Global Meetings & Events Project Manager Lisboa

Global Meetings & Events Project Manager
Lisboa
Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal

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Global Meetings & Events Project Manager, Lisbon

Client: Astra
Zeneca

Location: Lisbon, Portugal

Job Category:

Other

EU work permit required:

Yes

Job Reference:

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Job Views:

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Posted:

20. 04. 2025

Expiry Date:

04. 06. 2025

Job Description:

Global Meetings & Events Project Manager

Location: Lisbon, Portugal

Competitive salary and benefits apply

We are a diverse, inclusive and innovative group who identify, build and deliver excellent shared services to enable Astra
Zeneca to grow and change at speed. We are passionate about simple processes that make it easier to get vital repeatable services done for our patients, customers, and teams.

We focus on providing exceptional value that contributes to our company’s success and future by freeing up the business to push the boundaries of science to deliver
- changing medicines for patients. With the accomplishments, commitment, and passion that you bring, I’m excited about what we will achieve together towards realizing Astra
Zeneca’s bold ambition.

Join Astra
Zeneca, where every one of our employees makes a difference to patient lives every day. Our science lives beyond our labs – our global perspective means we use talent and expertise from all over the world to make our medicines a success. A new and exciting Global Meetings and Events (GME) team was created 2 years ago within the Global Business Services (GBS) organization. This team is responsible for implementing and executing a global Strategic Meetings Management Program (SMMP) across Commercial, Enabling Units, and Science Units. The GME Meeting Manager, reporting into the GME Regional Director, will drive
-
- class meeting and events planning services that are
- effective and deliver value to Astra
Zeneca.

Accountabilities:

1. The ideal candidate will have strong project management,
   - solving, negotiation, and interpersonal skills, and be able to work with little supervision.
2. They must be highly organized, flexible, thrive in a
   - paced and
   - regulated environment, be willing to collaborate with other areas where needed, and handle multiple projects with tight deadlines.
3. They should understand the business objectives, corporate culture, and be able to keep up with evolving priorities.
4. They will contribute to broader organization programs and company goals and be able to travel to and support
   - site event delivery and execution when required (up to 30%).

Minimum Requirements:

1. Bachelor’s Degree
2. Advanced level of English and Polish languages
3. 5 plus years’ industry experience
4. Experience with large meeting and events planning (100+ attendees)
5. Demonstrated financial/budget proficiency
6. Have a compliance mindset with a strong focus on adherence to industry guidelines, company policies, and financial transparency
7. Proven ability to act independently and be resourceful in approach to
   - solving
8. Strong communications, negotiation, and influencing skills; ability to lead to desired outcomes
9. Proficiency in MS Office tools (Word, Power
   Point, and Excel)
10. Ability to travel by airplane, boat, rail, and/or car, when required
11. Pharmaceutical meeting planning experience
12. Experience with meeting industry technology a plus (CVENT)
13. Certified Meeting Planning or Certified Meeting Management Certification
14. 5+ Years in Meeting management and/or Travel industry experience

When we put diverse teams in the same room, we unleash bold thinking with the power to inspire
- changing medicines. In-person working gives us the platform we need to connect, work at pace, and challenge perceptions. That’s why we work, on average, a minimum of three days per week from the office. We balance the expectation of being in the office while respecting individual flexibility. Join us in our unique and ambitious world.

Why Astra
Zeneca?

Join us at an exciting time of growth through innovation for Astra
Zeneca. Shape this journey by reimagining the way we work; at every turn we're innovating and taking intelligent risks. We do this to steer the enterprise, powering every function to run faster, more efficiently, and achieve more. Every single person plays a part in our story. Speak up, take the initiative, and make it yours. As key contributors to our evolution, we're comfortable stepping up whether it's guiding our tech and digital journey or harnessing disruptive technologies.

Ready to make a bigger impact?

Apply now and join our globally connected team!

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