Marketing Events Assistant - Temporary position - 1 year

Intuitive; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading medical device company in Reading seeks a Marketing Events Assistant for a temporary position. This role provides essential administrative and logistical support for marketing events and tradeshows. Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree and 2-4 years of event experience, preferably in the medical device industry. Strong organizational and interpersonal skills are crucial for success in ensuring compliance and effective event planning. The position requires travel up to 20% and includes a hybrid work schedule with onsite requirements.

Qualifications

• 2-4 years of tradeshow or event experience, preferably in the medical device industry.
• Ability to coordinate projects, organizing, prioritizing and coping with various tasks.
• Travel up to 20% required, mostly in the UKI region.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative and logistical support for local and UKI marketing events.
• Establish booth layout and coordinate demo system delivery.
• Monitor budget and financial follow up for events.

Skills

Organizational skills

Interpersonal skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Project coordination

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor Degree in event management or marketing

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Marketing Events Assistant - Temporary position - 1 year

• Contract
• Shift: Day
• Ways of Working: Set Schedule - This job will be onsite weekly, the percentage of onsite work will be defined by the leader.
• Employee Type: Contractor
• Global Job Level (HCM): Professional 1 (5)

At Intuitive, we are united behind our mission: we believe that minimally invasive care is life‑enhancing care. Through ingenuity and intelligent technology, we expand the potential of physicians to heal without constraints.

As a pioneer and leading company in the field of robotic‑assisted surgery, we strive to foster an inclusive and diverse team, committed to making a difference. For more than 25 years, we have worked with hospitals and care teams around the world to help solve some of healthcare’s hardest challenges and advance what is possible.

Intuitive has been built by the efforts of great people from diverse backgrounds. We believe great ideas can come from anywhere—we strive to foster an inclusive culture built around diversity of thought and mutual respect. We lead with inclusion and empower our team members to do their best work as their most authentic selves.

Passionate people who want to make a difference drive our culture—our team members are grounded in integrity, have a strong capacity to learn, the energy to get things done, and bring diverse, real‑world experiences to help us think in new ways. We actively invest in our team members to support their long‑term growth so they can continue to advance our mission and achieve their highest potential.

Join a team committed to taking big leaps forward for a global community of healthcare professionals and their patients. Together, let’s advance the world of minimally invasive care.

Primary Function of Position

This role provides administrative and logistical support for the organisation for UKI marketing events & tradeshows, and internal events, in coordination with local marketing and the European marketing events teams. Additionally, this position will ensure that day‑to‑day activities involving Health Care Professionals (HCPs) and Health Care Organisations (HCOs) comply with local regulation and laws. The role will report to the Director, Marketing UKI.

Roles and Responsibilities

Marketing Events

Provides administrative and logistical support for the organization of local and UKI events in coordination with the local and EU Marketing Events team:

• Establish booth layout, organise booth set up and dismantling
• Coordinate demo system delivery and pick up with transportation company when needed
• Review Exhibitor manual and complete forms accordingly: carpet, furniture, electricity, AV, cleaning & other services
• Get signatures of required forms from Director of Finance and coordinate with organisation
• Creation of new vendors, process Purchase Orders (POs) and invoicing, for these events
• Monitor budget and financial follow up for events
• Organise accommodation of the team attending
• Prepare and send speaker fees agreement and organise their travel & accommodation when applying
• Select venue and organise logistics for scientific dinner
• Logistical support for symposium if applicable
• Support monitoring and long term planning of events
• Ensure compliance processes and standards are met
• Measure event performance

Mobile Truck System

• Manage truck system bookings and event calendar for UKI
• Further develop and optimise floating simulator booking coordination for UKI markets
• Coordination of demo products

Training coordination

• Coordination of travel for surgeons to and from events local/international
• Administration of compliance documentation and relevant expenses

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Experience

• Marketing Events Coordinator or Marketing Events Assistant job title, dependent upon experience
• Bachelor Degree or equivalent experience in event management, marketing, acquired in an international, fast paced and changing environment
• 2-4 years of tradeshow or event experience, preferably in the medical device industry
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written skills coupled with ability to interact with a variety of departments and customers (marketing, sales, market access, and healthcare professionals).
• Strong organisational skills and ability to work in a team‑environment providing cross‑functional support.
• A keen ability to coordinate projects, organising, prioritizing and coping with various tasks.
• Flexible and reliable, and strong attention to details
• Good knowledge of the MS Office product suite
• Travel up to 20% required, mostly in the UKI region
• This position is based in Winnersh, Berkshire.
• Set‑schedule working: Full time role with 3 days per week in the Winnersh office

Intuitive is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees, and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type, without regard to race, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, color, age, religion, protected veteran or disability status, genetic information or any other status protected under federal, state, or local applicable laws.

We will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with fair chance laws.

U.S. Export Controls Disclaimer: In accordance with the U.S. Export Administration Regulations (15 CFR § 743.13(b)), some roles at Intuitive Surgical may be subject to U.S. export controls for prospective employees who are nationals from countries currently on embargo or sanctions status.

Certain information you provide as part of the application will be used for purposes of determining whether Intuitive Surgical will need to (i) obtain an export license from the U.S. Government on your behalf (note: the government’s licensing process can take 3 to 6+ months) or (ii) implement a Technology Control Plan (“TCP”) (note: typically adds 2 weeks to the hiring process).

For any Intuitive role subject to export controls, final offers are contingent upon obtaining an approved export license and/or an executed TCP prior to the prospective employee’s start date, which may or may not be flexible, and within a timeframe that does not unreasonably impede the hiring need. If applicable, candidates will be notified and instructed on any requirements for these purposes.