Joanne Cairns of Sutura Therapeutics

Joanne Cairns
People and Culture Manager   

“The most important thing for me is to work for a company that genuinely cares about its people; somewhere where we embrace diversity and inclusion and everyone is treated fairly and as an individual. This is Sutura’s mission, and I am excited to be able to shape and support building this culture. People should be firmly at the heart of a company.”

Jo is a CIPD qualified HR professional with extensive experience in HR. She has worked in a variety of industries and organisations and has spent a long period of her career at O2, where she worked in specialist roles in Policy and People Change. Jo also has extensive generalist HR experience working in smaller companies. This has included working with managers to maximise their team's potential through increasing employee engagement, conflict resolution and supporting with managing performance.

About Jo

You’ll likely find her:

• In the office, working with the team to build Sutura’s culture

• At a local park with her 3 children

Things you can ask Jo about:

• Diversity and inclusion

• Organisational culture and values

• Musical Theatre