Medical Education & Events Specialist - Urgently Hiring! in Swindon

What You Can Expect

• Assist in the planning, execution and reconciliation of logistic organization of events whether virtual, physical, or hybrid, sales & marketing meetings and congresses.
• Have an in-depth understanding of Events environment together with the skills and industry knowledge required to organize an event from A to Z.
• Prepare events budgets, conduct research and analyze post-course activities.
• Support the design, facilitation and the implementation of education experiences for health care professionals.

How You'll Create Impact

• Organisation of, and participation in, the development of meeting goals & objectives under the MedTech Europe guidelines and Zimmer Biomet Corporate Compliance program.
• Assist in planning for events and booth development for congresses.
• Preparation of budgets (preliminary, working and final meeting budgets).
• Contract negotiations with hotels, conference centers, destination management companies, production companies, transportation companies, and other miscellaneous vendors.
• Manage technology vendor interaction for digital events deployment; serves as the liaison between the customer, sales, marketing, medical education and the vendor to ensure that expectations are being met.
• On-site execution focused on the Customer Experience.
• Ensure outcome of the meetings, as well as corporate events and congresses, align to Corporate Goals & Objectives.
• Develop event materials, manage food & beverage (F&B), Time & Events schedules (T&E), Arrival & Departures manifests (A&D manifests), Banquet & Event Orders (BEOs), housing lists and confirmation notices, HCPs process related requirements both internal and external.
• Effectively interface with a diverse group of internal and external personnel to include senior management, distributors, sales associates, customers, travel office and vendors.
• Manage post-event duties including invoice reconciliation, charge backs and expense analysis.
• Analyze the event's success and prepare reports.
• Work directly with surgeon educators, delegates, and the EMEA and local Marketing team to deliver the plan.
• Assistance with the administration of the Engagement Order process in Medispend system and financials with Uptempo system.
• Responsible for ensuring that all participants are selected, approved and registered through MS Teams and CVENT for all events.
• Conduct accurate learning needs analysis to ensure appropriateness of instructional materials.
• Assist in assessing the instructional effectiveness of course formats and materials that are produced.
• Communicate frequently and effectively with various project collaborators and subject matter experts to ensure that goals and objectives are being fulfilled.

What Makes You Stand Out

• Must be proficient with commonly used software.
• Ability to establish assigned programs to ensure the maximum effectiveness of the organization's efforts in achieving strategic goals.
• Strong oral and written communication skills, particularly in English.
• Excellent organizational and motivational skills.
• Commitment to customer service and team-oriented management.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, able to build rapport and influence all Zimmer Biomet customers, both internal and external across UK, Ireland, Benelux & Nordics.
• Ability to manage and meet deadlines.
• Must be enterprising, diplomatic, and proactive at solving problems.
• Documented successful track record in an education management role.
• Knowledge of business base, including hips, knees, extremities, F&A, Sports, Robotics and Trauma is an advantage.

Your Background

• Degree in commercial education or commercial apprenticeship preferably in the meeting and congress industry or other commercial industry or similar or other non-US equivalent certification.
• 3-5 years' experience meeting and congress planning industry. A combination of education and experience will be considered.

Travel Expectations

• 40+%

EOE/M/F/Vet/Disability