Senior Manager, Global Meeting Planning

The role

You will lead the planning and execution for medical and scientific congresses. You will manage the congress portfolio, vendors, budgets, and a Meeting Planner.

What you will do

• Own the congress portfolio and lead planning for medical and scientific congresses.
• Drive cross-functional execution and maintain the integrated congress calendar.
• Manage the Meeting Planner and build team redundancy.
• Lead relationships with meeting management, exhibit, A/V, freight, and housing vendors.
• Track spend against plan and hold vendors accountable.
• Oversee onsite staffing, materials, production, and logistics.
• Support speaker engagement logistics including travel, honoraria, and contracts.
• Capture performance and stakeholder feedback for future improvements.
• Execute activities in accordance with PhRMA Code, Sunshine Act, and fair-market-value requirements.

Required qualifications

• 8+ years of experience leading events or congresses in life sciences, biotech, healthcare, or a similarly regulated environment.
• Direct experience with large-scale medical or scientific congresses.
• Demonstrated people-management experience, or clear readiness to lead and develop a direct report.
• Proven ownership of congress budgets and third-party vendors.
• Exceptional planning and organizational skills.
• Strong judgment and ownership.
• Clear, direct communicator.
• Ability to move quickly as priorities change.
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally around the congress calendar.
• Regular use of a computer, devices or other office equipment.
• Clear communication.
• Occasional movement.

Nice to have

• Knowledge of relevant industry compliance requirements

Benefits

• 99% of the premium paid for medical, dental and vision plans
• Company-paid life insurance
• AD&D
• Disability benefits
• Voluntary plans to personalize coverage
• Dollar-for-dollar 401(k) match up to 6%
• Long-term stock incentives
• ESPP
• Discretionary quarterly bonus
• Extremely flexible wellness benefit
• Generous PTO
• Paid holidays and company-wide shutdowns

About the company

Praxis Precision Medicines is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company translating genetic insights into the development of therapies for central nervous system disorders. The company focuses on developing high impact medicines for patients and families affected by complex brain disorders.