Congress Strategy & Execution Manager (Søborg, Capital Region of Denmark, DK)

Congress Strategy & Execution Manager

Location: Søborg, Denmark

Department: Congresses, Product & Portfolio Strategy

Your impact begins here

As Congress Strategy & Execution Manager, you will lead the end-to-end planning and delivery of global medical congresses within Speciality Care, turning medical objectives and congress strategies into impactful tactics and experiences.

You will ensure that medical content, congress activities, project teams, budgets, vendors and stakeholders are brought together to ensure our medical presence is delivered on time, on budget and in full compliance. From early planning through onsite execution, you will have the overall view of medical congress activities and act as a key point of contact for medical teams, leadership and other internal and external stakeholders.

What you’ll bring

You are an experienced project manager who can navigate complex stakeholder environments, manage multiple priorities and ensure successful execution. You will bring:

A Master’s degree, preferably in a life science-related field to relate to the science behind when working with the medical stakeholders

Minimum 3-4 years of experience in event planning or related roles, with experience planning and delivering complex events or congresses, including management of logistics, vendors and budgets.

Experience working in highly regulated environments, with a strong understanding of compliance and legal requirements.

Strong project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines while maintaining quality and attention to detail.

Strong stakeholder management and indirect leadership skills, with the ability to build alignment and influence stakeholders with different perspectives.

Excellent communication, presentation and persuasion skills.

A strategic and solutions-oriented mindset, with the ability to identify risks, solve problems and adapt quickly when circumstances change.

Willingness to travel (US and Europe) approximately 10–15 days per year.

What you’ll do

You will hold end-to-end responsibility for medical activities within your Specialty Care congresses, ensuring they support the individual congress strategy and medical objectives. You will:

Lead the planning and execution of medical activities at congresses together with the medical teams, translating medical objectives into clear and impactful tactics.

Maintain an overview of all medical congress activities, guiding project managers responsible for individual deliverables and ensuring alignment across the congress.

Develop medical congress tactics and oversee medical booth content, together with medical teams, the congress core team and commercial congress lead.

Manage congress budgets, vendors, contracts and logistics, identifying risks and resolving operational challenges before and during congresses.

Act as the primary point of contact for Specialty Care stakeholders and the onsite go-to-person for medical teams and leadership.

Guide project teams on industry practices and opportunities to showcase medical data in impactful ways while meeting compliance and quality requirements.

Identify and implement improvements to congress processes, workflows, tools and ways of working, while sharing best practices with colleagues.

Who you’ll work with

You will join the Congress Strategy & Execution team in Strategic Scientific Communication area, working in a global and highly cross-functional environment.

You will partner closely with medical teams, congress commercial leads and cross-functional core project teams, as well as colleagues across International Operations and US Operations, regions and affiliates, Legal, Regulatory, Compliance and Procurement. You will also interact with senior and executive management.

Externally, you will work closely with agencies, vendors, suppliers and congress organisers.

With congresses taking place worldwide, you will work with stakeholders across geographies and functions. Your ability to create clarity, bring different perspectives together and keep teams focused on the overall congress ambition will be important to delivering a strong medical congress presence.

What you can expect here

You will take ownership of complex, global congress activities and have the opportunity to shape not only how individual congresses are delivered, but also how we continuously improve the way we work.

You will have a high degree of autonomy and decision-making responsibility, while collaborating with experienced colleagues across medical, commercial and operational teams. You will also have opportunities to introduce new ideas, share best practices and help colleagues grow by bringing innovative approaches to congress planning and execution.

Salary:  For this role, the Annual Base Salary ranges from 651,000.00 to 956,900.00 DKK, corresponding to the level of the position.

The placement within the salary range will be assessed during the recruitment process based on the candidate’s skills, competencies, knowledge, and relevant experience.

Incentives and Benefits: The salary package may include short-term and/or long-term incentives as well as other employee benefits based on position level,  location, functional area and relevant market benchmarks.

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Start now

Your impact begins today. If you are ready to turn medical strategy into impactful global congress experiences and bring teams together to deliver them successfully, apply for the Congress Strategy & Execution Manager role by 17 November.

We commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equality of opportunity for all our job applicants.