Drug Hunter is a B2B scientific intelligence platform for biotech/pharma R&D scientists that empowers them to discover the medicines of the future. We serve most of the top global biotech & pharma companies including Dow 30 and S&P500 companies. We're a mission-driven, product-focused company backed by top-tier investors and trusted by the world's leading R&D organizations.
Key Responsibilities
Hosted Events & Customer Experience
- Lead end-to-end execution of Drug Hunter-hosted symposia, mixers, and dinners.
- Manage the full attendee journey, including registration, communications, vendors, logistics, on-site experience, and organizing follow-up needed.
- Partner with Sales to operationalize invite and attendance strategies while ensuring a high-quality customer experience.
- Own event budgets, vendor management, and execution against established event plans.
Conferences, Sponsorships & Sales Event Support
- Coordinate Sales and Science team attendance at 40+ scientific conferences annually, including registration, internal coordination, and supporting marketing actions (note no exhibits/booths currently planned).
- Manage Drug Hunter sponsorships, including attendance planning, registrations, sponsor deliverables, promotional coordination, and event readiness.
- Work with Sales team admin to support Sales team site visits revolving around events, sponsorships, conferences, etc.
Flash Talk Digital Series
- Oversee logistics for Drug Hunter’s digital Flash Talk series, including speaker coordination, scheduling, communications, and platform readiness.
- Ensure registration, attendance, and follow-up activity are integrated into HubSpot.
- Partner with Sales and Marketing to improve follow-up workflows and the overall attendee experience.
Event Operations & SOPs
- Maintain the annual event calendar and ensure key activities, deadlines, and ownership are clearly documented.
- Ensure events and attendee activity are consistently tracked in HubSpot.
- Build and maintain SOPs, templates, and repeatable processes that support consistent execution across the event portfolio.
- Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, consistency, and the customer experience.
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience in event management, field marketing, experiential marketing, or a related function.
- Demonstrated experience managing complex in-person and digital event programs.
- Exceptional organization, project management, and attention to detail.
- Strong customer-service orientation with a high bar for attendee and speaker experience.
- Experience managing budgets, vendors, sponsorships, and event logistics.
- Strong cross-functional communication skills and ability to partner effectively with Sales and technical or scientific teams.
- Experience with HubSpot or a comparable CRM/marketing automation platform.
- Life sciences, biotech, pharma, or scientific event experience strongly preferred.
- Comfortable traveling for Drug Hunter-hosted symposia and mixers (~30% domestic & international)
Benefits
Drug Hunter provides industry-leading benefits, including the following:
- Competitive salary, variable compensation, and equity
- Broad range of medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans for employees and their dependents, including generous coverage for a platinum PPO healthcare plan
- Short-term disability and long-term disability insurance
- Cancer and critical illness coverage
- Up to 12 weeks paid parental leave (after 1 yr tenure) and childcare FSA plan
- 401(k) + employer match (3-5%)
- Home office set up stipend for fully remote employees
- Learning and development support
- Generous and flexible vacation and leave policies
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Director, Global Events in London employer: Drug Hunter
At Drug Hunter, we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer that fosters a dynamic and inclusive work culture. As a Global Events Director, you will have the opportunity to lead innovative event programmes while working remotely, allowing for a flexible work-life balance. We offer comprehensive benefits, continuous professional development, and a collaborative environment that encourages creativity and growth, making it a rewarding place to advance your career in the events industry.
