Events Manager - Medical Communications

The Events Manager in the Medical Affairs team is responsible for managing and delivering all meetings-based projects, ensuring delivery to budget, schedule and quality. This includes attending up to 12 domestic/international meetings per year, and acting as the principal day-to-day point of contact for event and onsite management, faculty management, financial management, and compliance. The role requires flexibility with working hours during busy times, particularly before going onsite and to accommodate client working hours.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end planning and delivery of in-person and virtual events such as Advisory Boards, Scientific Committees, Investigator Meetings
• Manage event logistics, venues, suppliers, and onsite event execution
• Coordinate faculty communications, travel, contracts, and honoraria
• Own event budgets, financial tracking, and project timelines
• Act as the primary client contact, ensuring exceptional stakeholder management
• Ensure compliance with pharmaceutical industry regulations and reporting requirements.

Requirements

• Strong events background, with at least 3 years’ experience within a corporate environment or ideally a medical communications agency
• University education in Event and Festival Management, Business Admin or related field
• Experience delivering international events, such as advisory boards, workshops, preceptorships, congresses, satellite symposia, exhibitions, and standalone events in an in person setting and virtual setting
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to provide tactful handling and adapt to situations accordingly
• Ability to prioritise tasks and activities to deliver within agreed deadlines
• Able to handle challenging situations with clients, faculty and internal colleagues and provide adequate solutions
• Experience in the following platforms Cvent (full usage beneficial), Zoom, WebEx, Team and Vmix (understanding of functionalities and ability to recommend platforms in line with clients’ requirements recommended)

Benefits

• You'll receive up to a 7% pension contribution, life insurance, income protection, and private medical insurance for peace of mind. Enjoy flexible working arrangements, including flexible hybrid working, along with the option to work from anywhere across the globe two weeks each year. We provide 25 days of annual leave plus two personal well-being days, along with gifted end-of-year holidays and an early Summer Friday finish in June, July, and August.
• Access free counselling through our employee assistance program, as well as personalized health support. Enhanced maternity, paternity, family leave, and fertility policies provide support across every stage of your family-planning journey, as well as on-demand support from our partner Peppy. You can also benefit from continuous opportunities to professionally develop with on-demand training, support, and global mobility opportunities across the business.