Senior Event Manager - Maternity leave cover (Healthcare)

Job description

### **Experience Without Limits** **Come shape the future of brand experience.** **At Jack Morton, we design and build**head-turning, smile-inducing, impact-driving brand experiences that redefine what experiential marketing can achieve. We help our clients **unlock the full value of experiences** by turning bold ideas into meaningful connections. **That takes a team that's bold, curious, and acts as one.** We build on each other's ideas, challenge conventions, and show up for one another every day. Here, you'll do your best work, grow quickly, and partner across clients, disciplines, and global teams to bring new ideas to life. This is a place where curiosity drives what’s next, boldness raises the bar, and every win is shared. Where ownership is expected, egos are left at the door, and the work reflects the passion and talent of the people behind it. Experience without limits—in your work, your growth, and your impact. **Summary:** The Senior Event Manager is responsible for planning and executing high-profile meetings and events in the Healthcare and Pharmaceutical industries. This role requires a strategic thinker with proven expertise in managing complex pharmaceutical events, such as congresses and advisory boards. The Senior Event Manager will lead event coordination, client management, operational delivery, and team mentorship to ensure successful outcomes. **Responsibilities:** - Plan and execute complex events from conception to completion, ensuring high standards and adherence to timelines. - Mentor and guide a team of event planners and supervisors, fostering professional development and adherence to company processes. - Build and maintain strong client relationships, supporting the Account Lead in strategy implementation and client communications. - Lead project management, including setting objectives, timelines, and managing risks to ensure project success. - Develop strategic supplier relationships, negotiate terms, and manage all third-party contracts and communications. - Oversee onsite event management, ensuring effective communication, risk assessment, and timely problem-solving. - Maintain compliance with pharmaceutical regulations, codes of conduct, and client privacy protocols. - Manage budget reconciliation and financial tracking, ensuring accurate quotes, savings documentation, and invoice management. - Provide leadership and coaching to direct reports, conducting regular one-on-one meetings and overseeing personal development plans. - Collaborate with peers and teams to ensure effective delivery of client projects and attend required company training and meetings. **Required Skills:** - Proven experience in managing pharmaceutical events, including congresses, investigator meetings, and advisory boards. - Strong knowledge of industry codes of conduct, such as PhRMA Code in the U.S. and EFPIA Code in Europe. - Understanding of anti-bribery laws and healthcare compliance programs. - Proficiency in project management tools and methodologies. - Ability to manage complex budgets, financial tracking, and reconciliation. - Excellent leadership, communication, and organizational skills. - Flexibility to work across multiple accounts and manage various projects concurrently. - Proficiency in Cvent or similar event management software. *We make our careers website accessible to any and all users. If you need an accommodation to participate in the application process, please contact us at [jobaccomodations@jackmorton.com.](mailto:jobaccomodation@jackmorton.com)* *This email address is not for general employment inquiries or vendors; rather it is strictly for applicants who require special assistance accessing our employment website. Due to volume, messages sent to this email address that are not related to an accommodation cannot be answered.* \*\*\*JOB SCAM ALERT\*\*\* We have recently become aware that individuals not associated with Jack Morton have fraudulently used our name – and the names of some of our employees – to solicit applications for fake jobs, to conduct fake job interviews and to make fake job offers. **Any request to schedule an interview and any bona fide offer of employment will only come from an authorized representative of Jack Morton with an email address [“@jackmorton.com](mailto:%E2%80%9C@jackmorton.com)” or “@jackmorton.co.uk” or "@impact-xm".** We will never require an applicant to provide credit card or banking information to cover any supposed advance costs. If you have provided personal information in connection with a fake job offer or interview and you are concerned, we suggest that you take appropriate action. Jack Morton takes these activities very seriously and are taking appropriate steps to shut down this fraudulent activity. We urge you to be careful when sharing your personal information and to be aware of scams involving fake job postings and job offers.