Meetings & Events Associate Director

Location: Paddington, United Kingdom; travel domestically and globally 30–40% of the time

Company

Vertex is a global biotechnology company focused on scientific innovation and transforming the lives of people with serious diseases.

What you will do

• Drive the delivery of the Global Meetings & Events and Corporate Services strategy.
• Lead preferred agency and supplier management, including service standards, performance monitoring, escalations, training, and continuous improvement.
• Plan and oversee complex, high-touch meetings and large-scale events through preferred logistics agencies.
• Establish governance, processes, templates, and ways of working that enable compliant, repeatable, and scalable delivery.
• Partner with business owners, business partners, vendors, and cross-functional teams on strategic planning and operational challenges.
• Analyze data trends, prepare visualizations, and identify opportunities for regional harmonization and efficiency.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree.
• 10+ years of meeting and event planning or Corporate Services experience.
• Advanced supplier and vendor management, meeting planning, and project management experience.
• Proven leadership, coaching, mentoring, stakeholder management, and strategic project delivery skills.
• Strong RFP and contract negotiation experience, including vendor contracts and cost-saving opportunities.
• Advanced knowledge of HCP compliance, transparency rules, reporting requirements, and GDPR.

Nice to have

• Previous pharmaceutical experience.
• CMP or CMM certification.
• Experience with project manager responsibilities or vendor management.

Culture & Benefits

• Work in a highly innovative biotechnology environment focused on serious diseases and patient impact.
• Collaborate with diverse, global, cross-functional internal and external teams.
• Operate in a fast-paced, matrixed, deadline-driven environment with multiple priorities.
• Use Microsoft Office and Cvent Event Management software to support meeting operations.
• Vertex is an equal employment opportunity employer and provides reasonable accommodations for qualified applicants.