Global Biotech Events Lead

VectorBuilder; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 23,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits eligible

Job summary

VectorBuilder is growing its events team in Chicago to drive global conferences, campus activations, and partner showcases. The Global Event Coordinator will own end-to-end planning, logistics, and speaker coordination, while tracking ROI across regions and programs.

The role emphasizes cross-functional collaboration with sales, product, and marketing, a focus on lead generation, and travel to international events as needed.

Qualifications

• 2-3+ years of experience in global event coordination, experiential marketing, or field marketing.
• Experience in biotech, life sciences, healthcare, or a regulated industry preferred.
• Demonstrated success managing large-scale global conferences and exhibitions.
• Strategic event planning and execution.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end planning and execution of all third-party conferences, events and trade shows.
• Build and maintain the annual global events calendar across regions (EU/UK, US and APAC).
• Define event goals, success metrics, and KPIs for each event type.
• Manage end-to-end logistics for global events with focus on engagement and lead generation.
• Ensure all event deliverables are delivered on time, on budget, and to quality standards.
• Oversee exhibitor logistics: registration, shipping, AV, internet, power, storage, and on-site services.
• Coordinate speaker participation, abstract submissions, panel involvement, and sponsored sessions where applicable.
• Track and report event ROI and performance metrics to inform future strategy.
• Plan and execute campus activations and on-site engagements at customer, partner, and academic locations.
• Deliver lunch-and-learn programmes with sales and product teams.

Skills

Event coordination

Experiential marketing

Global conferences

Project management

Communication

CRM systems

Travel readiness

Microsoft Office

Google Suite

Cross-functional teamwork

Tools

HubSpot

Salesforce

Job description

VectorBuilder is growing its events team in Chicago to drive global conferences, campus activations, and partner showcases. The Global Event Coordinator will own end-to-end planning, logistics, and speaker coordination, while tracking ROI across regions and programs.

The role emphasizes cross-functional collaboration with sales, product, and marketing, a focus on lead generation, and travel to international events as needed.