Director, Global Event Management

Director, Global Event Management

SUMMARY

The Director, Global Event Management will be based in Menlo Park and will work in the Human Resources & Communications organization. The person in this role will lead all corporate event and global scientific congress planning and execution, inclusive of coordination across multiple departments (sales, medical affairs, clinical, executive team, investor relations, etc.), to ensure event or meeting presence supports Corcept’s scientific and business objectives. 

RESPONSIBILTIES:

• Lead all aspects of planning for and presence at major scientific and medical meetings.
• Develop an annual congress and meeting planning calendar and related annual budget.
• Serve as the single point of contact for, and build relationships with, scientific congress organizers (ASCO, ENDO, etc.).
• Manage exhibit agencies and Corcept stakeholders for execution of the booth design, structure, messaging hierarchy, visual/interactive elements, distribution materials and on-site exhibit operations.
• Oversee planning and management of signature corporate events.
• Oversee and manage the meeting logistics agency(ies) for all global planning, housing, registration, ancillary events, communications, financial reconciliation and on-site logistics.
• Conduct site inspections and select optimal and cost-effective venues for Corcept events.
• Understand objectives and messaging across varied scientific conferences. Gain leadership alignment for the development of congress plans and staff attendance.
• Ensure internal legal, regulatory and medical review of content and materials. Ensure events are delivered within budget.
• Work with clinical development and medical affairs to support international investigator meetings.
• Organize Corcept staff around areas of meetings logistics management, production, housing and customer/guest engagements.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCES & SKILLS

• 10+ years congress and meeting planning experience, including logistics management of major events within and outside of the United States (congresses, investigator meetings, etc.).
• BA/BS preferred. CMP Certification and/or advanced degree desired.
• Outstanding interpersonal skills, highly effective communications (written and verbal).
• Self-motivated individual; ability to develop recommendations with imperfect information (comfortable with ambiguity and with building new ways of executing).
• Ability to manage multiple complex projects and budgets at the same time.
• Deep understanding of the pharma industry and related regulatory and legal factors.
• Strong industry network with existing relationships with healthcare and convention associations.
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office.
• Experience in one or more of Corcept’s areas of therapeutic focus is ideal, but not required.
• Ability to travel up to 35% of the time domestically and internationally.

The pay range that the Company reasonably expects to pay for this position is $218,500 - $257,000; the pay ultimately offered may vary based on legitimate considerations, including job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and education.  An annual cash bonus and equity grants may be provided as part of the overall compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other wellness benefits, dependent on the position offered. 

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

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