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Form of workGLG Events provides unique, market-moving insights and perspectives on timely topics such as current events and market trends by leveraging the voices of the world's leading professionals. The Events Content team identifies, researches, curates, and moderates conversations across a variety of subject matter areas, which are turned into in person or virtual events featuring the top key opinion leaders.
Our Events Content team is seeking a Content Senior Manager who will develop innovative content and bespoke event programming for our clients who are interested in Pharma & Biotech, Medical Devices & Diagnostics, and Healthcare Services topics and trends. This is a highly visible role serving as an internal thought leader around GLG's capabilities in the Pharma & Biotech, Medical Devices & Diagnostics, and Healthcare Services sectors, as well as supporting and driving the continued growth of our Pharma & Biotech, Medical Devices & Diagnostics, and Healthcare Services Events business. If you're interested in researching Pharma & Biotech, Medical Devices & Diagnostics, and Healthcare Services topics, working with clients, and working with our network of key opinion leaders, physicians, researchers, policy makers, and executives, this is the role for you!
Specific responsibilities include (but are not limited to):
- Build and maintain relationships with senior executives, policy makers, physicians, and key opinion leaders in the Pharma & Biotech, Medical Devices & Diagnostics, and Healthcare Services space to develop cutting edge in-person and virtual event content.
- "Connect the dots" between trending Healthcare Services, Technology, and Policy and Life Sciences industry topics, upcoming catalysts, and investor priorities to build events based on these issues and position and market these events both internally to business development/client service teams and directly to GLG clients.
- Spearhead the execution of our client engagement plan across client investment strategies and seniorities through programming and curating events, including small roundtables, discussions at industry conferences, webinars, and teleconferences.
- Contribute to the design, development, positioning and marketing of our Healthcare Services and Life Sciences solutions/products.
- Host in-person and virtual events between key opinion leaders, physicians, and executives and GLG's clients, serving as a moderator for these discussions.
- Partner with industry-focused clients on bespoke solutions and contribute to new product innovation to keep pace with changing client needs and industry trends.
- Work as part of collaborative interoffice teams to deliver results.
An ideal candidate will have the following:
- A Bachelor's degree in healthcare, healthcare policy, or a scientific field is required, and an MS, PhD, or MD is preferred.
- At least 5 years of relevant professional and/or post-grad academic research experience with exposure to healthcare services, healthcare policy, pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical devices is required. Applicable professional experience includes Pharma & Biotech, Medical Devices & Diagnostics, and Healthcare Services industry research, equity research, medical affairs, marketing, journalism and/or communications.
- Strong interpersonal skills, professionalism, and competence in front of clients is required.
- Must be confident, persuasive, and able to discuss unfamiliar topics as well as be able to navigate challenging client situations.
- A strong work ethic and desire to manage many highly complex tasks while maintaining attention to detail, and work in an autonomous and fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills are required.
- Must have strong relationship-building skills, as well as a desire to conduct in-person, email, and telephone outreach to clients and senior industry thought leaders and experts.
