Marketing Meetings and Events Specialist, Biologicals and Chemicals

Thermo Fisher Scientific

Meetings & Events Specialist creating impactful events for customer engagement in Biologicals and Chemicals Division at Thermo Fisher. Requires 5 years of experience in large-scale event planning and execution.

Posted 5/28/2026full-timeWaltham • Florida, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, North Carolina • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $75,000 - $100,100 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Join our team as a Meetings & Events Specialist, where you'll contribute to creating impactful events that enhance customer engagement and business growth
Based on objectives from strategic marketing, you will develop event and conference strategy and execution to drive customer engagement, lead generation, and thought leadership in priority segments, for the Thermo Fisher's Biologicals and Chemicals Division (BCD)
Define annual event portfolio aligned to BCD, Thermo Fisher's Bioproduction Group (BPG) and market segment priorities
Set objectives, target audiences, and success metrics in partnership with strategic marketing
Plan and execute conferences and BCD-owned events
Support BPG events and conferences as BCD marketing lead/SPOC
Manage vendors, booth assets, shipping, and on-site logistics
Coordinate registration, lead capture, and attendee comms (with event champion support)
Align booth messaging and materials with strategic marketing
Coordinate with sales on staffing, meetings, and follow-up
Support speaker prep and presentation standards/requirements
Report results and ROI; run post-event debriefs
Improve processes and reusable toolkits
Maintain event asset inventory and learnings

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's Degree plus 5 years of experience in planning and executing large-scale events
Preferred Fields of Study: Events Management, Business Administration, Marketing, or related field
Project management skills with ability to handle multiple priorities simultaneously
Effective budget management and vendor negotiation capabilities
Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office suite and event management platforms
Fluency in English required; additional language proficiency beneficial
Strong interpersonal and communication skills for engaging with stakeholders
Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a collaborative environment
Experience with virtual event platforms and digital marketing technologies
Analytical skills for measuring event success and implementing improvements
Problem-solving abilities and attention to detail
Ability to travel up to 25%
Experience in managing end-to-end event logistics including registration, venue selection, and supplier coordination
Experience building and maintaining professional relationships with internal and external partners
Ability to adapt to changing priorities
Experience with post-event analysis and reporting

Benefits

Comp & perks

A choice of national medical and dental plans, and a national vision plan, including health incentive programs
Employee assistance and family support programs, including commuter benefits and tuition reimbursement
At least 120 hours paid time off (PTO), 10 paid holidays annually, paid parental leave (3 weeks for bonding and 8 weeks for caregiver leave), accident and life insurance, and short- and long-term disability in accordance with company policy
Retirement and savings programs, such as our competitive 401(k) U.S. retirement savings plan
Employees’ Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) offers eligible colleagues the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount

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Hard Skills & Tools

event planningevent executionbudget managementvendor negotiationproject managementanalytical skillspost-event analysislead generationcustomer engagementdigital marketing technologies

Soft Skills

interpersonal skillscommunication skillscollaborative skillsproblem-solving abilitiesattention to detailability to adapt to changing prioritiesstakeholder engagementtime managementorganizational skillsstrategic thinking