Senior Programming & Events Manager (Hybrid)

American Medical Association•Chicago, IL

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Programming & Events Manager develops and manages the Center for Digital Health and AI’s events and programming, including hosted events, sponsorships, executive speaking opportunities, and external programming initiatives. The role provides leadership and oversight to ensure programming aligns with the Center’s priorities and is delivered effectively. Working across the AMA, the manager advances thought leadership, stakeholder engagement, operational efficiency, and return on investment across the events and programming function. This hybrid role is based in the AMA’s Chicago or Washington, D.C. office and requires working in the office three days per week. It is an exempt position. The stated salary range is $104,900–$138,700 in Chicago or $109,900–$145,300 in Washington, D.C.; employees are also eligible to participate in an incentive plan. Pay within the range depends on factors including business considerations, location, and candidate qualifications. The role leads and manages staff, including setting objectives, evaluating performance, fostering collaboration, and developing staff knowledge and skills. Other responsibilities may be assigned.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree required.
At least 7 years of progressive experience in event programming, communications, marketing, project management, or a related field.
Significant experience leading complex, high-visibility events and executive-level programming initiatives across multiple formats.

Nice To Haves

Experience in people management is preferred.

Responsibilities

Develop and manage annual planning for the Center’s events and programming portfolio, including hosted and sponsored events, executive speaking engagements, and external visibility opportunities.
Set program goals, success measures, key performance indicators, and return-on-investment frameworks for event and programming activities.
Evaluate and prioritize participation, sponsorship, partnership, and hosted-convening opportunities based on strategic value, audience alignment, and organizational impact.
Determine whether initiatives should continue, expand, be redesigned, or be discontinued based on performance, relevance, and business impact, within established authority.
Keep the Center’s event and programming strategy responsive to organizational priorities, market opportunities, and changes in the health technology landscape.
Partner with Center leadership and colleagues across communications, marketing, digital, operations, finance, legal, procurement, and other AMA business units to align and coordinate programming.
Resolve competing priorities and facilitate alignment across stakeholder groups, often under tight timelines and in high-visibility environments.
Oversee planning and execution of external engagements, sponsorships, speaking opportunities, and Center-hosted events in in-person, virtual, and hybrid formats.
Oversee executive programming, including speaker placement, messaging alignment, pitch development, and post-event follow-up.
Oversee relationships with external organizers, sponsors, vendors, associations, and partners.
Guide development of speaker materials, session concepts, talking points, promotional content, and event deliverables.
Represent the Center at select events and meetings, providing oversight, stakeholder support, and issue resolution as needed.
Guide development of flagship events, executive engagements, and thought leadership platforms to strengthen the Center’s visibility and reputation.
Oversee budgets, timelines, contracts, and resource allocation across the events and programming function.
Ensure appropriate processes for event planning, vendor management, contracting, communications, logistics, reporting, and risk mitigation.
Improve tools, templates, dashboards, and workflows to support efficiency, consistency, and scalability.
Review portfolio performance and team reporting, communicate outcomes, and use insights to inform future planning.
Communicate event outcomes, ROI, lessons learned, and improvement opportunities to leadership.
Lead, mentor, and manage staff; set objectives, evaluate employee performance, foster a collaborative team environment, and develop staff knowledge and skills.
Carry out other responsibilities as assigned.