Case Study: Ferring Pharmaceuticals achieves a more agile, data-driven HR organization with Workday

AI- and ML-based solutions drive the future of HR at Ferring

Ferring Pharmaceuticals, a global life sciences company with more than 7,000 employees across 100+ countries, struggled with inconsistent HR practices, limited reporting, and compliance complexity across its worldwide operations. Before Workday, some locations had no HR systems at all, making it difficult to standardize processes, engage employees, and find the right skills for critical roles.

Workday implemented core HCM, Compensation, Talent and Performance, Advanced Compensation, and later Workday Skills Cloud and Workday Talent Marketplace. With Workday’s AI- and ML-based tools, Ferring improved skills visibility, recruitment, upskilling, reskilling, and internal mobility, while creating a Careers Hub and other employee programs. The measurable impact included a single source of truth across more than 50 locations, seamless integration with 70+ interfaces, and faster, more data-driven HR decisions with stronger agility and global compliance.

Ferring Pharmaceuticals

Lynn Van Oossanen

Senior Manager IT Solution and Transformation