Global Program Manager - Commercial Life Sciences

Veeva Systems, Inc.; Los Angeles (CA); Remote; USD 100,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Flexible PTO

Company holidays

Retirement programs

Charitable giving program

Job summary

Veeva Systems is seeking a Global Program Manager to lead customer-facing programs, coordinating with Product and Sales to deliver industry-leading solutions in the Commercial Cloud. You will drive deployment governance and transformation roadmaps across global teams, ensuring post-deployment support and contract alignment.

The role requires 7+ years in pharma-focused program management, strong executive communication, and the ability to travel up to 50%.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in large-scale program management within the Pharmaceutical Commercial space (Sales, Medical Affairs, Marketing)
• Consulting experience across multiple functional areas for enterprise pharma clients
• Track record of leading diverse global teams to deliver large, complex technology implementations with measurable business results
• Experience in technology strategy and roadmap development for large pharma customers
• Proven executive communication skills
• Ability to influence at the executive level with critical, objective interpretation of information
• Skills in problem resolution, negotiation, dealing with ambiguity, establishment of effective processes, influencing without authority
• Works well with third parties: can organize and galvanize a disparate group of people, keeping cadence in the program high
• Based in Eastern or Central Time Zone and able to travel up to 50% of the time

Responsibilities

• Service Delivery accountability for Veeva’s Commercial product line at one of our largest customers
• Deep partnership with customer leadership, IT, and business stakeholders to define deployment, governance, and transformation roadmap
• Establish post-deployment application management
• Support implementation proposals and services contract negotiation
• Coordinate Customer Success Manager activities to drive product value and adoption
• Coordinate Product Management and Product Support activities

Skills

Executive communication

Program management

Global team leadership

Consulting

Technology strategy

Roadmap development

Stakeholder management

Problem resolution

Negotiation

Influencing without authority

Job description

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.

As a Work Anywhere company, we support your flexibility to work from home or in the office, so you can thrive in your ideal environment.

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

The Role

Veeva is looking for an industry and customer expert that is driven to be hands-on to deliver solutions to connect sales, market, and medical. We are partnering with our cusotmers in the industry to set a strategic vision that brings an industry-first approach by delivering our customers technology landscape to the Commercial Cloud with the next-generation CRM.

You will be at the center of managing all customer-facing teams and coordinating closely with sales to optimize Veeva’s products and services to meet the customer's business needs and drive advancement opportunities for new product sales and product adoption.

As the Global Program Manager, you will own customer success with intensity and lead as the services executive that partners deeply across Veeva teams including Product and Sales to bring the best of Veeva in benefit of the customer.

This is a customer-facing role that will work from both customer site, home office, and offsite meetings.

What You'll Do

• Service Delivery accountability for Veeva’s Commercial product line at one of our largest customers
• Deep partnership with customer leadership, IT, and business stakeholders to define deployment, governance, and transformation roadmap
• Establish post-deployment application management
• Support implementation proposals and services contract negotiation
• Coordinate Customer Success Manager activities to drive product value and adoption
• Coordinate Product Management and Product Support activities

Requirements

• 7+ years in large-scale program management within the Pharmaceutical Commercial space (Sales, Medical Affairs, Marketing)
• Consulting experience across multiple functional areas for enterprise pharma clients
• Track record of success leading diverse global teams to deliver large, complex technology implementations to deliver measurable business results
• Experience in technology strategy and roadmap development for large pharma customers
• Proven executive communication skills
• Ability to critically and objectively interpret and evaluate information to effectively influence at the executive level
• Skills in problem resolution, negotiation, dealing with ambiguity, the establishment of effective processes, influencing without authority
• Works well with third parties: can organize and galvanize a disparate group of people, keeping cadence in the program high
• Based in Eastern or Central Time Zone and able to travel up to 50% of the time

Perks & Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance
• Flexible PTO and company paid holidays
• Retirement programs
• 1% charitable giving program

Compensation

• Base pay: $100,000 - $200,000
• The salary range listed here has been provided to comply with local regulations and represents a potential base salary range for this role. Please note that actual salaries may vary within the range above or below, depending on experience and location. We look at compensation for each individual and base our offer on your unique qualifications, experience, and expected contributions. This position may also be eligible for other types of compensation in addition to base salary, such as variable bonus and/or stock bonus.

Veeva’s headquarters is located in the San Francisco Bay Area with offices in more than 15 countries around the world.

Veeva is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, national origin or ancestry, age, disability, marital status, pregnancy, protected veteran status, protected genetic information, political affiliation, or any other characteristics protected by local laws, regulations, or ordinances. If you need assistance or accommodation due to a disability or special need when applying for a role or in our recruitment process, please contact us at [e-mail].