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 proposals 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 are:

• 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 include 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, and 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.