人力資源｜讓人成為核心：共同建立企業價值 A personal tale of a people-first approach
在百靈佳殷格翰，員工的抱負、技能和想法是其創新力量的核心。這就是為什麼這間家族企業一直將重點放在員工身上，並在許多事情上將他們放在首位思考。百靈佳殷格翰的員工也共同塑造了一個能讓每個人茁壯成長的工作環境。
「在研究領域發展我的職業生涯是我相當熱衷的事情。這就是為什麼我對引領我專業發展的機會感到雀躍。」－Anna Kaufmann，百靈佳殷格翰體外ADME資深科學家（Senior Scientist in-vitro ADME）。
Anna Kaufmann博士約五年前開始在百靈佳殷格翰公司的旅程，她作為一名下游藥物開發的博士後研究員加入。後來，她的經理成為了一位母親，並成為「彈性工作」（flexible working）的典範。
「她在家工作，兼職。」Kaufmann博士回憶道：「起初，每天只有兩個多小時。然而，她設法確保我能夠找到自己的方向，我們作為團隊相互協調良好。回想起來，她在我生活中扮演了真正的造浪者角色。」
在博士後研究工作中，Kaufmann博士在藥物配方開發上獲得一段有價值的經驗，這是在實驗室之外的一個寶貴機會。但她意識到自己真正想做的是在實驗室進行科學工作，這個想法在她在百靈佳殷格翰的免疫腫瘤學研究部門進行了為期三個月的工作輪換後更加鮮明。「在研究領域發展我的職業生涯是我相當熱衷的事情。這就是為什麼我對引領我專業發展的機會感到雀躍。」她說道。
「她展現了超出預期且能迅速熟悉新主題並解決具挑戰性問題的能力。」－百靈佳殷格翰研究藥物代謝與藥物動力學部門主管（Head of Research Drug Metabolism & Pharmacokinetics）Achim Sauer博士如此評價她。
一個理想的機會
然後，一個誘人工作機會出現了：該工作是位於德國比伯拉赫（比伯拉赫）的百靈佳殷格翰藥物發現科學研究部門，並由Achim Sauer博士領導的職位。
「我看到了這個研究職位的招募，而我一直以來都在往研究這個方向努力，」Kaufmann博士說，即使她沒有領導經驗，她仍然申請了這個涉及管理的資深科學家職位。
Kaufmann博士獲邀參加選拔過程，其中包括解決一個她之前沒有任何經驗的領域的研究任務。她說：「我花了額外的三天時間來完成這個研究工作，我相信這個工作對我來說是一個很好的發展機會，所以我全力以赴。」
Sauer博士對她印象深刻。他說：「她展現了超出預期且能迅速熟悉新主題並解決具挑戰性問題的能力。」
Kaufmann博士嚮往的工作機會伴隨著另一個好運：她即將第二次當媽媽。「我和我的家人對這個消息感到非常開心，」她說：「同時，我想知道這對於工作的變動代表什麼。」
Kaufmann博士選擇坦誠相待，她認為這對於良好的團隊合作至關重要。因此，當被問及何時可以開始工作時，她回答說：「我懷孕了。」
為世代著想
當Kaufmann女士從休假回來時，她比照五年前她的經理啟發的計劃，每天工作1.5小時的時間，這個計劃持續了兩個月。
「我們每個人都有不同的生活狀況，在我這種情況下，是因為家庭中增添了新成員。我想展示我們可以連結不同的工作模式，滿足我們個人的需求和工作上的渴望。」
「我們知道，高度投入的員工是我們公司創新力的核心。」－Sven Sommerlatte博士，百靈佳殷格翰全球人力資源主管（Global Head of Human Resources）。
Sven Sommerlatte博士，百靈佳殷格翰全球人力資源主管（Global Head of Human Resources at Boehringer Ingelheim）。
在百靈佳殷格翰全球人力資源主管Sven Sommerlatte博士看來，這一切都符合公司以人為本的文化。Kaufmann博士的職業生涯展示在百靈佳殷格翰這個為世代著想的家族企業可能實現的事情。
「我們知道，高度投入的員工是我們公司創新力的核心。」Dr. Sommerlatte表示：「像 Kaufmann博士一樣，他們擁有一份適合自己的工作並能從中成長，那麼這也將造福於人類和動物。」
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A personal tale of a people-first approach
The ambitions, skills and ideas of the employees at Boehringer Ingelheim are the foundation of its innovative strength. This is why the family-owned company has always placed an emphasis on its workforce and continues to put people first in everything it does. Together, the employees of Boehringer Ingelheim shape a work environment that lets every individual thrive.
“Making my career in research is something I’m very passionate about. That's why I was happy about the opportunity to steer my professional development.”
Dr. Anna Kaufmann, Senior Scientist in-vitro ADME at Boehringer Ingelheim
When Dr. Anna Kaufmann began her journey at Boehringer Ingelheim about five years ago, it was as a post-doctoral researcher in downstream drug development. Then her manager became a mother — and served as a role model for flexible working.
“She worked from home, part-time,” Dr. Kaufmann recalls. “At first, a little over two hours a day. Nevertheless, she managed to make sure that I was able to find my way and that we were all well-coordinated as a team. In retrospect, she played a truly pioneering role in my life.”
Dr. Kaufmann’s post-doctoral work was followed by a stint in drug formulation development. It was a valuable experience, outside a laboratory. But she realized her true yearning was for scientific work in the lab — a realization reinforced by a three-month job rotation in Boehringer Ingelheim’s Immuno-Oncology research department. “Making my career in research is something I’m very passionate about,” she says.
“She exceeded expectations and demonstrated her ability to familiarize herself with new topics quickly and solve challenging questions.”
Dr. Achim Sauer, Head of Research Drug Metabolism & Pharmacokinetics at Boehringer Ingelheim
An ideal opportunity
And then came an alluring job advertisement: An opening in Boehringer Ingelheim’s Drug Discovery Sciences research department in Biberach, Germany, led by Dr. Achim Sauer.
“I saw this job posting — in research, which I had always worked towards," Dr. Kaufmann says. Even though the job as a senior scientist involved a management role, and she had no history of leadership experience, she applied anyway.
Dr. Kaufmann was invited to the selection process, which included performing a research task which she had to solve theoretically from the field with which she had no previous experience, either. “I took an extra three days’ time to do this research work,” she says. “I was convinced that the job vacancy would mean a great development opportunity for me, and that's why I decided to roll up my sleeves.”
Dr. Sauer was impressed. “She exceeded expectations,” he says, “and demonstrated her ability to familiarize herself with new topics quickly and solve challenging questions.”
Dr. Kaufmann’s coveted job offer was accompanied by another piece of good fortune: She was going to become a mother, for the second time. "My family and I were enormously happy about the news,” she says. “At the same time, I wondered what this would mean for the job change.”
Dr. Kaufmann opted for openness and transparency, which she considers crucial to good teamwork. So, when asked when she could start, she replied: “I'm pregnant.”
Thinking in terms of generations
When Dr. Ms. Kaufmann returned from her leave, she followed the plan inspired by her manager five years earlier, working 1.5 hours a day for the first two months.
“We all have different life circumstances and in my case it's the new addition to the family. I want to show that we can link different working models and meet our personal needs as well as work-related aspirations.”
“We know that highly committed employees are the core of the innovative strength of our company.”
Dr. Sven Sommerlatte,
Global Head of Human Resources at Boehringer Ingelheim
Dr. Sven Sommerlatte
Global Head of Human Resources at Boehringer Ingelheim
It's all in keeping with the company’s people-first culture, in the view of Dr. Sven Sommerlatte, Global Head of Human Resources at Boehringer Ingelheim. Dr. Kaufmann's career trajectory demonstrates what is possible at Boehringer Ingelheim, a family-owned company that thinks in terms of generations.
“We know that highly committed employees are the core of the innovative strength of our company,” Dr. Sommerlatte says. “If, like Dr. Kaufmann, they have a job that suits them and where they can grow, then this is also for the benefit of humans and animals.”
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