Senior Director, Event Production – Medical Education

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Recruit, develop, and manage the events execution team (including meeting planners and event managers) to provide consistent, high-quality experiences for conferences and workshops across the portfolio.

• Take ownership of daily operational leadership for conference logistics, encompassing food and beverage (F&B), room assignments, exhibit execution, and workshop delivery.

• Act as the main point of escalation for onsite execution challenges, coordinating with event managers, vendors, and conference leadership to address issues in real time.

• Lead execution planning and preparedness for assigned conferences, ensuring that milestones, dependencies, and vendor deliverables are monitored and achieved.

• Collaborate with the VP of Production on budget oversight, vendor performance, and ongoing enhancements of execution workflows.

• Provide execution insights, potential constraints, and opportunities to the VP of Production and conference product leadership to aid in portfolio planning and sponsor viability.

• Maintain consistent execution standards across all events, guiding team members on best practices, stakeholder management, and onsite leadership.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution.

• 8-10+ years of experience in conference/event management with a focus on progressive leadership.

• Proven experience overseeing teams of 3 or more direct reports in high-volume event settings.

• Extensive knowledge of conference logistics, including food and beverage, room blocks, and exhibit coordination.

• Strong skills in vendor management and negotiation.

• Experience in managing budgets for event portfolios.

• Excellence in onsite execution and the ability to solve problems in real-time.

• Proficient in event management platforms, particularly Cvent.

• At least 5 years of experience in healthcare or medical conference management.

• Understanding of Continuing Medical Education (CME) compliance and accreditation standards.

• Background in managing pharma-sponsored medical education events.

• Knowledge of healthcare professional (HCP) audience expectations and engagement preferences.

• Familiarity with dermatology or specialty medicine conferences is preferred.

🏝️ Benefits

• Fully remote work environment with a flexible time-off policy.

• Dedicated professional development support, including reimbursement for approved learning and development activities.

• Comprehensive wellness benefits, featuring medical, vision, and dental coverage, with a significant portion of premiums subsidized for employees and eligible dependents, in addition to access to HSA, FSA, and Dependent Care FSA plans.

• Employer-paid life insurance, short-term disability, and long-term disability coverage.

• 401(k) retirement plan with company matching.

• Cell phone reimbursement for business use.

• Home office stipend to facilitate a productive remote work setup.