Recruitment and Development of Human Capital and Work Style Reform
First written in FY2023. 1 of 3 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2025. Latest entry: FY2026.
- FY2026RaisedAnnual report
「Based on this understanding, the company is promoting the following initiatives as part of its human resources strategy. • Securing and developing specialized personnel: The company is strengthening recruitment of specialized personnel in drug discovery research, pharmacokinetic evaluation and human hepatocyte development, while enhancing its education and training programs for the transfer and advancement of technical expertise within the company. • Strengthening global personnel: To support business expansion in overseas markets, including the United States, Europe and Asia, the company is promoting the recruitment of personnel with overseas business experience and personnel exchanges with overseas offices. • Optimizing the human resources portfolio」
In addition to its existing initiatives for women's recruitment, education and training, and workplace reform, the company has expressly identified specialized personnel, global personnel and optimization of its human resources portfolio as human resources strategies. - FY2025AdvancedAnnual report
「The company intends to obtain the Eruboshi certification, which is awarded to companies with outstanding records in promoting women's participation and advancement in the workplace.」
In addition to its existing recruitment and development initiatives for women, the company has added the goal of obtaining Eruboshi certification as an external accreditation. - FY2023First statedAnnual report
「In recruiting employees, the company is promoting the hiring of foreign nationals and personnel with consideration for gender equality, regardless of whether they are in technical or administrative positions. Through the proactive recruitment of women in Japan and overseas and improvements to education and training programs, the proportion of female employees and the number of women in management positions have gradually increased.」
The company has disclosed, in a comprehensive format for the first time, human capital initiatives including the recruitment of foreign nationals and women, education and training, support for balancing work with childcare and other responsibilities, mid-career recruitment, and the reduction of long working hours.