Creating knowledge: the Max Planck Talent Program, ›Light up Your Career‹, visits Siemens Healthineers
At the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light (MPL), leading scientists are conducting research that will shape tomorrow's knowledge. The administration department provides the best conditions for this every day. The MPL's talent development program, ›Light up your career‹ (LUYC), encourages employees to update their knowledge and develop their skills constantly.
In May, a very special item was on the agenda: a joint visit to Siemens Healthineers in Erlangen. In the ›museum corner‹, participants from the IT, human resources, science coordination and communications departments were welcomed by press spokesman Heiko Jahr, who accompanied them throughout the program. This was followed by a tour of the historic site for guests from the research institute, which included a keynote speech by Liza Follert, Head of Acquisition EMEA. The listed building that now houses the MedMuseum was constructed in the 1920s by Reiniger, Gebbert & Schall (RGS), a company that would later become Siemens Healthineers AG.
The participants gained comprehensive insights into the working culture at Siemens Healthineers, particularly in the area of human resources. Topics included how a company with over 70,000 employees lives its value culture, employee and career development, diversity and flexible working models. Health aspects in the workplace were also covered, including ergonomic office concepts and the use of exoskeletons for physical work.
The visitors then immersed themselves in an important part of Erlangen's history, which continues to shape the city as a centre for medicine to this day. During the museum tour, guide Manuel Schusser explained how a workshop for electromedical devices evolved into a global corporation. The wide variety of exhibits was particularly impressive, ranging from the first pacemakers and ›hearing aids from a woman's handbag‹ to magnetic resonance imaging scanners. The history of technology was combined with insights into the thinking and working methods of doctors and physicists at the time, which was particularly interesting for the guests as they are responsible for the infrastructure and administration of the associated Max-Planck-Zentrum für Physik und Medizin.
The visit is intended to create space for cross-disciplinary learning and networking as part of the program. The group's feedback was overwhelmingly positive, as confirmed by program manager and administrative director Dr Dorothe Burggraf: “Internal networking and strengthening team spirit are important components in the development of our skilled workers and future leaders.”
