Senior Event Planner

AbbVie•Mettawa, IL

About The Position

AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas - immunology, oncology, neuroscience, and eye care - and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on X,Facebook,Instagram,YouTube,LinkedInandTik Tok.PurposeThe Senior Event Planner manages and supports all strategic, operational, and logistical activities for meeting and event related activities; may liase with a third-party vendor as appropriate. The Senior Event Planner is responsible for working closely with specified clients to develop a comprehensive meetings and events calendar that aligns with the overall business strategy and objectives. Additionally, this role acts as the appointed owner for the creation and management of annual planning budgets for both pipeline and in-line products. This role works closely with affiliate counterparts to create a unified approach to meeting and events management, both domestically and internationally.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in business, communication, organizational leadership or related field of study and 5+ years of work experience

Nice To Haves

Convention planning experience preferred - including staff & vendor management experience
Exceptional leadership skills and demonstrated success managing a both small and large scale projects.
Strong negotiation and analytical skills
Excellent people and communication skills, ability to operate in a cross-cultural and complex matrix environment, and ability to build consensus across functions without direct authority.
Analytical and forward thinker, results oriented, self-organized and self-starter
Results-oriented with a proven track record of results
Adaptable & change agent in an evolving environment

Responsibilities

The Sr. Event Planner is responsible for partnering with strategic business unit senior management teams to streamline the meetings and events management process, identify synergies and best practices across brands and therapeutic areas, and identify cost effective solutions to convention marketing.
Utilizes tracking and measurement tools to determine the qualitative and quantitative effectiveness of expenditures across all therapeutic areas.
Maintains, reports and forecasts annual brand meeting budgets.
Liaises with the Compliance to track and monitor all compliance related expenditures and reporting requirements.
Ensures the integrity of all HCP interactions at conventions and affiliated meetings in accordance with corporate guidelines and policies.
Monitors vendor compliance with related policies and procedures, most notably those relating to regulatory and compliance of promotional materials and interactions with HCPs.
Communication and enforcement of International Congress/Event Guidelines where applicable.
Serves as program lead for national and global meeting/event programs.
Cross collaboration with marketing brand stakeholders, financial controllers, procurement, and vendor partners.
Liaises with cross functional stakeholders to determine program synergies/opportunities and deliver consist service and messaging across all convention programs Research and recommend efficiencies in logistics, technologies, procedures, and/or industry related solutions.