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!*Congress Program Manager - Remote in UK - Global Pharmaceutical*!

Planet Pharma
Bury
2 months ago
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!*Congress Program Manager - Remote in UK - Global Pharmaceutical*!


Location:Homebased in the UK

FTE:Full time - 12 months contract

Start date:ASAP

Rate:Very good rate


Job Description


Planet Pharma are working with a global pharmaceutical company focused on pharmaceutical company focused on innovative healthcare solutions. They specialize in developing and marketing prescription drugs, with a strong emphasis on cutting-edge science to address unmet medical needs. Their work spans various therapeutic areas, and they are committed to improving patient outcomes through advanced research and development.


The Congress Program Manager is a team member in the Congresses and Events global team supporting the strategic leadership for congresses. The scope will cover all in person, hybrid and virtual congresses including those that are region based (e.g. ESMO) and country events with global significance (e.g. ASCO). Each manager will be primarily responsible for specific brand team/teams and market but is expected to work flexibly to support other brands as necessary.


Key responsibilities:

  • Lead the strategic leadership and execution of all global in-person, virtual or hybrid congresses within specific brands and/or regions.
  • Support other Managers in Congress Strategy and Engagement on delivery of congresses under the guidance of Global Congress Strategy Lead.
  • Support delivery in accordance with global brand strategy and objectives.
  • Build external relationships and work closely with Health Care Organisations (HCO) in particular to ensure the event strategy is embedded externally to maximise event opportunities.
  • Build and maintain relationships and work closely with brand teams to drive use of congresses as a strategic channel and critical component of the overall brand plan.
  • Broaden the internal stakeholder view from a congress as a single event to congresses as a strategic channel with a ‘before, during and after’ experience linked to the brand and its strategic direction, incorporating various channels and experiences
  • Drive continuous improvement and evolution of the Congress channel by working with cross functional stakeholder groups to gather insights and customer feedback on Congress experience, ensuring learnings and improvements are embedded into future events and/or processes
  • Understand the impact of and implement new approaches and influence Brand Teams to adopt new formats to support the Congress channel strategy



Requirements:

  • Strong experience in tradeshow environment (corporate or third party agency)
  • Exposure to project management experience
  • Experience working with LMR (Legal, Medical, Regulatory) teams is a must; An understanding of the different compliance requirements by geography is needed
  • Demonstrable international events management or marketing experience within a Pharmaceutical business


If this role isn’t suitable for you, please let us know if you can refer anyone – any recommendations are much appreciated! Planet Pharma offers a competitive referral scheme so you will be rewarded for your help!


About Planet Pharma


Planet Pharma is an American parented Employment Business/Agency that provides global staffing services with its head-quarters in Chicago and our EMEA regional office located in Central London. We have invested significantly in creating a robust international platform that enables us to work compliantly in 30+ countries with a current network of 2500+ active contractors globally as well as a very strong permanent / direct hire recruitment offering.


Our specialist knowledge and close relationships with our clients and the wider industry really makes us unique in our field. Just recently we were recognized by FORBES as the 17th best professional staffing firm, and have won multiple awards from industry accredited bodies for our commitment to excellence and service delivery. We have extensive functional expertise including: Regulatory Affairs, Pharmacovigilance, QA, QC, Submissions experts, Clinical development, Quality, Biostatistics, and Medical Affairs / Writing.


We are an equal opportunities Recruitment Business and Agency.

We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.

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