Experiential Marketing Senior Manager - Events

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About our Company:

Medidata is powering smarter treatments and healthier people through digital solutions to support clinical trials. Celebrating 25 years of ground-breaking technological innovation across more than 36,000 trials and 11 million patients, Medidata offers industry-leading expertise, analytics-powered insights, and one of the largest clinical trial data sets in the industry. More than 1 million users trust Medidata's seamless, end-to-end platform to improve patient experiences, accelerate clinical breakthroughs, and bring therapies to market faster. Discover more at www.medidata.com.

About the Team:

We are seeking a motivated and organized Senior Events Manager to join Medidata’s Global Experiential Marketing Events team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for leading the planning, organization, and execution of a variety of industry and corporate events, ensuring that all strategic, logistical and operational aspects are efficiently handled, align with organizational and marketing business goals and create memorable experiences for attendees. Basic logistics, including venue research and set-up, catering, and technical requirements, are expected. The Senior Events Manager will work closely with internal teams, conference organizers, and vendors to ensure each event's success from concept to completion.

Responsibilities:

• Event Planning: Develop and support detailed event plans, including timelines, budgets, and task assignments. Coordinate all logistical aspects, not limited to: venue selection, catering, transportation, entertainment, swag, audio-visual requirements, vendor management, promotion planning, and internal coordination.
• Vendor Management: Build and manage relationships with vendors, including timely onboarding and payment with procurement and finance.Oversee contracts, deliverables, and timelines with external parties.
• Team Collaboration: Work closely with internal teams, such as product marketing, sales, and communications, to align event and demand generation strategies with overall company objectives. Collaborate across all marketing functions to prioritize campaigns, integrate events into broader initiatives, and achieve business and marketing goals. Partner with team members to ensure seamless event execution.
• Strategy: Contribute to developing event priorities by identifying key target audiences and aligning them with broader business goals. Participate in forecasting event outcomes to assess their potential impact on reputation, demand and engagement. Provide data-driven recommendations to refine the business plan, including decisions on adding high-impact events or eliminating those with limited value. Continuously evaluate and adjust priorities based on changing market conditions, audience needs, and performance metrics.
• On-Site Execution: Oversee event setup, execution, and breakdown. Ensure all activities run smoothly and address any issues that arise promptly.
• Budget Management: Create and maintain event budgets, adjust plans as necessary to stay within budgets.
• Post-Event Evaluation: Conduct post-event evaluations to gather feedback, assess event success, and identify areas for improvement. Prepare reports summarizing event outcomes and lessons learned.
• Research: Perform research that supports event priorities and different requirements.
• Travel: Domestic US travel up to 50% required, with occasional travel to Europe if required.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Event Management, Hospitality, Marketing, Business, or a related field.
• 7-9 years of experience in event management, planning and execution.
• Excellent organizational and multitasking skills, strong communication and interpersonal skills, and problem-solving capabilities.
• Ability to remain calm under pressure and showcase a professional demeanor.
• Energetic team player with the ability to function independently, as well as in a collaborative environment.
• Knowledge of life sciences and technology sectors preferred.
• Strong Google Slides/PowerPoint skills, with an eye for visual storytelling.
• Working knowledge of event and project management software such as Cvent, Eloqua, Wrike a plus
• Willingness to work flexible hours, including evenings and weekends, and travel to event sites

The salary range posted below refers only to positions that will be physically based in New York City. As with all roles, Medidata sets ranges based on a number of factors including function, level, candidate expertise and experience, and geographic location. Pay ranges for candidates in locations other than New York City, may differ based on the local market data in that region. The base salary pay range for this position located in New York is $96,000-$128,000.

Base pay is one part of the Total Rewards that Medidata provides to compensate and recognize employees for their work. Most sales positions are eligible for a commission on the terms of applicable plan documents, and many of Medidata's non-sales positions are eligible for annual bonuses. Medidata believes that benefits should connect you to the support you need when it matters most and provides best-in-class benefits, including medical, dental, life and disability insurance; 401(k) matching; flexible paid time off; and 10 paid holidays per year.

Equal Employment Opportunity:

In order to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all individuals, employment decisions at Medidata are based on merit, qualifications and abilities. Medidata is committed to a policy of non-discrimination and equal opportunity for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or medical or common conditions related to pregnancy or childbirth), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, familial status, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, veteran status, military service, application for military service, genetic information, receipt of free medical care, or any other characteristic protected under applicable law. Medidata will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities, in accordance with applicable law.

Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

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