Sr Event Planner
About The Position
The Sr Event Planner oversees all aspects of a high-profile event, with responsibility for maximizing the overall attendee experience. The role manages event production, coordination, development, and design of promotional exhibit items, advertisements, and scientific materials in collaboration with internal departments. It also helps establish procedures for maintaining SOPs around key event activities to improve coordination, streamline execution, and measure effectiveness. The position develops event effectiveness metrics across therapeutic areas, including pre- and post-event surveys and budget analysis. It reviews post-conference and meeting analytics, identifies gaps and opportunities, and recommends changes. The role may also take on special assignments outside day-to-day responsibilities, such as designated vendor management or departmental budget management. Travel of up to 30% is required, including domestic and international meetings.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree and five years of experience, or a master’s degree and three years of experience.
- Excellent project management, including managing multiple priorities and delivering quality results in fast-paced environments.
- Excellent communication skills and ability to influence senior management.
- Ability to provide high-level professional support to senior managers and establish effective working relationships with diverse stakeholders.
- Excellent task management skills, including planning, prioritization, objective setting, meeting management, and plan execution.
- Critical thinking skills and the ability to anticipate issues.
Nice To Haves
- Relevant pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical device industry experience in congress management, operations, and/or marketing.
Responsibilities
- Oversee all aspects of a high-profile event and maximize the attendee experience.
- Manage the production, coordination, development, and design of promotional exhibit items, advertisements, and scientific materials through internal departments.
- Assist in establishing procedures for SOP maintenance around key event activities to improve coordination, streamline execution, and measure effectiveness.
- Develop event effectiveness metrics across therapeutic areas, including pre- and post-event surveys and budget analysis.
- Review post-conference and meeting analytics, identify gaps and opportunities, and drive recommendations for change.
- Potentially manage designated vendors or departmental budgets as special assignments.
- Travel to domestic and international meetings, up to 30%.
Benefits
- Discretionary annual bonus eligibility.
- Discretionary stock-based long-term incentives; eligibility may vary by role.
- Paid time off.
- Company-sponsored medical insurance.
- Company-sponsored dental insurance.
- Company-sponsored vision insurance.
- Company-sponsored life insurance.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
