Bristol Myers Squibb

Associate Director, Congress Engagement

Bristol Myers Squibb

full-time

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Origin:  • 🇺🇸 United States

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Salary

💰 $149,860 - $181,589 per year

Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Lead strategic sponsorship planning and tactical execution by aligning internal teams and building strong relationships with external congress societies to ensure effective execution and results.
  • Provide input and maintain accountability for BMS congress standards to ensure consistent, high-quality, and efficient execution across all congress-related activities.
  • Support the Congress Excellence Director with the content development of Functional Planning, Annual Congress Strategy Set-Up, and the development of specific strategy objectives as needed.
  • Execute the congress pre-planning operations roadmap and assist Senior Managers, Congress Operations and Planning as needed.
  • Lead congress planning as an Engagement Lead or Tactical Lead, as defined by the Director, while concurrently coordinating multiple Tier 1 and Tier 2 congresses, demonstrating exceptional multitasking and strategic oversight.
  • Lead governance processes in partnership with the CE Director and ensure full compliance with global and local regulations by partnering closely with legal and compliance teams.
  • Leads and delivers congress communications and briefings.
  • Engage proactively with cross functional colleagues to enhance planning and execution in all phases of the congress to drive continuous process improvement.
  • Design and implement innovative approaches to enhance customer experience at congresses.
  • Develop and implement Thought Leader Encounter strategies in collaboration with cross-functional teams, while leading the planning, coordination, and budget management for their execution at congresses.
  • Lead overall booth exhibition, including booth planning, development of materials, booth staffing and budget management.
  • Travel as needed to ensure successful execution and implementation of congresses.
  • Model BMS behaviors and company values at all organizational levels, serving as a role model and advocate.

Requirements

  • Minimum of 7 years’ congress management experience or relevant experience in pharmaceutical marketing and/or medical affairs preferred
  • BA/BS degree required
  • Proven ability to lead without authority and influence across the matrix team.
  • Excellent collaboration skills, employing a diplomatic approach to situations.
  • The ability to think strategically, communicate clearly and negotiate with key stakeholders across a large cross matrix team
  • Demonstrate an innovative mindset, focusing on simplification, doing things better, faster, and more cost effectively
  • Proactive, resourceful results oriented and self-directed individual with the ability to work independently.
  • Possess excellent time management and organizational skills, with the ability to handle multiple tasks and meet strict deadlines with a positive, inspiring attitude
  • Possess exceptional agility, with the capacity to prioritize and quickly make critical decisions in a changing environment.
  • Proven project planning and management skills with strict adherence to timelines
  • Possesses a knowledge of global markets and stakeholders
  • Proven strength in communicating effectively across different cultures, business situations and matrix partners.
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