OBIO® Health to Business Bridge Program™

Onboarding new talent can be challenging, but it is a necessary process for growing companies. OBIO® Health To Business Bridge™ program (H2BB™) has a proven track record in bringing early career talent up-to-speed quickly and giving them a solid footing in the fundamentals of the health science industry.

OBIO® H2BB™ offers top recent graduates and foreign trained professionals who have been pre-screened to ensure they have the skills and capabilities you need to deliver on the business, research and operations projects you are looking for them to deliver on, and expand your business, marketing and/or finance strategies through market research, investor targeting, or conference preparation.

Wage Subsidies for Scaling Health Science Companies

 — Applications are now closed —

The OBIO® Health to Business Bridge™ program (H2BB™) addresses Ontario’s workforce development call-to-action for job placements, job retention and industry growth. Focused on Ontario’s health science sector, where health science companies experience the challenges of finding industry-ready talent to scale their business, the program develops human capital through health science-specific training and mentorship, as well as incentivizes employers to attract and retain talent.

Since 2017, OBIO® has successfully orchestrated and delivered the H2BB™ program, preparing professionals with a background in health science and those transitioning into the industry to enter the health science industry by equipping them with the skills, knowledge and resources they need to get up to speed quickly and build a solid foundation in the field. OBIO® will further support companies to facilitate new hiring and ensure a smooth transition for personnel entering the sector by providing a wage subsidy grant to each company.

OBIO® has recently unveiled funding for job placement and talent retention for the health science industry and will support health science companies with a wage subsidy grant to facilitate new hiring and ensure a smooth transition for personnel entering the sector.

Program Highlights

• The Job Placement and Talent Retention Program provides employers in the health science industry with 50% of a new hire’s salary, up to a maximum of $5000 in wage subsidies for a minimum three-month placement, to offset the costs of onboarding and training the new employee.

• Program participants transitioning into the health science industry will have access to industry-relevant training and workshops on a wide range of topics, including project management, business development, innovation and commercialization, biomanufacturing, regulatory and GMP.

• Training program participants will benefit from career development mentorship and coaching from industry experts.

• Hiring and onboarding guiding tools for employers and training program participants.

• OBIO® member companies have access to the OBIO® Job Board and Talent Network™ to. To become an OBIO® member,

  visit this page.

• Companies may receive additional wage subsidies or financial support based on their eligibility for other OBIO® programs. This will be determined after application submission.

Eligibility Criteria

• Be an Ontario registered company

• Offer a full-time or part-time position for a minimum of 3 months

• Provide the new employee with training and mentorship through the H2BB™ training program unless the new employee is a H2BB™ graduate and has already received training

• Provide the employee with the same employment terms, conditions and benefits provided by the employer to other employees at the same job level

• Submit a progress report upon request

• For specific application requirements and terms and conditions, visit the application page at the link below.

  
  At this time, the wage subsidies program is only accepting applications on the waiting list.

— Applications are now closed —

If you are unsure of your eligibility, please contact:

Andreea Norman
Director
Workforce Development, Health to Business Bridge™
andreeanorman@obio.ca

Former H2BB™ Early-Career Talents:

OBIO® H2BB™ Health Science Training Program Success Stories

A competent workforce is essential to remain competitive as the market dynamics in the Health Science Industry is ever evolving. Our H2BB™ graduates are well-trained with the necessary skills to be able to support and expand your business. Here is what participants had to say about their bootcamp experience.

How H2BB™ Works

For more information, please contact:

ANDREEA NORMAN
Director, Workforce Development, Health to Business Bridge™
416.848.6839, ext. 108
andreeanorman@obio.ca