Director - Certification Programs

Team: Training Services

City: Madison

State: WI

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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

Veeva Certifications validate the knowledge and expertise of administrators using Veeva technology, services, and data products. Thousands of valuable credentials have been earned by Veeva customers, partners, and employees looking to gain job-ready skills, build confidence, and advance their careers. In this role, you will lead Veeva’s current certification program, and implement strategies to both grow the type of credentials we offer and innovate the methods we use to assess skill and performance-based competence. 
 
A successful candidate in this role has a successful track record leading credentialing programs that support company strategy.  You can articulate the importance of reliable, fair, and relevant assessment. Candidates will be well versed in managing exam development and publishing processes, certification systems, and driving go-to-market motions associated with high-volume assessment programs.  You will partner with the curriculum development organization to align on shared personas and job-task analyses as inputs to exam and course development.  An entrepreneurial attitude and passion to innovate  “a cool new thing” that doesn’t yet exist is key to thriving on our team.
 
You must be comfortable working autonomously as well as with SMEs and stakeholders and have a natural affinity for gaining deep expertise yourself.  We operate as an inclusive team of owner/builders at Veeva and expect this role to collaboratively embrace our core values of doing the right thing, customer success, employee success, and speed.
 
Veeva Systems does not anticipate providing sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H-1B, OPT) for this employment position.
What You’ll Do
  • Innovate a certification program structure that scales with a growing product catalog and satisfies compliance objectives for key stakeholders.
  • Establish program policies, procedures, and operational practices to safeguard exam security, maintain credential integrity, and comply with legal defensibility standards.
  • Establish and lead a right-sized team to support exam development and operations.
  • Oversee exam development workshops in support of job-task analysis, exam blueprint, and item writing efforts.
  • Develop new go-to-market channels such as an onsite testing center at customer conferences.
  • Proactively communicate credential program results to cross-functional business stakeholders.
  • Craft program messaging, candidate guides, FAQs, and website details; oversee all certification-related inquiries into the operations team.
  • Develop vendor relationships that support test development and delivery, psychometric analysis, and badging goals; manage program budget.
  • Develop a working knowledge of various capabilities of Veeva products and underlying technologies to become product-line conversant with a growing ecosystem of experts.
Requirements
  • History of building or managing successful, innovative credentialing functions.
  • 7+ years experience in enterprise customer-facing SaaS certification programs.
  • Experience with digital credentialing programs such as Credily, Accredible
  • Experience with high-stakes test development and delivery; familiarity with vendors and methodologies.
  • Consistent track record of selfless leadership with bias for taking healthy risks, holding self & team accountable for results, and operating autonomously.
  • Strong interpersonal skills with the initiative to build collaborative, productive relationships across all lines of business.
  • Demonstrated ability to flexibly take on new challenges and pivot direction if needed.
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent.
Nice to Have
  • Credentialed in test development, psychometric analysis, or project management.
  • Life sciences experience in pharmaceutical, biotech, medical device companies, or clinical research industries.

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 - $200,000
  • 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.
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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.

A different kind of company. A Public Benefit Corporation.

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.

What sets us apart

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 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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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.

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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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.

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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