Strategic Medical Meetings & Congresses Director

Veeva Systems, Inc.; Lyndhurst (NJ); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Flexible PTO

Retirement programs

Charitable giving

Job summary

Veeva Systems, Inc. is seeking a Director for Strategic Meetings and Congresses to build and lead an elite events team responsible for Advisory Boards, Investigator Meetings, Speaker Training, and major congresses, aligning operational excellence with strategic goals.

You will partner with senior directors to design scalable frameworks, manage budgets, ensure compliance, and deliver high-touch experiences for life sciences customers.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of progressive operational leadership experience within pharmaceutical/biotech companies or top-tier healthcare marketing/event agencies.
• Proven ability to recruit, develop, and lead high-performing event planning teams.
• Strong customer service and SLA management for HCP events.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor an elite event planning team to execute high-impact, home-office organized events.
• Partner with Strategy, BD, and Services Delivery to design scalable operational frameworks.
• Serve as operational anchor for Customer Account Teams, driving large events and QBRs.
• Oversee third-party vendors and event technologies to build a scalable support network.
• Direct event budgets, reporting, and compliance across programs.
• Co-lead strategic presentations and executive engagements with customers and leadership.

Skills

Operational leadership

Team development

Vendor management

Strategic planning

Executive communication

HCP engagement

Process optimization

Tools

Vault Events Management

Cvent

Virtual event platforms

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Veeva Systems, Inc. is seeking a Director for Strategic Meetings and Congresses to build and lead an elite events team responsible for Advisory Boards, Investigator Meetings, Speaker Training, and major congresses, aligning operational excellence with strategic goals.

You will partner with senior directors to design scalable frameworks, manage budgets, ensure compliance, and deliver high-touch experiences for life sciences customers.