Events & Engagement Specialist

Location: Bogotá, Colombia

About the job

Our Hubs are a crucial part of how we innovate, improving performance across every Sanofi department and providing a springboard for the amazing work we do. Build a career and you can be part of transforming our business while helping to change millions of lives. Ready? As Events & Engagement Specialist within our Global Meetings & Events team, you’ll be responsible for the seamless execution of a wide range of internal and external events, as well as managing engagements with healthcare professionals and external experts. This role requires strong coordination, compliance awareness, and stakeholder collaboration to ensure impactful, efficient, and compliant event delivery across regions.

Main responsibilities:

Strategic Partnerships & Event Delivery: Partner directly or through third-party agencies with transversal brand teams, creative agencies, HCOs, associations, and exhibit vendors to deliver a seamless, end-to-end event experience that meets or exceeds the expectations of both internal and external stakeholders. Plan and oversee various types of meetings, proactively identifying potential risks to implement timely mitigation strategies. Coordinate logistics arrangements closely with third-party agencies to ensure all stakeholder needs are met.

End-to-End Event Lifecycle Management: Manage remote meetings through local vendors while providing comprehensive technical and analytical support for hybrid and virtual meeting formats. Depending on event type, oversee or directly manage activities related to SEE/HCO/patient engagement for event-related services—from event creation and approval through invitations, contract signatures, financial approvals, post-event invoicing, and transparency disclosures.

Financial Management & Reporting: Ensure effective financial reconciliation and deliver thorough post-event reporting to identify cost efficiencies and drive continuous process improvements.

Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with key stakeholders including Compliance, Legal, and Contracting teams to ensure proper contract execution and regulatory alignment. Build and nurture strong relationships with stakeholders to streamline processes, foster trust, and ensure effective collaboration within assigned Therapeutic Areas.

Technology Expertise & Training: Serve as a subject-matter expert for event technology platforms, leading implementation and user training initiatives. Provide technical support and data analysis using tools such as Salesforce, OneCRM, and Cvent.

Compliance & Policy Adherence: Ensure strict adherence to company policies, with particular emphasis on transparency and compliance requirements.

About you
 

Experience: Previous experience related to event planning, contracting or operational support.

Soft and technical skills: Strong stakeholder engagement, attention to detail, customer orientation and adaptability. Able to work independently in a fast-paced, multicultural environment with urgency and accountability. Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite. Hands-on experience with tools like Veeva Vault CRM, Cvent or similar event/contracting platforms is strongly preferred.

Education: Bachelor’s degree is required.

Languages: Advanced English level is required.

Why choose us?

Discover endless opportunities to grow your talent and drive your career, whether it’s through a promotion or lateral move, at home or internationally.

You’ll be part of leading the first experiences a job seeker has with Sanofi and ensuring it is best-in-class and driving conversions.

You’ll be part of a truly diverse cross-cultural team and can have real business impact.

Flexible working policies, including up to 50% remote work.

Private medical care, life and health insurance, and gender-neutral paid parental leave

Colombia is one of Sanofi’s key locations for new talents, having a big footprint with the Bogota HUB and its best-in-class operation.

Mexico and Argentina Play an instrumental part in creating best practice and innovation within our 3 vaccines production plants.

Pursue Progress. Discover Extraordinary.

Progress doesn’t happen without people – people from different backgrounds, in different locations, doing different roles, all united by one thing: a desire to make miracles happen. You can be one of those people. Chasing change, embracing new ideas and exploring all the opportunities we have to offer. Let’s pursue progress. And let’s discover extraordinary together.

At Sanofi, we provide equal opportunities to all regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, or gender identity.
 

Watch our ALL IN video and check out our Diversity Equity and Inclusion actions at sanofi.com!

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Better is out there. Better medications, better outcomes, better science. But progress doesn’t happen without people – people from different backgrounds, in different locations, doing different roles, all united by one thing: a desire to make miracles happen. So, let’s be those people.

At Sanofi, we provide equal opportunities to all regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, ability or gender identity.

Watch our ALL IN video and check out our Diversity Equity and Inclusion actions at sanofi.com!