Meeting & Event Manager in Sydney

Viatris is a global healthcare company uniquely positioned to bridge the traditional divide between generics and brands, combining the best of both to more holistically address healthcare needs globally. With a mission to empower people worldwide to live healthier at every stage of life, we provide access at scale, currently supplying high-quality medicines to approximately 1 billion patients around the world annually.

Every day, we rise to the challenge to make a difference and here’s how the Meeting & Event Manager role will make an impact, the key responsibilities for this role include:

• Planning and managing internal and external events for Viatris Australia
• Presenting proposal and updates/feedback to the leadership team
• Working with cross functional teams to make the event successful – marketing, communications, training, digital, leadership team, sales
• Lead management of a single Event vendor – procurement, SLA, compliance training and ongoing management
• Maintain field force lead educational event compliance via compliance system and support the commercial business coordinate the internal approval process of educational events in partnership with sales, legal and compliance
• Maintaining the event playbook and training sales on educational events
• Utilise Cvent for complex meetings for RFP and meeting management, and the Cvent lead to allocate meetings and training
• Working with the global M&E team for training, policy and other global M&E guidance
• Act as subject matter expert for meetings and events in ANZ and be the point of contact for the global team
• Partner with Business Excellence Colleagues to design solutions for evolving event needs such as digitising event sign-in and meeting follow up
• Prepare and submit required metrics for the Commercial Review Report and Educational Event Report when required
• Conduct monthly audits of the Veeva Medical Event Module and HIPPO Tool and request employees to close medical requests which were fully executed in the previous month
• Pilot any new technical resources where required to test usability and relevance to the company’s needs
• Regular governance of self-service travel

The minimum qualifications and skillset required for this role is:

• Bachelor’s degree or Technical Diploma is preferred. Tertiary qualification in Event Management, Project Management or a related discipline.
• CVENT expertise (desired but not essential)
• At least 2 years’ experience in event and meeting management, including planning and delivery of large-scale events (200+ attendees)
• Experience working within a commercial environment, preferably in pharmaceuticals, FMCG, or another highly matrixed organisation.
• Proven experience working across cross-functional teams and partnering with senior leadership
• Experience managing virtual and hybrid events using event technology platforms
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal), project management, stakeholder management, learning agility.
• Must be eligible to work in Australia (Australian Citizen or appropriate Visa holder).

Employee Benefits:

• Recognition programs
• Benefits for health and financial wellness
• Employee discount platform
• Annual wellness allowance
• Annual leave loading
• Paid volunteer leave
• Free flu vaccinations
• Employee discounts on products
• Additional paid parental leave
• Retirement savings plans
• Competitive compensation programs
• Career and development planning for continuous growth and learning
• Annual salary reviews
• Plus much much more!

Culture: Viatris Australia is a certified Great Place To Work for 2025, and has been named in Forbes’ World’s Best Employers 2022 list. We strive to create a positive, productive work environment where integrity, dignity and mutual respect for all is ingrained in each and every one of us. Together, we are building a highly inclusive organisation where employees are welcome to bring their best, authentic selves to work every day.