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At Roche you can show up as yourself, embraced for the unique qualities you bring. Our culture encourages personal expression, open dialogue, and genuine connections, where you are valued, accepted and respected for who you are, allowing you to thrive both personally and professionally. This is how we aim to prevent, stop and cure diseases and ensure everyone has access to healthcare today and for generations to come. Join Roche, where every voice matters.
The Position
The Events Lead is the strategic and operational lead for the UK's physical and hybrid event engagement footprint. Reporting to the Head of Marketing & Commercial Solutions, you lead a team of specialised Partners to deliver world-class experiences at national and international congresses and events, and internal events. You ensure every event is a data-driven, customer-centred touchpoint.
You will build on the high-performing foundations of the current function, driving continuous modernisation and using data and technology to deepen customer engagement. This is a high-visibility role at the heart of our scientific and commercial presence, where events are treated as part of a continuous loop of learning, execution and engagement rather than endpoints in a customer journey.
The Opportunity:
- Architect the UK's presence at scientific meetings while growing your team into strategic partners.
- Line-manage and coach the Events & Congress Partners, owning their growth, performance and wellbeing.
- Oversee the strategic calendar of UK events, ensuring high-quality execution and consistent brand standards across therapy areas.
- Close capability gaps in digital integration, data analytics and advanced project management.
- Champion the Patient Voice in congress environments, ensuring booths and meetings focus on real-world impact.
- Lead our commitment to green events, reducing waste through modular design and digital-first content.
- Be accountable for adherence to ABPI, local procedures, data-protection and global compliance standards.
- Cultivate high-value strategic agency partnerships spanning creative, audio-visual, travel and housing services.
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Who you are:
- Bring a proven track record of line-managing and developing a specialised team of events professionals.
- Have significant experience leading large-scale pharmaceutical events or congresses, nationally and internationally.
- Combine deep understanding of the ABPI Code with the ability to connect event activity to business results.
- Influence senior stakeholders across Marketing and Medical Affairs and manage complex external vendor networks.
- Maintain agile resourcing models that flex to peak congress cycles and evolving portfolio needs.
Preferred:
- Experience partnering technical teams on event platforms and data capture.
- Experience leading sustainability initiatives.
- Experience with global event management platforms such as Cvent and hybrid engagement tools.
Apply now and create the experiences that connect science with the patients who need it. Join a team that sets the standard.
Who we are
A healthier future drives us to innovate. Together, more than 100’000 employees across the globe are dedicated to advance science, ensuring everyone has access to healthcare today and for generations to come. Our efforts result in more than 26 million people treated with our medicines and over 30 billion tests conducted using our Diagnostics products. We empower each other to explore new possibilities, foster creativity, and keep our ambitions high, so we can deliver life-changing healthcare solutions that make a global impact.
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The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees, and are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. Furthermore, they do not establish a contract for employment and are subject to change at the discretion of Roche Products Ltd. At Roche Products we believe diversity drives innovation and we are committed to building a diverse and flexible working environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion or belief, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, disability or age. We recognise the importance of flexible working and will review all applicants’ requests with care. At Roche difference is valued and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer where you are encouraged to bring your whole self to work.
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