Global Meetings & Events Project Manager

Global Meetings & Events Project Manager

Location: Lisbon, Portugal

Competitive salary and benefits apply

We are a diverse, inclusive and innovative group who identify, build and deliver excellent shared services (which everyone can leverage) to enable AstraZeneca to grow and change at speed. We are passionate about simple process – making it easier to get vital repeatable services done – for our patients, for our customers, for our teams.

We focus on providing exceptional value that contributes to our company’s success and future by freeing up the business (our customers) to push the boundaries of science to deliver life-changing medicines for patients. With the accomplishments, commitment and passion that you bring, I’m excited about what we will achieve together towards realizing AstraZeneca’s bold ambition.

Join AstraZeneca, where every one of our employees makes a difference to patient lives every day. Our science lives beyond our labs –our global perspective means we use talent and expertise from all over the world to make our medicines a success. A new and exciting Global Meetings and Events (GME) team was created 2 years ago within the Global Business Services (GBS) organization. This team is responsible for implementing and executing a global Strategic Meetings Management Program (SMMP) across Commercial, Enabling Units and Science Units. The GME Meeting Manager, reporting into the GME Regional Director, will drive best-in-class meeting and events planning services that are cost effective and deliver value to AstraZeneca.

Accountabilities:

The ideal candidate will have strong project management, problem solving , negotiation and interpersonal skills, and be able to work with little supervision. They must be highly organized, flexible, thrive in a fast-paced and highly-regulated environment, be willing to collaborate with other areas where needed and handle multiple projects with tight deadlines. They should understand the business objectives, corporate culture and be able to keep up with evolving priorities. They will contribute to broader organization programs and company goals and be able to travel to and support off-site event delivery and execution when required (up to 30%).

Essential Skills/Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Advanced level of English and Polish languages
• 5 plus years’ industry experience
• Experience with large meeting and events planning (100+ attendees)
• Demonstrated financial/budget proficiency
• Have a compliance mind-set with strong focus on adherence to industry guidelines, company policies and financial transparency
• Proven ability to act independently and be resourceful in approach to problem solving
• Strong communications, negotiation and influencing skills; ability to lead to desired outcomes
• Proficiency in MS Office tools (Word, PowerPoint and Excel)
• Ability to travel by airplane, boat, rail and/or car, when required

Desirable Skills/Experience:

• Pharmaceutical meeting planning experience
• Experience with meeting industry technology a plus (CVENT)
• Certified Meeting Planning or Certified Meeting Management Certification
• 5+ Years in Meeting management and/or Travel industry experience
• 5+ Years Project Management experience

When we put diverse teams in the same room, we unleash bold thinking with the power to inspire life-changing medicines. In-person working gives us the platform we need to connect, work at pace and challenge perceptions. That’s why we work, on average, a minimum of three days per week from the office. We balance the expectation of being in the office while respecting individual flexibility. Join us in our unique and ambitious world.

Why AstraZeneca?

Join us at an exciting time of growth through innovation for AstraZeneca. Shape this journey by reimagining the way we work, at every turn we're innovating and taking intelligent risks. We do this to steer the enterprise. Powering every function to run faster, more efficiently, and achieve more. Every single person plays a part in our story. Speak up, take the initiative and make it yours. As key contributors to our evolution, we're comfortable stepping up whether it's guiding our tech and digital journey or harnessing disruptive technologies.

Ready to make a bigger impact?

Apply now and join our globally connected team!

Date Posted

03-jul.-2024

Closing Date

11-jul.-2024

AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity. We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry-leading skills. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics. We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.