Director, Enterprise Meetings and Congresses

Recordati; Bridgewater Township (NJ); Híbrido; USD 160.000 - 205.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

401(k) plan with company match

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Generous paid time off

Winter holiday shutdown

Wellness benefits

Descripción de la vacante

Recordati Rare Diseases North America is seeking a Director of Enterprise Meetings and Congresses in New Jersey. The role drives strategic planning, governance, and execution of national congresses, customer-facing events, and internal meetings across Commercial, Medical, and support functions.

You will design scalable planning processes, manage multi-million-dollar investments, and partner with leaders to translate objectives into actionable plans and high-quality execution.

Formación

• Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree or CMP/CMM preferred.
• 12+ years of progressive experience in pharma/biotech meetings & events.
• Experience leading national sales meetings, leadership meetings, and medical congress participation.
• Strong financial acumen with budgeting, forecasting, and fiscal stewardship.

Responsabilidades

• Lead enterprise meeting and congress strategy, governance, and operations.
• Oversee portfolio management, investments, and cost forecasting for meetings.
• Provide on-site leadership and issue resolution during critical meetings and congresses.
• Partner with Commercial, Medical, Compliance, Finance, and Procurement to ensure alignment.

Conocimientos

Meeting strategy

Governance

Budgeting

Cross-functional leadership

Vendor management

Educación

Bachelor's degree

Advanced degree or CMP/CMM

Descripción del empleo

Director, Enterprise Meetings and Congresses

ID: 2943

Date of Posting: Nov 6, 2026

Business Area: Sales & Marketing

Job Type: Direct Employee

Territory:

Full-Time or Part-Time: Full Time

Seniority: Mid-senior

At Recordati, we are united by a clear purpose: unlocking the full potential of life. With a century of history behind us, we are building the next chapter of our journey, continuing to grow while keeping patients at the centre of all we do.

What drives us is a shared belief that health, and the opportunity to live life to the full, should be within reach for everyone. This brings energy to our work, shaping how we support each other and show up every day. Our values – Better Together, Never Settle and Always Deliver – reflect this mindset, helping us to keep improving and make a meaningful difference.

Above all, these values bring to life our promise to everyone at Recordati, you can unlock your full potential. We know that people thrive when they can be themselves, are trusted and supported, and are given the opportunity to grow and make a meaningful contribution.

Are you ready to unlock your full potential?

This position is with Recordati Rare Diseases, Inc. (RRD), North America, an affiliate of Recordati.

Recordati Rare Diseases, Inc. (RRD) develops high-impact therapies for devastating rare diseases, focusing on providing often overlooked treatments to underserved communities in the U.S. Our mission is to mitigate the impact of rare diseases through increased awareness, improved diagnoses, and enhanced treatment availability, covering endocrinology, metabolic, and oncology franchises. RRD is dedicated to excellence, fostering a dynamic work environment that promotes professional growth and a significant impact on patients' lives.

Reporting Structure

Reports To: Senior Director of Commercial Operations or designee
Direct Reports: None
Areas Managed: Enterprise meeting and congress strategy, governance, and operations; customerengagement planning; meeting portfolio management and investmentprioritization; budget oversight and financial stewardship; meeting technologyand enablement platforms; field communications, training, and operationalexcellence programs.

Overview

The Director, Enterprise Meetings & Congresses serves as the organization’s strategic and execution partner for congresses, customer-facing events, and internal meetings. Working closely with business units, the Director translates business objectives and meeting strategies into actionable plans and highquality execution. Director provides the planning expertise, infrastructure, governance, and operational capabilities required to successfully deliver those plans. The Director partners with each business unit to understand its priorities and determine the meeting and congress requirements necessary to achieve its objectives. The role provides guidance on planning, investment considerations, timelines, logistics, and execution, while helping to ensure individual business unit plans can be effectively integrated into broader enterprise meetings and congresses, including national sales meetings, POAs, and customer facing congresses. The Director establishes scalable and consistent planning processes that enhance organizational alignment, customer engagement, field effectiveness, financial stewardship, and overall meeting effectiveness.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Congress & Event Strategy and Operations

• Work with business units to support the planning, coordination, and execution of national andregional congresses, customer-facing events, and internal meetings, translating business defined objectives and requirements into high-quality meeting and event execution.
• Partner with business units to execute event participation and engagement strategies,supporting customer reach, field effectiveness, and organizational impact across Commercialand Medical functions.
• Provide operational leadership during onsite meetings and congresses in partnership with thesponsoring business unit, proactively addressing executional issues and helping ensureconsistent, high-quality participant experience aligned with business objectives.
• Serve as a cross-functional point of coordination across Commercial, Medical, Compliance,Finance, Procurement, and external partners to support stakeholder alignment and seamlessexecution of business unit meeting and congress plans.

Meeting Governance, Portfolio Management & Process Excellence

• Work with business units in the planning and management of meeting and congressinvestments, providing cost estimates, forecasting support, financial tracking, reporting, andvisibility to support business decision making.
• Establish and maintain meeting and congress operational processes, controls, and standards,working in partnership with business units, Compliance, Finance, and Procurement to supportadherence to company requirements, financial stewardship standards
• Evaluate and optimize meeting technologies, operational workflows, and vendor partnershipsbased on business needs, improving execution, transparency, consistency, and business value.

Enablement and Communications

• Partner with business units and functional stakeholders to support communications related tomeetings, congresses, and field engagement activities, ensuring timely, consistent, and effectivedissemination of operational updates, key announcements, policies, tools, and best practices.
• Serve as a strategic and operational partner to Commercial, Medical, and functional leaders,providing meeting and congress expertise to help translate business-defined objectives,engagement strategies, and investment decisions into effective execution.
• Partner with business units to support field-facing meeting technology, communications, andenablement processes, providing the operational infrastructure needed for seamless planning,execution, attendee engagement, and post-event follow-up.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement and continuous collaboration through knowledgesharing, performance feedback, best-practice dissemination, and ongoing cross-functionalpartnership, strengthening meeting capabilities and execution across the organization.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree or relevant professional certification (CMP, CMM, or equivalent) preferred.
• 12+ years of progressive experience within the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, healthcare, or life sciences industry, including leadership responsibility for meetings, congresses, field engagement, and event operations.
• Demonstrated success developing and executing enterprise meeting and congress strategies that support commercial, medical, and organizational objectives.
• Extensive experience leading national sales meetings, leadership meetings, product launch events, advisory boards, customer engagement programs, and medical congress participation.
• Strong financial acumen with experience managing large, multi-million-dollar budgets, forecasting expenditures, monitoring performance, and delivering disciplined fiscal stewardship.
• Strong cross-functional leadership, relationship-building, and influencing skills, with a proven ability to drive alignment across Commercial, Medical, Finance, Compliance, Procurement, and executive leadership teams.
• Hands‑on leadership style with experience providing on‑site event oversight, issue resolution, and executive support during critical meetings and congresses.
• Strong analytical, communication, and organizational skills, with exceptional attention to detail and a continuous improvement mindset.
• Demonstrated knowledge of current and emerging trends in meeting excellence, customer engagement, event technology, and operational effectiveness.

Knowledge and Skills

• Comprehensive knowledge of meeting and congress strategy, governance, planning, execution, and performance measurement. Effective negotiation, vendor management, and relationship management skills.
• Strong financial management skills, including budgeting, forecasting, expense management, investment prioritization, and fiscal stewardship.
• Excellent project management, organizational, and prioritization capabilities, with the ability to manage multiple complex initiatives and competing deadlines.
• Strong process improvement mindset with the ability to evaluate workflows, identify opportunities, and implement scalable, efficient solutions.
• Exceptional attention to detail, problem-solving, and risk management skills, with the ability to proactively anticipate and resolve challenges.
• Strong leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build trusted partnerships and influence stakeholders across all levels of the organization.
• Knowledge of pharmaceutical industry compliance requirements, meeting regulations, and applicable corporate policies and governance standards.
• Ability to travel and provide onsite leadership and support for meetings, congresses, and events as required.

This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines. Based upon job requirements, employee may be required at times to attend meetings including travel out of state over weekends and nights. Employee must be able to freely operate and travel by car and train/plane modes of transportation. Employee is required to have a valid driver’s license and means of transportation.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. The employee must be able to fly via commercial air carrier. This is largely a sedentary role; however, the employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms; talk and hear. Occasionally is required to lift and/or move light to moderate weight up to 25 lbs.

Location/Travel

• The location for this position is the New Jersey office, located in Bridgewater, NJ.
• This is a hybrid role and will require being in the office a minimum of 3 days per week
• The position may require travel time up to 20% of the time.

FLSA Classification

This position is considered Exempt.

EEO Statement

It is the policy of Recordati Rare Diseases to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin. Further, Recordati Rare Diseases will not discriminate on the basis of any characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. Recordati Rare Diseases will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individual with disabilities.

Disclaimer

The expected salary range for this role is $160,000 - $205,000, depending on skills, competency, and market demand for your expertise.

• 401(k) plan with a 100% company match on contributions up to 6%
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Mental health and wellness benefits
• Generous paid time off and holiday policies
• Weeklong winter holiday shutdown
• Life and AD&D insurance
• Weekly complimentary lunch when on-site

We also offer additional programs that support your health, wellbeing, and work-life balance.

Recordati Rare Diseases North America is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and will consider all qualified applicants for employment.

We are not accepting new third-party agencies or firms at this time. Please do not forward unsolicited agency resumes to our website, employees, or Human Resources. Recordati Rare Diseases North America will not pay fees to any third-party agency or firm associated with unsolicited resumes.

At Recordati we believe in people! Inspired by our purpose - unlocking the full potential of life - we are committed to creating a diverse environment and cultivating a culture of inclusion. We strive to continually lead with our values and beliefs, enabling our employees to bring their whole selves to work and develop their potential.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We recruit, develop and reward without regard to, amongst others, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, physical or mental ability, race, ethnicity, political or religious belief.

If you are looking to join a company where you can try new things, speak openly, and be bold.

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