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Director - Strategic Meetings and Congresses

Veeva Systems · New Jersey - Lyndhurst · On-site

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About Veeva Systems

Veeva delivers the industry cloud for life sciences with applications, agents, data, and consulting. Committed to innovation, product excellence, and customer success, Veeva serves more than 1,500 customers, ranging from the world's largest pharmaceutical...

About the role

Are you a proven leader in medical events, meetings, and congress execution ready to elevate HCP engagements across the life sciences industry? As the Director for Strategic Meetings and Congresses, you will build, mentor, and lead an elite event planning team responsible for executing high-impact, home-office organized events; including Advisory Boards, Consultant Engagements, Investigator Meetings, Speaker Training, and Major Congresses.

What they're looking for

  • 8+ years of progressive operational leadership experience within pharmaceutical/biotech companies or top-tier healthcare marketing/event agencies managing complex HCP events and major congresses
  • 3+ years of direct experience recruiting, developing, and leading high-performing event planning teams
  • Commercial & Strategic Savvy: Proven success collaborating with Strategy, Sales, and Customer Account leadership to drive account growth, customer retention, and SLA excellence
  • Operations Architect: Demonstrated ability to build SOPs, design scalable operational workflows, manage vendors, and handle financial oversight
  • High-Stakes Problem Solver: Outstanding conflict resolution, project management, and critical-thinking skills in fast-paced, high-pressure environments
  • Tech-Savvy Operational Lead: Hands-on experience with enterprise event technologies (e.g., Vault Events Management, Cvent, virtual event platforms) and advanced mastery of Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
More about this role

Veeva Systems is a mission-driven organization and pioneer in industry cloud, helping life sciences companies bring therapies to patients faster. As one of the fastest-growing SaaS companies in history, we surpassed $3B in revenue in our last fiscal year with extensive growth potential ahead.

At the heart of Veeva are our values: Do the Right Thing, Customer Success, Employee Success, and Speed. We're not just any public company – we made history in 2021 by becoming a public benefit corporation (PBC), legally bound to balancing the interests of customers, employees, society, and investors.

Join us in transforming the life sciences industry , committed to making a positive impact on its customers, employees, and communities.

Are you a proven leader in medical events, meetings, and congress execution ready to elevate HCP engagements across the life sciences industry? As the Director for Strategic Meetings and Congresses, you will build, mentor, and lead an elite event planning team responsible for executing high-impact, home-office organized events; including Advisory Boards, Consultant Engagements, Investigator Meetings, Speaker Training, and Major Congresses. In this high-impact...

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