Bridgewater Director, Enterprise Meetings And Congresses NJ

Job description

At Recordati, we are united by a clear purpose: unlocking the full potential of life. With a century of history behind us, we are building the next chapter of our journey, continuing to grow while keeping patients at the centre of all we do. What drives us is a shared belief that health, and the opportunity to live life to the full, should be within reach for everyone. This brings energy to our work, shaping how we support each other and show up every day. Our values – Better Together, Never Settle and Always Deliver – reflect this mindset, helping us to keep improving and make a meaningful difference. Above all, these values bring to life our promise to everyone at Recordati, you can unlock your full potential. We know that people thrive when they can be themselves, are trusted and supported, and are given the opportunity to grow and make a meaningful contribution. Are you ready to unlock your full potential? This position is with Recordati Rare Diseases, Inc. (RRD), North America, an affiliate of Recordati. Recordati Rare Diseases, Inc. (RRD) develops high-impact therapies for devastating rare diseases, focusing on providing often overlooked treatments to underserved communities in the U.S. Our mission is to mitigate the impact of rare diseases through increased awareness, improved diagnoses, and enhanced treatment availability, covering endocrinology, metabolic, and oncology franchises. RRD is dedicated to excellence, fostering a dynamic work environment that promotes professional growth and a significant impact on patients' lives. Reporting Structure Reports To: Senior Director of Commercial Operations or designee Direct Reports: None Areas Managed: Enterprise meeting and congress strategy, governance, and operations; customer engagement planning; meeting portfolio management and investment prioritization; budget oversight and financial stewardship; meeting technology and enablement platforms; field communications, training, and operational excellence programs. Overview The Director, Enterprise Meetings & Congresses serves as the organization’s strategic and execution partner for congresses, customer-facing events, and internal meetings. Working closely with business units, the Director translates business objectives and meeting strategies into actionable plans and highquality execution. Director provides the planning expertise, infrastructure, governance, and operational capabilities required to successfully deliver those plans. The Director partners with each business unit to understand its priorities and determine the meeting and congress requirements necessary to achieve its objectives. The role provides guidance on planning, investment considerations, timelines, logistics, and execution, while helping to ensure individual business unit plans can be effectively integrated into broader enterprise meetings and congresses, including national sales meetings, POAs, and customer facing congresses. The Director establishes scalable and consistent planning processes that enhance organizational alignment, customer engagement, field effectiveness, financial stewardship, and overall meeting effectiveness. Essential Duties and Responsibilities Congress & Event Strategy and Operations • Work with business units to support the planning, coordination, and execution of national andregional congresses, customer-facing events, and internal meetings, translating business defined objectives and requirements into high-quality meeting and event execution. • Partner with business units to execute event participation and engagement strategies, supporting customer reach, field effectiveness, and organizational impact across Commercial and Medical functions. • Provide operational leadership during onsite meetings and congresses in partnership with the sponsoring business unit, proactively addressing executional issues and helping ensure consistent, high-quality participant experience aligned with business objectives. • Serve as a cross-functional point of coordination across Commercial, Medical, Compliance, Finance, Procurement, and external partners to support stakeholder alignment and seamless execution of business unit meeting and congress plans. Meeting Governance, Portfolio Management & Process Excellence • Work with business units in the planning and management of meeting and congress investments, providing cost estimates, forecasting support, financial tracking, reporting, and visibility to support business decision making. • Establish and maintain meeting and congress operational processes, controls, and standards, working in partnership with business units, Compliance, Finance, and Procurement to support adherence to company requirements, financial stewardship standards • Evaluate and optimize meeting technologies, operational workflows, and vendor partnerships based on business needs, improving execution, transparency, consistency, and business value. Enablement and Communications • Partner with business units and functional stakeholders to support communications related to meetings, congresses, and field engagement activities, ensuring timely, consistent, and effective dissemination of operational updates, key announcements, policies, tools, and best practices. • Serve as a strategic and operational partner to Commercial, Medical, and functional leaders, providing meeting and congress expertise to help translate business-defined objectives, engagement strategies, and investment decisions into effective execution. • Partner with business units to support field-facing meeting technology, communications, and enablement processes, providing the operational infrastructure needed for seamless planning, execution, attendee engagement, and post-event follow-up. • Foster a culture of continuous improvement and continuous collaboration through knowledge sharing, performance feedback, best-practice dissemination, and ongoing cross-functional partnership, strengthening meeting capabilities and execution across the organization. Education and Experience • Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree or relevant professional certification (CMP, CMM, or equivalent) preferred. • 12+ years of progressive experience within the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, healthcare, or life sciences industry, including leadership responsibility for meetings, congresses, field engagement, and event operations. • Demonstrated success developing and executing enterprise meeting and congress strategies that support commercial, medical, and organizational objectives. • Extensive experience leading national sales meetings, leadership meetings, product launch events, advisory boards, customer engagement programs, and medical congress participation. • Strong financial acumen with experience managing large, multi-million-dollar budgets, forecasting expenditures, monitoring performance, and delivering disciplined fiscal stewardship. • Strong cross-functional leadership, relationship-building, and influencing skills, with a proven ability to drive alignment across Commercial, Medical, Finance, Compliance, Procurement, and executive leadership teams. • Hands-on leadership style with experience providing on-site event oversight, issue resolution, and executive support during critical meetings and congresses. • Strong analytical, communication, and organizational skills, with exceptional attention to detail and a continuous improvement mindset. • Demonstrated knowledge of current and emerging trends in meeting excellence, customer engagement, event technology, and operational effectiveness. Knowledge and Skills • Comprehensive knowledge of meeting and congress strategy, governance, planning, execution, and performance measurement. Effective negotiation, vendor management, and relationship management skills. • Strong financial management skills, including budgeting, forecasting, expense management, investment prioritization, and fiscal stewardship. • Excellent project management, organizational, and pr