Director, USMA Congress & Events Management at GSK

Upper Providence, Pennsylvania, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

21 Jun, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

23 Mar, 26

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Project Management, Event Management, Compliance, Medical Affairs, Vendor Management, Budget Management, Logistical Delivery, Stakeholder Management, Scientific Communications, Regulatory Standards, Cross-Functional Team Leadership, Contracting, Data Presentation Coordination, Audit Ready Documentation, Change Management, Agility

Industry

Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

Description

Director, USMA Congress & Events Management GSK site preferred locations: Philadelphia Walnut Street, PA, Upper Providence, PA, Durham, NC, or Remote/Field Worker. At GSK, we have bold ambitions for patients, aiming to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of the decade. Our R&D focuses on discovering and delivering vaccines and medicines, combining our understanding of the immune system with cutting-edge technology to transform people’s lives. GSK fosters a culture ambitious for patients, accountable for impact, and committed to doing the right thing, making sure that we focus our efforts on accelerating significant assets that meet patients’ needs and have the highest probability of success. We’re uniting science, technology, and talent to get ahead of disease together. The Director of Congress & Events Management implements and executes the plan for USMA prioritized congresses, ensuring compliance with medical, legal, and regulatory standards. This role serves as the main USMA contact for cross-functional teams such as Global Medical, Commercial, Field Medical, Compliance, R&D, and Communications. This role is responsible for leveraging internal Subject-Matter-Experts and external third-party vendors to conduct an optimized resource engine to drive congress operations. Key Responsibilities: Execute the annual Medical Affairs congress strategy for assigned meetings, defining focus areas, goals, desired outcomes, and prioritized resourcing. Develop and maintain congress playbooks, timelines, SOPs, and cross functional planning frameworks to enable repeatable, compliant execution. Lead end-to-end project management and logistical delivery (booth operations, schedules, speaker engagements, hotel/registration, onsite coordination, preconference briefings) with precision and accountability, scaling appropriately as needed with third party resources. Partner with Scientific Communications, Publications, Field Medical, brand/TA, and Global teams to coordinate scientific content, data presentations, session preparation, symposia, advisory programs, and harmonized messaging. Oversee review, approval, and audit ready documentation of all scientific materials and ensure compliance with medical, legal, and regulatory requirements. Manage external agencies, vendors, and the preferred meetings partner for booth design, logistics, digital engagement, contracting, scope of work, and performance oversight. Develop and manage congress budgets, track deliverables, and ensure efficient, compliant use of resources. Lead cross functional congress core teams and serve as the primary USMA point of contact for Global medical, commercial, R&D, compliance, communications, and field medical stakeholders. Collect and deliver post congress executive summaries, insights reports, and impact dashboards to inform outcomes and future strategy. Basic Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in business administration, health management, or related field Eight or more years of experience in pharmaceutical/biotechnology industry Five or more years of experience managing large congresses and complex scientific/medical events using excellent project management skills and comfort with fast paced deadline-driven environments Ability to travel up to 50% Preferred Qualifications: Ten or more years of experience in Medical Affairs, Congress Management, Scientific Communications, or related roles. Key Competencies Required: Medical Congress & Event Management Expertise Strategic & Enterprise Business Acumen Clear Communication & Compelling Influence Enterprise, Digital & Innovation Mindset Project & Vendor Management Change Management Agility Leveraging Measurable Outcomes Results & Solutions Oriented Mindset Please visit GSK US Benefits Summary to learn more about the comprehensive benefits program GSK offers US employees. Why GSK? Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. GSK is a global biopharma company with a purpose to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. We aim to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of the decade, as a successful, growing company where people can thrive. We get ahead of disease by preventing and treating it with innovation in specialty medicines and vaccines. We focus on four therapeutic areas: respiratory, immunology and inflammation; oncology; HIV; and infectious diseases – to impact health at scale. People and patients around the world count on the medicines and vaccines we make, so we’re committed to creating an environment where our people can thrive and focus on what matters most. Our culture of being ambitious for patients, accountable for impact and doing the right thing is the foundation for how, together, we deliver for patients, shareholders and our people. 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For more information, please visit the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) website at https://openpaymentsdata.cms.gov/ We are a global biopharma company with a special purpose – to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together – so we can positively impact the health of billions of people and deliver stronger, more sustainable shareholder returns – as an organisation where people can thrive. Getting ahead means preventing disease as well as treating it, and we aim to impact the health of 2.5 billion people around the world in the next 10 years. Our success absolutely depends on our people. While getting ahead of disease together is about our ambition for patients and shareholders, it’s also about making GSK a place where people can thrive. We want GSK to be a place where people feel inspired, encouraged and challenged to be the best they can be. A place where they can be themselves – feeling welcome, valued and included. Where they can keep growing and look after their wellbeing. So, if you share our ambition, join us at this exciting moment in our journey to get Ahead Together. Find out more on our career site.

Responsibilities

This role is responsible for implementing and executing the annual USMA prioritized congress strategy, ensuring compliance with all medical, legal, and regulatory standards. Key duties include leading end-to-end project management for congress logistics and partnering with various internal teams to coordinate scientific content and messaging.