ABBOTT LABORATORIES US Conventions & Events Specialist Salary in the United States

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 103,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

Strategically plan and execute meetings & events for the Neuromodulation Division at Abbott. Collaborate with Product Marketing, Sales, Education, Training and other key stakeholders to ensure business objectives and priorities are met. Meetings & event support to include CEV program (Customer Education Visits), National Sales Meeting, and other conference events. This position reports into the Manager of Conventions & Events under Global Marketing. 

Job Duties:

• Manage Customer Education Visit (CEV) program assisting sales force with requests to bring in a customer for a day of education at one of the home offices located in either Austin or Plano. This includes maintaining the request website, agenda creation, coordinating travel, transportation & catering, and managing the program onsite
• Ensure all stakeholders are included in the pre-event planning and maintain control over the event timeline and project deadlines. 
• Venue sourcing to place the meeting or event with the appropriate meeting space and other specifications to support each program
• Coordinate all logistics in association with a meeting or event including housing block, food & beverage, audiovisual equipment coordination, staff scheduling, registration site build, badges, meeting space specifications, offsite events and preparation of pre-event communications. 
• Work closely with vendors to design or create event elements to support strategic objectives and program deliverables. 
• Process a series of post event tasks that include timely payment of invoices, internal chargebacks, HCP(Healthcare Professionals) reporting, financial summary and attendee evaluations.
• Work collaboratively with official corporate travel resources and partnerships in accordance with policy and procedure.
• Maintain complete fluency and understanding of Abbott travel and spend policies and external regulatory guidelines like the Sunshine Act. 
• Ensure ADVAMED and Sunshine Act guidelines are met with all meetings, including spend tracking for customer ancillary events.
• Manage event budgets, monitor expenses, and managed event costs at or under budget.
• Travel required, approximately 30%.
• Support all Company initiatives as identified by management and in support of Quality Management Systems (QMS), Environmental Management Systems (EMS), and other regulatory requirements.
• Comply with U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations, other regulatory requirements, Company policies, operating procedures, processes, and task assignments. 
• Maintain positive and cooperative communications and collaboration with all levels of employees, customers, contractors, and vendors.

• Perform other related duties and responsibilities, on occasion, as assigned.

General Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Public Relations, Journalism, Advertising, Communications, English or equivalent preferred.
• 3-5 years of progressively more responsible work experience in the field of conventions and event planning preferred in the industry of medical device, pharmaceutical, healthcare, IT or other similar field.
• Track record of delivering measurable and engaging exhibit booth experiences. Demonstrates strong project management skills and also showcases a customer-service focused mentality.
• Experience managing a budget encompassing multiple vendors, budget centers and payment terms.
• Comprehensive personal computer skills including demonstrated spreadsheet, word processing and database management capabilities.
• An entrepreneurial, take-charge, change-agent spirit is critical with a passion for working in the healthcare industry.
• Ability to work in a highly matrixed and geographically diverse business environment.
• Ability to work within a team and as an individual contributor in a fast-paced, changing environment.
• Ability to leverage and/or engage others to accomplish projects.
• Strong verbal and written communications with ability to effectively communicate at multiple levels in the organization.
• Multitasks, prioritizes and meets deadlines in timely manner.
• Strong organizational and follow-up skills, as well as attention to detail.
• Ability to travel approximately 30%
• Ability to maintain regular and predictable attendance.
• Experience working in a broader enterprise/cross-division business unit model preferred.