Veeva Programs Declares New Engineering Hub in Kansas Metropolis
Kansas Metropolis, Mo. – March 21, 2023 – Veeva Programs, a world chief in cloud software program for the life sciences business, will develop its operations within the Kansas Metropolis area, the Kansas Metropolis Space Improvement Council introduced at this time. The corporate will create greater than 100 engineering, product, gross sales and companies jobs throughout the Midwest over the subsequent 5 years. With the choice to do business from home or within the workplace as a part of Veeva’s Work Anyplace strategy, the Kansas Metropolis workplace will function a hub for collaboration.
“We’re excited to develop our presence within the Midwest which has been an incredible place for us to develop expertise expertise,” mentioned Greg Whitsitt, engineering director and Kansas Metropolis web site chief at Veeva. “For our engineers, consultants, and gross sales leaders within the area, the workplace can be a spot to construct new connections and share concepts to additional innovation.”
Veeva chosen the Lightwell Constructing in downtown Kansas Metropolis for its 10,000-square-foot engineering hub. The brand new workplace can have personal workspaces for centered work and punctiliously crafted areas for conferences and social interplay. The corporate joins a various community of practically 300 life sciences organizations in Kansas Metropolis – representing a $9.1 billion per yr business. The life science business employs 34,000 folks within the area and Kansas Metropolis’s expertise sector employs 100,000 general.
“We’re proud that one other main expertise firm like Veeva has chosen Missouri for our superb enterprise setting,” mentioned Missouri Governor Mike Parson. “With an increasing checklist of cutting-edge employers, our state already stands out as a rising tech hub the place innovators thrive. We stay up for the constructive affect Veeva will deliver to Kansas Metropolis and our state’s vibrant expertise business.”
“As a hub for the life sciences business, Kansas Metropolis is a key location for main firms like Veeva to develop and advance their progressive expertise,” mentioned Tim Cowden, president and CEO, Kansas Metropolis Space Improvement Council. “With the greater than 3,600 people who graduate with life science levels within the metro annually, Kansas Metropolis provides firms like Veeva a well-educated pool of expertise and a robust community of experience as they proceed to develop.”
Veeva is hiring software program engineers, product managers, in addition to gross sales and companies leaders within the Midwest to assist life sciences firms develop and convey medicines to market quicker and extra effectively. Study extra about Veeva’s open positions at careers.veeva.com.
