Post-Pandemic Global Talent Empowerment in the Healthcare Industry: Strategies for Building International Teams
On January 6, the VB100 Global Expansion Series, co-hosted by VCBeat’s VB100 and LinkedIn China, alongside the LinkedIn Global Talent Talk event titled “Empowering Overseas Talent in the Healthcare and Wellness Industry in the Post-Pandemic Era,” was successfully held as an online webinar. Experts from LinkedIn and representatives from Miracare, a distinguished employer brand, shared insights on strategies for attracting, developing, and retaining international talent in the healthcare and wellness sector, as well as best practices for managing and empowering diverse teams.
Ms. Li Ruiqi, Content Marketing Manager for LinkedIn Talent Solutions and Researcher of LinkedIn Talent InsightsShared “Insights into Global Talent Trends in the Healthcare Sector.” Ms. Li Ruiqi provided a professional interpretation of LinkedIn’s 2022 report on global talent trends in healthcare. She analyzed the current status and trends of global talent across the three core industries—pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, and medical devices—as well as the emerging sector of high-end medical care and elderly services. The analysis included in-depth comparisons, profile mapping, and characteristic assessments of talent within various sub-sectors of these three industries. Based on this, she proposed that companies should comprehensively consider industry characteristics, talent attributes, skill sets, and strategic reserve needs when recruiting. By actively breaking down industry and regional barriers, companies should clearly target and attract global talent with diverse backgrounds, thereby filling talent gaps, meeting workforce demands, and optimizing the capability structure of existing teams.
Mr. Sun Zhengwei, Key Account Manager for New Business at LinkedIn China, delivered a presentation titled “LinkedIn Empowering the Internationalization of Talent in China’s Greater Health Industry.” From LinkedIn’s perspective, he discussed how to support Chinese greater health enterprises in internationalizing their talent workforce or attracting high-end overseas talent. Mr. Sun ZhengweiThe text provides a brief overview of LinkedIn as a globally renowned professional social networking platform, while also detailing how LinkedIn empowers Chinese enterprises to pursue internationalization. He stated that LinkedIn has more than A talent pool of 3.4 million professionals in the health and wellness sector. Leveraging LinkedIn’s talent data insights, we help companies build a global employer brand and customize their recruitment initiatives. We provide practical solutions to address four key challenges faced by enterprises in overseas talent acquisition and international expansion: “Where are the talents? Who are we? How should we proceed? And can we succeed?”
As a distinguished employer brand, Mr. Shi Zhong, CCO of Wuxi Meian Rex Medical Robotics Co., Ltd.Shared “Rex Medical Robotics: Innovation from a Diverse International Team.” As a company dedicated to the R&D of exoskeleton robots, bringing together scientific and technological talent from China, the United Kingdom, New Zealand, the United States, and other countries, Mr. Shi Zhong stated, “It is crucial to unite professionals of diverse nationalities under a shared vision and inspire a sense of team mission. Therefore, we champion the philosophy of like-minded individuals working in close harmony.” Mr. Shi also noted, “It is precisely the convergence of international talent that enables us to achieve breakthroughs in highly complex technologies, while simultaneously adapting to regulatory requirements across different countries and implementing market-specific strategies.”
To gain a competitive edge in the future global market, companies need to closely monitor changes in the talent market and gain insights into talent demands, so as to attract and retain more top-tier talents and respond more flexibly to market shifts. As part of the VB100 Global Expansion series, we hope"This seminar can bring some new ideas to enterprises going global and those pursuing talent internationalization."
About LinkedIn
As a globally renowned professional social networking platform, LinkedIn boasts 875 million users and 59 million employer companies, with coverage in over 200 countries and regions. Since entering the Chinese market in 2014, LinkedIn has spent eight years partnering with Chinese enterprises to expand their global operations. In 2021, LinkedIn China underwent a comprehensive strategic transformation, focusing on leveraging the unique advantages of its global platform to empower the international growth of Chinese companies. Backed by data-driven insights, LinkedIn’s global talent solutions feature the most comprehensive and widely covered talent database. By providing precise, real-time, and customizable data insights, LinkedIn helps users and clients grasp trends in the global talent market and economic sectors, thereby building global solutions for corporate talent systems. In the talent market, LinkedIn focuses on establishing bidirectional connections between talent and employers. Acting as both a “leader” and an “enabler,” LinkedIn comprehensively assists Chinese enterprises in connecting with global economic opportunities and achieving talent globalization.
On the Series of Activities for Going Global
“Going Global Series” is one of the flagship event themes under VCBeat’s VB100 brand. Centered on connecting key nodes across the extended value chain of cross-border healthcare expansion, it aims to launch premium events through a series of online and offline platforms, in deep collaboration with partners from specialized sectors, channels, and institutions, with the goal ofAccelerate China’s overseas medical cooperation and the integrated development of the broader health industry, deepen pragmatic collaboration across global industrial chains, and help domestic health enterprises expand into international markets.
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