Strategy Director - OpenData

Posted Yesterday
Be an Early Applicant
Hiring Remotely in London, Greater London, England, GBR
In-Office or Remote
Senior level
Big Data • Cloud • Healthtech • Software • Big Data Analytics
The software company powering the path to the world’s new medicines.
The Role
Lead the strategy and long-term success of Veeva OpenData, a customer reference data product for life sciences. Evangelize its value, partner with sales on strategic deals, define customer-segment value metrics, manage key projects, build executive relationships, communicate customer needs to product teams, and develop thought leadership through research, analysis, and industry content.
Summary Generated by Built In
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 $3B 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
Veeva Systems is looking to hire a strategy leader to rebuild the data foundation for the life sciences industry with OpenData, our customer reference data product. We are looking for a strong data expert and leader who can navigate the convergence of sales, marketing, products, and services into a cohesive vision for the market. This position will be responsible for the long-term success of Veeva OpenData by working across teams to drive results.

What You'll Do

  • Evangelize the value of Veeva OpenData to transform the industry’s data foundation 
  • Build relationships with executives responsible for data and analytics to drive key deals in partnership with sales teams 
  • Define and own clear value proposition metrics for different customer segments
  • Take responsibility for customer success and run key projects that have strategic importance
  • Build customer relationships to share back the voice of the customer and support the Veeva OpenData product team 
  • Provide research and analysis to support the creation of thought leadership and point-of-view reports, white papers, articles, blog posts, tweets, and presentations

Requirements

  • 5+ years professional experience with at least 3-5 years in technology or management consulting working or at a master data management software company
  • Deep expertise in life sciences with a core competency in data strategy or master data management
  • Strong ownership, drive, and independence 
  • Strong communication skills with different audiences 
  • Ability to build relationships with data, analytics, and business leaders 
  • Good teamwork skills, especially with colleagues from other disciplines
  • Travel up to 50%

Nice to Have

  • Languages in addition to English

Perks & Benefits

  • Veeva charitable giving program
  • Health and wellness programs
  • Opportunity for rapid progression and personal growth

Interviewing with Veeva

    We value your time and believe in a transparent hiring process. Here is the process you can expect.
  • Follow the application process and submit your resume.
  • If moving to the interview stage, our process is as follows:
    1. A conversation with the hiring manager
    2. A personality assessment (unless you have already completed it with Veeva previously)
    3. A practical case exercise
    4. A final conversation with our group's Senior Leader
  • Once all interviews are complete, the manager will be in touch with a final decision. 

#LI-Remote


Veeva’s headquarters is located in the San Francisco Bay Area with offices in more than 15 countries around the world.
 
As an equal opportunity employer, Veeva is committed to fostering a culture of inclusion and growing a diverse workforce. Diversity makes us stronger. It comes in many forms. Gender, race, ethnicity, religion, politics, sexual orientation, age, disability and life experience shape us all into unique individuals. We value people for the individuals they are and the contributions they can bring to our teams.
 
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 [email protected].

Skills Required

  • 5+ years of professional experience
  • 3–5 years of experience in technology or management consulting, or at a master data management software company
  • Deep life sciences expertise with core competency in data strategy or master data management
  • Strong ownership, drive, and independence
  • Strong communication skills with different audiences
  • Ability to build relationships with data, analytics, and business leaders
  • Strong teamwork skills across disciplines
  • Additional languages beyond English

Veeva Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Veeva and has not been reviewed or approved by Veeva.

  • Flexible Benefits — Work Anywhere options, remote flexibility, and adaptable work schedules are emphasized, offering notable autonomy and location choice where role-specific rules allow.
  • Leave & Time Off Breadth — Flexible personal time off is available where permitted, complemented by a company-wide holiday break that enhances rest opportunities.
  • Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Physical and mental-health programs, wellness initiatives, fitness stipends, and onsite amenities at headquarters strengthen everyday support for employee wellbeing.

Veeva Insights

Am I A Good Fit?
beta
Get Personalized Job Insights.
Our AI-powered fit analysis compares your resume with a job listing so you know if your skills & experience align.

The Company
HQ: Pleasanton, CA
6,000 Employees
Year Founded: 2007

What We Do

Veeva is the global leader in cloud software for the life sciences industry. Committed to innovation, product excellence, and customer success, Veeva serves more than 1,000 customers, ranging from the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies to emerging biotechs. As a Public Benefit Corporation, Veeva is committed to balancing the interests of all stakeholders, including customers, employees, shareholders, and the industries it serves.

Gallery

Gallery

Similar Jobs

Samsara Logo Samsara

Staff Engineer

Artificial Intelligence • Cloud • Computer Vision • Hardware • Internet of Things • Software
Easy Apply
Remote or Hybrid
London, Greater London, England, GBR
4000 Employees

Pfizer Logo Pfizer

Marketing Associate

Artificial Intelligence • Healthtech • Machine Learning • Natural Language Processing • Biotech • Pharmaceutical
Remote or Hybrid
8 Locations
121990 Employees
69K-114K Annually

ServiceNow Logo ServiceNow

Director Sales Operations Management - Deal Desk (Security)

Artificial Intelligence • Cloud • HR Tech • Information Technology • Productivity • Software • Automation
Remote or Hybrid
London, Greater London, England, GBR
29000 Employees

Teya Logo Teya

Sales Representative

Fintech • Payments • Financial Services
In-Office or Remote
Guildford, Surrey, England, GBR
1000 Employees
30K-90K Annually

Similar Companies Hiring

Revel Thumbnail
Aerospace • Hardware • Robotics • Software
Marina Del Rey, California
70 Employees
Blee Thumbnail
Artificial Intelligence • Marketing Tech • Software
New York, New York
33 Employees
RapidScale Thumbnail
Cloud • Information Technology • Consulting
Raleigh, NC
600 Employees

Sign up now Access later

Create Free Account

Please log in or sign up to report this job.

Create Free Account