Global Event Specialist

Danaher Corporation; Soham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Abcam, part of Danaher, is seeking an Event Specialist to support the end-to-end planning and execution of global conferences, trade shows, and customer events from the UK. You’ll manage logistics, vendors, budgets, and attendee engagement.

You’ll collaborate with marketing, sales, and stakeholders, track leads in Eloqua, deliver post-event reporting, and drive ROI through cross-functional teamwork.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in marketing, business, event management, communications, or equivalent.
• 2+ years of experience in event planning or related fields.
• Strong organizational and project management skills for budgets, timelines, and vendors.
• Attention to detail and commitment to process excellence and high-quality execution.
• Excellent communication and collaboration across teams.

Responsibilities

• Support end-to-end planning and execution of global events, conferences, and customer events.
• Manage logistics including venues, registration, shipping, collateral, vendors, and on-site operations.
• Coordinate setup, execution, and teardown with marketing, sales, and stakeholders.
• Capture and manage event leads in Eloqua; maintain budgets and timelines.
• Analyze event performance with post-event reports, attendee metrics, and ROI insights.
• Travel up to 25% as part of global events.

Skills

Event planning experience

Organizational skills

Project management

Communication skills

Cross-team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Marketing/Business/Event Management/Communications

Tools

Eloqua

Cvent

Sales Cloud

Job description

• Support the Global Events team in planning and executing conferences, trade shows, customer events, corporate meetings, and other strategic programs.
• Manage end-to-end event logistics, including venues, registration, shipping, collateral, promotional materials, vendors, and on-site operations.
• Coordinate event setup, execution, and teardown while partnering with marketing, sales, and business stakeholders to drive attendee engagement and ensure successful delivery.
• Capture, track, and manage event-generated leads in Eloqua; maintain accurate event documentation, budgets, timelines, and operational data.
• Analyze event performance through post-event reporting, attendee metrics, lead generation results, budget tracking, and ROI insights.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in marketing, Business, Event Management, Communications, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• 2+ years of experience in event planning, event marketing, conference management, or a related field.
• Strong organizational and project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities, budgets, timelines, and vendor relationships in a fast-paced environment.
• Exceptional attention to detail and commitment to process excellence, accuracy, and high-quality execution.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, problem-solving, and adaptability skills, with a customer-focused approach and the ability to work effectively across teams and organizational levels.

Travel, Motor Vehicle Record & Physical/Environment Requirements

• Global travel 25%
• Physical activity - ability to lift 30 lbs.

It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:

• Working with event technology platforms such as Eloqua, Cvent, Sales cloud, or other registration and lead management tools.
• Exposure to global or multi-regional event planning, including coordinating with international stakeholders, vendors, and logistics providers.
• Knowledge of event marketing best practices, attendee engagement strategies, and event performance measurement, including lead generation and ROI analysis.

Join our winning team today. Together, we'll accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrow's science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges, architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life.

Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences, diagnostics and biotechnology?

At Abcam, one of Danaher's 15+ operating companies, our work saves lives-and we're all united by a shared commitment to innovate for tangible impact.

You'll thrive in a culture of belonging where you and your unique viewpoint matter. And by harnessing Danaher's system of continuous improvement, you help turn ideas into impact - innovating at the speed of life.

Progress happens together

At Abcam, we believe the scientific community goes further, faster when we go there together. That's why we work with life scientists to provide biological reagents and solutions that enable faster breakthroughs in critical areas like cancer, neurological disorders, infectious diseases and metabolic disorders. Our talented team of over 1,400 colleagues worldwide is our greatest asset. By applying our expertise and pushing boundaries, together we strive to better serve our customers, strengthen our impact across our industry, and ultimately our positive impact on society.

Learn about the Danaher Business System which makes everything possible.

The Event Specialist is responsible for supporting the end-to-end planning, coordination, and execution of global events, including conferences, trade shows, customer events, while managing logistics, vendors, budgets, attendee engagement, and on-site event operations. The role also ensures event success through lead management, post-event reporting and ROI analysis, cross functional collaboration, and maintaining accurate event documentation, timelines, and operational processes.

This position reports to the Director of Global Events and is part of the Global Marketing organization located in the UK.