Graduate Conference Producer - Life Science

Hansonwade; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 28,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits in a dynamic company for a Life Science Conference Producer. This role is perfect for ambitious graduates eager to blend their passion for science with business acumen. You will be responsible for creating innovative events that advance drug discovery, engaging with industry leaders, and managing project outcomes. With a supportive team and opportunities for rapid career growth, you'll develop essential skills in a fast-paced environment. Join a forward-thinking organization that values your contributions and offers a range of perks to enhance your work-life balance while making a significant impact in the science community.

Benefits

Personal Learning Budget

Mindfulness Sessions

Private Health Insurance

Life Insurance

Extra Annual Leave

Volunteer Day

Social Clubs

Monthly Awards

Sabbatical Options

Professional Education Sponsorship

Qualifications

• A life science degree with high academic achievements is essential.
• Strong research and communication skills are crucial for success.

Responsibilities

• Curate content for conferences addressing critical business challenges.
• Manage event profitability and influence marketing outcomes.

Skills

Research Skills

Communication Skills

Project Management

Relationship Building

Business Acumen

Education

Life Science Degree

A Levels with A or A*

Job description

Love science but would like to have a more commercially driven career in a dynamic, fast-paced company?

Join our high-performing conference production team where you will create innovative events for the science community. We're looking for ambitious graduates with a natural passion for research and a thirst for business.

You’ll need an intellectual curiosity to get to grips with complex challenges that come with conference production and be happy working to very tight deadlines. This role offers the opportunity to accelerate your career rapidly, travel internationally, and gain a broad understanding of business issues within the science industry.

More about the role

We have a very exciting opportunity for a Life Science Conference Producer role in some of our established portfolios, and you’ll have the responsibility to curate the content for this community – which will ultimately help advance pre-clinical drug discovery to market.

During your production cycle, you will be contacting senior-level executives by phone to research the content of your conference which will address the science industry’s most critical business challenges. You’ll use your research to write the agenda and secure the speakers. Once your event is launched into the market, you will take on more of a project management role, influencing the commercial outcomes of the marketing and sales campaigns, managing the profitability of each event, acting as the subject matter expert for your project team, and leading team meetings. As a producer, it will be your responsibility to ensure the smooth running of the events.

With overall responsibility for the successful delivery of each event, you’ll need to be an engaging and persuasive communicator and a natural relationship builder. You’ll be comfortable accepting responsibility and leading a team to achieve demanding goals.

By joining our dynamic team of conference producers, you will develop your commercial and business research skills in a fast-paced and supportive corporate environment. Our highly skilled trainers will continue to coach, mentor, train, and develop your business talent to ensure you’re progressing in your career as fast as possible.

About you:

• A life science degree from a leading university (2:1 or 1st)
• High academic achievements including A or A* at A’ level
• A natural passion for business research and translate this into a premium, content-rich agenda for the pharmaceutical/biotech industry
• Comfortable with high levels of phone activity speaking to business leaders
• Comfortable with building cross-functional relationships and motivating team members through campaigns
• Due to the majority of the events being in the US, travel will be required for most of our events. Please confirm you are eligible to travel to the United States (this can be impacted by any countries you hold citizenship for, recent travel, and vaccination status) before applying for this role.

Why Choose Us?

• We offer well-being bonuses such as a personal learning budget, mindfulness sessions in the office, employee assistance programme, and well-being champions
• Private health and life insurance
• Hybrid working arrangement – 2/3 days in the office
• A range of different social clubs such as book club, five-a-side, netball, and more…
• 1 extra day of annual leave each year, up to 30 days of annual leave (not including public holidays)
• Access to our Wader Hub benefits platform which includes retail, gym, hospitality, and wellness discounts
• Volunteer day (we offer all our employees the chance to take a day on us to get out there and do some good!)
• Monthly awards and social events (we’re talking sports days, karaoke nights, theatre trips, cooking courses, you name it!)
• Sabbatical options after 2 and 5 years
• Opportunities for professional education sponsorship

We welcome multiple graduate cohorts each year, seeking future leaders eager to grow. We provide one-on-one mentoring, team training, and a ‘graduate academy’ to provide as much support as possible for those transitioning from study to full-time work. Intakes are available from January to September 2025. Please specify your preferred start date in your application.

£28,000 Base salary (plus profit share scheme)