Director - Veeva Validation Management Strategy

Veeva Systems is a mission-driven organization and pioneer in industry cloud, helping life sciences companies bring therapies to patients faster. As one of the fastest-growing SaaS companies in history, we surpassed $2B in revenue in our last fiscal year with extensive growth potential ahead.

At the heart of Veeva are our values: Do the Right Thing, Customer Success, Employee Success, and Speed. We're not just any public company - we made history in 2021 by becoming a public benefit corporation (PBC), legally bound to balancing the interests of customers, employees, society, and investors.

As a Work Anywhere company, we support your flexibility to work from home or in the office, so you can thrive in your ideal environment.

Join us in transforming the life sciences industry, committed to making a positive impact on its customers, employees, and communities.

The Role

Join Veeva as we bring the power of modern, cloud-based digital validation to the industry. As Director, Validation Management Strategy, you'll lead the expansion of Veeva's Validation Management across North America - helping life sciences companies digitize and manage their Commissioning, Qualification, and Validation (CQV) processes through a unified, cloud-based platform.

We are seeking a leader who can direct the convergence of sales, marketing, products, and services into a cohesive vision for the market, turning that vision into measurable growth. This individual has a deep understanding of the technical and regulatory requirements supporting the qualification of the physical manufacturing environment across facilities, utilities, equipment, and the validation of complex analytical and production processes.

In this role, you'll act as a trusted advisor and industry thought leader, building executive relationships and guiding customers on their journey from paper-heavy binders or paper-on-glass point solutions to a data-centric digital solution. Through this partnership, you will position Veeva Validation Management as the category-defining solution for next-generation validation management.

This is a work anywhere, full-time permanent role with Veeva. Our work processes are designed so that you can be productive in the environment that works best for you. This is a customer-facing role and we have no work location requirement if you are in close proximity to an airport and able to meet future travel requirements.

What You'll Do

• Responsible for leading market expansion and growth for Validation Management within the North American life sciences portfolio
• Provide thought leadership and strategic direction to field-facing teams, including the development and maintenance of relationships with executive leadership at manufacturing sites
• Provide business and technical guidance to the product team to ensure new features and functionality address the unique challenges of qualifying physical assets and complex production processes
• Develop strategy and messaging to drive customer adoption, moving the market from legacy document-centric workflows to data-centric digital validation
• Coordinate resources across the entire customer lifecycle, from initial sales discovery through to successful delivery and long-term value realization
• Serve as an industry evangelist by presenting at conferences, leading webinars, and authoring content for industry publications
• Engage with technical communities of practice and manage relationships with partners
• Partner with the sales and services organizations to ensure an exceptional end-to-end customer experience that reflects a deep understanding of the manufacturing environment

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in life sciences validation, with a heavy focus on commissioning, qualification, and the validation of manufacturing equipment and production processes
• Deep technical understanding of the validation lifecycle (Requirements, Design, Verification, Acceptance & Release) for facilities, utilities, and process equipment
• Experience with risk-based qualification approaches and a strong working knowledge of industry standards such as ASTM E2500, ISPE Baseline Guides, and Annex 15
• Proven ability to innovate across business processes and technology solutions, specifically moving organizations from document-centric to data-centric validation models.
• Experience implementing or consulting on digital validation software, with a focus on streamlining field execution and managing the qualified state of physical assets
• Ability to hold meaningful conversations with heads of engineering, heads of quality, and IT leaders regarding the strategic use of validation applications across the enterprise
• Strong communication skills with the ability to act as a subject matter expert in front of large audiences and executive stakeholders
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Chemical, Mechanical, Bioengineering, Electrical, or related technical field)
• Ability to travel for customer meetings and industry presentations up to 40%

Nice to Have

• Active participation or leadership within ISPE, PDA, or other industry technical committees
• Direct experience with large-scale greenfield facility start-ups or major capital projects where integrated commissioning and qualification were utilized
• Previous experience in digital transformation or organizational change management within a manufacturing or quality environment
• Experience leading global commercial or strategy teams with measurable growth outcomes

Perks & Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance
• Flexible PTO and company paid holidays
• Retirement programs
• 1% charitable giving program

Compensation

• Base pay: $125,000 - $300,000
• The salary range listed here has been provided to comply with local regulations and represents a potential base salary range for this role. Please note that actual salaries may vary within the range above or below, depending on experience and location. We look at compensation for each individual and base our offer on your unique qualifications, experience, and expected contributions. This position may also be eligible for other types of compensation in addition to base salary, such as variable bonus and/or stock bonus.

#LI-Remote

Veeva's headquarters is located in the San Francisco Bay Area with offices in more than 15 countries around the world.

Veeva is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, national origin or ancestry, age, disability, marital status, pregnancy, protected veteran status, protected genetic information, political affiliation, or any other characteristics protected by local laws, regulations, or ordinances. If you need assistance or accommodation due to a disability or special need when applying for a role or in our recruitment process, please contact us at talent_accommodations@veeva.com.

Work Where It's Best for You

Work Anywhere means you can work in an office or at home on any given day. It's about getting the work done in the way and place that works best for each person. This applies across all locations and departments.

Work Anywhere does not mean work at any time. We have predictable core hours where employees are generally available for meetings and collaboration. Employees are focused and available during core hours.

We invest in our offices to make them places where our employees like to go. If you work in the office three or more days a week, you will have a dedicated office workspace. Our offices function as hubs to draw people in, create social bonds, and where random connections and mixing of ideas happen. We're investing more in offices, culture, and offsite meetings, not less.

Product teams are organized in regional product hubs for optimal collaboration and live within a time zone of their hub. Our current product hubs are located in Pleasanton, Columbus, Boston, Kansas City, New York City, Raleigh, and Toronto. We create opportunities for teams to get together in person regularly.

Customer-facing roles, such as Sales and Professional Services, live near and/or travel to their customers.

When an employee moves within a country it does not cause a change in salary. Where you live impacts you and your family. Not knowing if your compensation will change if you move can cause stress and uncertainty for everyone. We wanted to eliminate that.

Work at Veeva. Work where it's best for you.

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Unlike a traditional corporation, whose only legal duty is to maximize shareholder value, PBCs consider their public benefit purpose and the interests of those materially affected by the corporation's conduct-including customers, employees, and the community-in addition to shareholders' interests.

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What sets us apart

• Public Benefit Corporation
• Work Anywhere
• Veeva Giving
• Corporate Citizenship
• Employees are Shareholders
• Non-Competes

Public Benefit Corporation

In February 2021, Veeva became the first public company to convert to a Public Benefit Corporation (PBC).

Unlike a traditional corporation, whose only legal duty is to maximize shareholder value, PBCs consider their public benefit purpose and the interests of those materially affected by the corporation's conduct-including customers, employees, and the community-in addition to shareholders' interests.

Veeva's public benefit purpose is to help make the industries we serve more productive and create high-quality employment opportunities.

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Work Anywhere

Work Anywhere means you can work in an office or at home on any given day. It's about getting the work done in the way and place that works best for you.

We invest in our offices to make them places where our employees like to go. If you work in the office three or more days a week, you will have a dedicated office workspace.

Product teams are organized in regional product excellence hubs for optimal collaboration and live within a time zone of their hub. Our current product hubs are located in Pleasanton, Columbus, Boston, Kansas City, New York City, Raleigh, and Toronto. We create opportunities for teams to get together in person regularly.

Customer-facing roles, such as Sales and Professional Services, live near and/or travel to their customers.

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Veeva Giving

At Veeva, we believe in giving back. Veeva's support for charitable causes is entirely employee driven because we think giving is personal and should be directed by the individual. With our 1% Veeva Giving program, each employee receives an amount equivalent to 1% of their base salary annually to support the non-profit(s) of their choice. We don't dictate favored corporate causes or ask employees to donate to specific non-profits. We never support a charitable cause in exchange for commercial advantage or preferential treatment.

Corporate Citizenship

Veeva's core values - do the right thing, customer success, employee success, and speed - guide our decision making and define our culture. Doing the right thing means that we are concerned about more than just financial success and return to shareholders. We recognize a responsibility to customers, employees, environment, and society.As individuals, we pride ourselves on being good people who are honest, fair, and direct. We treat others with respect. As a company, we strive to be a good corporate citizen, a positive force in the business community, active in our communities, and an example to others.

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Employees are Shareholders

Our equity program is designed to enable the vast majority of our employees to participate. Our unique approach to awarding equity grants allows our employees to be shareholders so they can benefit financially in the company's growth.

Non-Competes

Veeva has taken a strong stance against the use of non-compete agreements that can limit employee opportunities. We do not require our employees to sign non-compete agreements, and we have taken legal action to fight the unfair use of these agreements by other companies because we believe such agreements limit an employee's fundamental right to work where they choose. We believe in our people and want them to be successful here at Veeva or wherever their careers take them.

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News and recognition

Veeva in Top 100 Most Reliable Companies

Fastest-Growing Company for 5 Years, Future 50 for 2 Years

New York's Noncompete Bill Is A 'Big Domino To Fall'-And The Broadest Ban Yet-In A Growing Movement Against Them

Veeva's Peter Gassner Combine's Today's Execution with Tomorrow's Vision

Grow, contribute and be recognized

"Veeva's engineering teams take a pragmatic approach to software development. We offer an ideal environment for engineers who value focus, speed and integrity in their work."

• Jacob Marcus

VP, Engineering

"I appreciate that Veeva values autonomy over alignment. As a result, we get to make decisions as a small team and ship products faster."

• Shilpa Chandermohan

Software Engineer

"As a software engineer at Veeva, I'm proud to be doing meaningful work building clinical trial software that will benefit so many people."

• Durward Denham

Software Engineer

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