Senior Manager, Congress Engagement

About This Role

This role will support the Congress Excellence Team by shaping and guiding overall congress initiatives for Bristol Myers Squibb, focusing on Neuroscience. The Senior Manager drives cross-functional collaboration, budget management, and coordinates specific components of the congress ecosystem to ensure effective execution and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate tactical sponsorship planning by aligning internal teams to ensure effective execution and results.
• Contribute to and uphold BMS congress standards to ensure consistent, high-quality, and efficient execution across all congress-related activities.
• Support the execution of the congress pre-planning operations roadmap and provide assistance to Senior Managers, Congress Operations, and Planning as needed.
• Support congress planning for major congresses as an Engagement Lead or Tactical Lead, while concurrently coordinating multiple Tier 1 and Tier 2 congresses.
• Support the content development of congress communications and briefings.
• Engage proactively with cross-functional colleagues to enhance planning and execution in all phases of the congress to drive continuous process improvement.
• Develop and implement Thought Leader Encounter strategies in collaboration with cross-functional teams, while leading the planning, coordination, and budget management for their execution at congresses.
• Lead overall booth exhibition, including booth planning, development of materials, booth staffing and budget management.
• Collect congress metrics and insights to drive outcomes to inform future decision making.
• Model BMS behaviors and company values at all organizational levels, serving as a role model and advocate.
• Travel as needed to ensure successful execution and implementation of congresses.

Requirements

• Minimum of five years' congress management experience or relevant experience in pharmaceutical marketing and/or medical affairs.
• College degree required.
• Proven ability to lead without authority and influence across the matrix team.
• Excellent collaboration skills, employing a diplomatic approach to situations.
• Ability to think strategically, communicate clearly and negotiate with key stakeholders across a large cross matrix team.
• Demonstrate an innovative mindset, focusing on simplification, doing things better, faster, and more cost-effectively.
• Proactive, resourceful results oriented and self-directed individual with the ability to work independently.
• Excellent time management and organizational skills, with the ability to handle multiple tasks and meet strict deadlines.
• Exceptional agility, with the capacity to prioritize and quickly make critical decisions in a changing environment.
• Proven project planning and management skills with strict adherence to timelines.
• Knowledge of global markets and stakeholders.
• Proven strength in communicating effectively across a global audience, business situations and Matrix partners.

Qualifications

• College degree required.
• Minimum of five years' congress management experience or relevant experience in pharmaceutical marketing and/or medical affairs.

Skills

* Required skills

Benefits