Congress Manager

Creative Resource; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work (UK based)

Performance-based bonus

Enhanced leave

Job summary

Creative Resource is seeking an experienced Congress Manager with Pharma/Healthcare background to oversee international healthcare congresses and related events. You will lead operational delivery, budgeting, supplier management and compliance across multiple markets, ensuring alignment with pharmaceutical regulations and local standards.

Candidates must have a proven track record in high-volume healthcare or pharmaceutical events, ideally within an events or communications agency, with strong

Qualifications

• Background managing high-volume, international healthcare or pharmaceutical events, congresses or programme management.
• Experience within a communications or events agency is a plus.
• Strong understanding of HCP engagement and country-specific healthcare event operations.

Responsibilities

• Oversee operational and financial delivery of large-scale healthcare congresses globally.
• Ensure compliance with pharma regulations and local market standards.
• Manage budgets, suppliers, reporting and compliance frameworks across markets.
• Coordinate multiple concurrent activities across different markets with stakeholders.

Skills

High-volume events

Healthcare congresses

Pharma events

International coordination

Budget management

Stakeholder management

Vendor management

Job description

We’re working with a large global communications agency who are looking for an Congress Manager with Pharma/Healthcare experience to join their growing team due to client growth.

Our client

An award-winning global communications agency, who work across a broad range of communications solutions for a variety of impressive global clients including in the pharmaceutical sector. The agency work remotely but you must be based in the UK for occasional meetings.

The role

This role will oversee the operational and financial delivery, as well as compliance management, of large-scale healthcare congresses and meetings globally. The role will work across multiple stakeholders and across multiple countries, and will ensure all events are delivered in line with pharma industry regulations, as well as local market regulations and clinical standards. You’ll be the operational lead, overseeing budget and supplier management, reporting and compliance frameworks, whilst also driving efficiency and consistency across all areas.

You must have a background managing high-volume, international, healthcare or pharmaceutical events, congresses or programme management. We cannot consider anyone without this background. Ideally this will include experience within a communications or events agency. You should also have strong understanding of HCP engagement, Transfer of Value reporting, country-specific requirements and healthcare event operations. Managing budgets and suppliers will be second nature to you, and you should be comfortable overseeing multiple concurrent activities across different markets. Strong stakeholder management experience is a must, as well as the ability to influence internal teams and suppliers

What’s in it for you

• Remote working (UK based)
• An agency committed to people development
• Healthcare
• Performance based bonus
• Enhanced sick leave and family leave

Our Commitment to Diversity

We are committed to improving diversity, equity and inclusion within the sectors we serve. We encourage applications for this role from all backgrounds and communities and offer equal opportunities to all candidates regardless of race, religion, gender, sexuality, disability, age, and any other protected status. Should you require any reasonable adjustments at any point in the recruitment process we are very happy to discuss and work with you to accommodate these.