Career Development at Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Millennium aspires to create a culture that supports employees' career development (CD) interests by providing opportunities for professional and personal growth. Millennium's CD program provides a process to help employees and managers create a path that best balances personal aspirations with current business needs. Because no two paths are the same, the Guiding Principles for CD help our employees and managers work together from a common framework.
At Millennium, all employees are encouraged to have a development plan. In 2007, 98% of our employee's completed these plans. While the written plans themselves are important to us, an even more important aspect of career development is that employees have regular, productive discussions with their managers. To support managers and employees in this endeavor, Millennium offers many seminars, trainings, and workshops to supplement the primary career development activities. Those primary activities are the ones which the vast majority of our employees say are the best ways to further their skills - those that occur on the job!
In addition to what you can learn "on the job," many employees take advantage of opportunities to attend national professional conferences, participate in local/regional professional associations, or attend in-house programs presented by our own internal experts. Regardless of venue, these events include scientific discussions, business strategy updates from senior leaders, systems and software training, management & leadership development, informal mentoring, peer coaching, and various other skill-building opportunities.
Millennium takes great pride in fostering personal and professional growth and we are always looking to provide the best opportunities to our employees.
Guiding Principles
Career development Defined at Millennium:
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Is a mutually beneficial collaboration between Individuals and managers;
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It allows individuals to achieve personal and professional growth; and
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It strengthens the company's capabilities to achieve its business goals.
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Career development Guiding Principles support the process by providing a clear framework:
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Career Development is a personal journey driven by the unique values and aspirations of individuals;
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Employees are encouraged to achieve greater levels of mastery of their current job and build capabilities for future roles;
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Employees are ultimately responsible for identifying opportunities for their growth and development; and
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Managers are expected to support them by providing guidance, resources and opportunities.
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