evaluation and HR Services
• Insights: structure of teams and reporting (direct and • Bioscience Non-Executive Directors (NEDs)
matrix), alignment of medical and medical affairs,
therapeutic structure and focus, location of talent Our network of contacts across different functional
pool including the top 10% of current job holders segments leads to the solutions we achieve on behalf
in a similar role and high potentials seeking the of clients. In particular Medical, Medical Affairs,
leadership role Regulatory, Programme Management, Supply
• Outcome: informed the restructuring project and Chain, Quality Management, Market Access, Health
flagged up high potentials to be included in a search Economics and Outcomes Research (HEOR), Pricing
once gaps are clarified post-restructuring and Reimbursement, senior level Commercial roles
and NEDs.
How can I arrange for PiR Resourcing to help me
with a Talent Mapping Exercise? If you would like to review a role, please do give a
If these case studies have flagged up a potential need member of the PiR Resourcing team a call to discuss a
in your business, then please call Sally Hope or Carolyn specific resourcing need.
Douthwaite on +44 (0) 1480 499580 for an initial
discussion about options, process, timescales and Tel: +44 (0) 1480 499580
potential costs. Email: resourcing@pir-resourcing.com
CEO, Medical Device Design Consultancy
About PiR Resourcing: working with PiR Resourcing who proved very responsive to a challenging brief. Their
“It has been a pleasure
research was thorough and extensive, with a good list of candidates identified. The team was proactive in
communicating with us and we always felt that they gave us 100%.”
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