Events and Marketing Communications Manager

Do you bring experience in the organization and attendance of external events, conferences and congresses internationally? Are you adept at crafting impactful marketing communication strategies to promote these events? Can you effectively trigger interest among target audiences through compelling content, social media engagement, and innovative outreach campaigns? Have you worked within diagnostics, healthcare or scientific environments? 

If this sounds like you and you are driven by purpose, Join the SOPHiA GENETICS Marketing Team as an Events Specialist or Events Lead for the North America and Canada region, and enable us to make a positive impact on the outcomes for cancer and rare disease patients worldwide.

Enjoy the flexibility of a hybrid work schedule allowing 2 days PW home working, collaborating closely with colleagues in our Boston, MA corporate office. This role may also include international travel to events.

Our mission

We believe there is a smarter, more data-driven way to make decisions in healthcare and our cloud-native AI powered SOPHiA DDM Platform makes that vision a reality on a daily basis. You will have direct input to our mission to democratize data-driven medicine for the ultimate benefit of cancer and rare disease patients across the globe.

Your mission

Reporting to the Director, Field & Enablement Marketing, you will be directly responsible for supporting the management and organization of all conferences, congresses and events that SOPHiA GENETICS attend or host across NORAM. This is between 40-70 events annually, comprising of major regional events and localized/territory events.

The value you add

• Oversee the overall organization of events, including attendees, speakers & vendor management, booth setup & onsite activities
• Collaborate in the development and implementation of the events strategy & yearly planning, and manage annual events budget in line with plan
• Ensure coordination and communication between all internal stakeholders (Marketing, Sales, Operations & Product)
• Provide effective reports and recommendations to drive continuous improvement, achieve revenue targets and optimize budget spend
• Demonstrate strong collaboration skills and a team-oriented mindset to foster a cohesive work environment

Requirements

We know that every background is different, but to be best set for success we see you bringing:

• 3-5 years experience in managing events and communication in an international environment
• A proven track record of managing a high volume of simultaneous multi-channel events annually (Webinars, Conference & Congress)
• Direct industry experience within Genomics, Diagnostics or Oncology with knowledge of major events like ASCO, AMP, ASHG etc is highly beneficial. Industry experience within a technical or scientific environment needed
• Responsible for international events, this role will involve travel (20-35%)

]As a public organization facing ongoing commercial growth, you will bring a success-orientated and solutions-focused mindset that embraces team collaborations, change, growth and inclusion.

As an international organization, English is our primary business language and you will need to bring full fluency in English. As part of your recruitment journey, you should expect to meet English-only speakers, so for best chances of success, you should include your CV in English. Non-English CVs have a high likelihood of being rejected at application stage.

Benefits

You will be joining an organisation with the patient at the heart of every decision and action, driven by purpose as we pursue exponential growth.

Business recognition and accolades include: 

• World's most innovative companies (Top 10)
• World's smartest companies (Top 50) 
• 100 Best Places to Work in Boston 
• Top 10 European Tech Startup
• Top 10 European biotechs startup to watch
• Top 25 East-Coast Biotech to watch

Our benefits package is comprehensive, but varies internationally in-line with local standards and laws. You can discuss a full breakdown with us, but as a brief overview:

US:

Outstanding Medical, Dental & Vision with 90% Employer Contribution

Company matched 401K at 4%

Company-paid short & long-term disability insurance

FSA commuter benefits

20 Days PTO, increasing to 25 with tenure; 5 Days Sick and 14 Public Holidays

Free EAP

Our DNA

Like the strands of DNA itself, SOPHiA GENETICS and the team are deeply interconnected and