Job Description

BCD Meetings & Events: Internal Client Event Manager

About us:

At BCD Meetings & Events (BCD M&E), we provide more than meeting and event planning services: we create connections that inspire, motivate and change behavior for our customers. As the world\xe2\x80\x99s most trusted and innovative meetings and events agency, BCD M&E cultivates a culture of people, passion and purpose to drive business forward.

Headquartered in Chicago, with locations in 50+ countries across the world, BCD M&E\xe2\x80\x99s team of 1,500+ people are committed to sustainability and driving success for our customers, our business and ourselves. Our values are at the heart of everything we do, and we look for people that want to be a part of something special, can rise to our standards and love to bring their unique perspective to the table. In the UK we have a team of around 360 located across four BCD offices, client office or are remote based.

While we can\xe2\x80\x99t guarantee every day will be the best (who can?), we can promise a community of people who genuinely care and lead with empathy, a flexible workplace with awesome perks and challenging work that means something.

See what life is about at BCD M&E at and check some of the work we do on our YouTube channel

About the role:

As part of our extremely successful Life Sciences Team, you will be working for a dedicated key client as an Internal Client Event Manager. You will be responsible for the development, management and execution of a programme of Life Science standalone events with a focus on Tier One congresses through a dedicated meeting and events delivery team.

You will be the primary stakeholder contact responsible for working directly with the Therapy Leads/Region/Business Function on their full event programme, responsible for maintaining a calendar of appointments, meetings, and events.

Sound like you? Read on!

As an Internal Client Event Manager, you will:

• Offering strategic oversight of the account offering M&E guidance to Stakeholders

• Maintain the highest level of quality, professionalism and integrity when negotiating with suppliers and dealing with clients and colleagues

• Acting in the role as a facilitator for all components of a project, coordinating all meetings, overseeing slide decks and presentations

• Effectively manage issue resolution and escalation both with BCD colleagues and client stakeholders to find mutually beneficial solutions

• Budgets creation, approval and management, ensuring purchase orders and work orders are obtained, overseeing team to deliver to budget with full reconciliation
• Engage and supervise external partners / suppliers as needed to provide logistics, creative, booth building a technical production support on designated projects

• Oversee the creation and testing of registration websites and email communications in the clients meeting management platform
• Driving external discussions with Medical Associations regarding sponsorship, negotiating sponsorship packages, overseeing from contract though to delivery
• Reviewing and approving Housing proposals, overseeing contract terms, viewing with client Legal team to approval

You\xe2\x80\x99re good at:

• Demonstrate excellence in providing customer service and establishing effective working relationships with a diverse range of internal and external high-level key stakeholders
• Significant Pharma/Healthcare experience, to include complex congress end to end organisation
• Excellent knowledge of pharmaceutical regulation & TOV reporting
• Full event management experience in UK and Overseas as well as experience of hybrid and live onsite congress delivery
• Event technology knowledge, i.e. Cvent or similar
• Outstanding organisational and interpersonal skills
• Demonstrate excellence in managing multiple, simultaneous, complex projects

You might also have:

• Experience in working in house for a pharmaceutical company
• Relevant education or work experience to engage with senior high-level stakeholders
• Proficiency in all aspects of Microsoft Office
• Experience in a range of virtual meeting platforms

Our Benefits for this role:

• Life Assurance x2 your annual salary
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Birthday day off
• Holiday Purchase Scheme - allowing up to 5 additional holidays days
• Discounted rates on Hotels & Travel
• Gym & Fitness Discounts
• Private Healthcare
• Pension Scheme
• Company Sick pay
• Lifestyle Benefits

You should know:

• This is a UK remote role that requires attendance to the clients office when needed
• Our standard working hours are 9:00am \xe2\x80\x93 5:30pm with an hour break
• You must have the ability and want to travel in the UK and Overseas

How to apply:

Click apply now to be considered

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Area of Interest

Meetings & Events

BCD Travel