Global Events Manager

Bring more to life.

Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences, diagnostics and biotechnology?

At Abcam, one of Danaher’s 15+ operating companies, our work saves lives—and we’re all united by a shared commitment to innovate for tangible impact. 

You’ll thrive in a culture of belonging where you and your unique viewpoint matter. And by harnessing Danaher’s system of continuous improvement, you help turn ideas into impact – innovating at the speed of life.

Progress happens together

At Abcam, we believe the scientific community goes further, faster when we go there together.  That’s why we work with life scientists to provide biological reagents and solutions that enable faster breakthroughs in critical areas like cancer, neurological disorders, infectious diseases and metabolic disorders. Our talented team of over 1,400 colleagues worldwide is our greatest asset. By applying our expertise and pushing boundaries, together we strive to better serve our customers, strengthen our impact across our industry, and ultimately our positive impact on society.

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The Global Events Manager is responsible for producing and executing events to amplify Abcam’s brand image, increase customer engagement, and demonstrate our position as a thought leader within industry. Collaborating with both regional and global stakeholders it is imperative that the candidate be a superb communicator, meticulous project planner, strong negotiator, and strategic thinker to be able to connect the impact of events back to the business strategy. 

This position reports to the Director of Global Events and is part of the Global Marketing team and is fully remote.  

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:                                           

• Collaborate closely with the Product, Sales, and Regional Field Marketing Teams to ensure alignment on brand positioning values and business goals.
• Engage across teams to maximize presence, messaging, and efficiency.
• Manage a budget, execute marketing plans for each event, driving event attendance, compiling & creating content, plan agendas, and managing attendee registration where necessary.
• Owning vendor relationships including contract negotiations. Managing day to day operations including lead capture, exhibit house management, storage, literature & swag for global use.

The essential requirements of the job include:

• Bachelor’s degree, University degree in marketing, business, or communications (or related fields).

• Experience in project & budget management.
• Experience in Biotech, specializing in events.
• Knowledge of latest technology in events automation and customer experience.
• Knowledge in analytics and ROI reporting capabilities

Travel, Motor Vehicle Record & Physical/Environment Requirements:

• Ability to travel – 25% travel both national and international
• Must have a valid driver’s license with an acceptable driving record.
• Ability to lift, move or carry equipment up to 30 lbs.

Abcam, a Danaher operating company, offers a broad array of comprehensive, competitive benefit programs that add value to our lives. Whether it’s a health care program or paid time off, our programs contribute to life beyond the job. Check out our benefits at Danaher Benefits Info.

At Abcam we believe in designing a better, more sustainable workforce. We recognize the benefits of flexible, remote working arrangements for eligible roles and are committed to providing enriching careers, no matter the work arrangement. This position is eligible for a remote work arrangement in which you can work remotely from your home. Additional information about this remote work arrangement will be provided by your interview team. Explore the flexibility and challenge that working for Abcam can provide.

The salary range for this role is $115-135k. This is the range that we in good faith believe is the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. This range may be modified in the future.

This job is also eligible for bonus/incentive pay.

We offer comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.

Join our winning team today. Together, we’ll accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrow’s science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges, architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life.

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