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Are you an experienced Conference Producer looking to take ownership of a busy portfolio of high-profile healthcare events?
Do you enjoy combining content development, speaker management, project delivery and commercial thinking?
We are looking for a Senior Conference Producer to join our events team in September/October on a maternity cover basis, managing content and delivery across a portfolio of more than 20 live and virtual healthcare events.
What's in It for You?
- £40,000-£45,000 salary, depending on experience
- Hybrid working
- Central London office near Bank, St Paul's and Barbican
- 28 days' annual leave, rising to 30 days after two years, plus bank holidays
- Private healthcare insurance
- Opportunity to manage an established portfolio of 20+ events
- Work within a small, efficient team and with leading UK healthcare professional brands
- Varied role combining content, events, marketing and commercial collaboration
- Great Place to Work and UK's Best Workplaces for Women certified employer
About The Role
You will take responsibility for the content and delivery of events across at least three leading healthcare brands: Nursing in Practice, Management in Practice and Clinical Excellence.
The portfolio includes approximately 20 live and virtual events, including around 10 face-to-face events across the UK.
This is a hands-on role covering the full event lifecycle, from researching topics and developing conference programmes through to recruiting speakers, hosting virtual events and managing agendas onsite.
You will also work closely with editorial, sales and marketing teams to ensure events deliver strong audience engagement, delegate satisfaction and commercial performance.
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Key Responsibilities
- Research and develop engaging healthcare conference programmes
- Carry out primary and secondary research to identify relevant topics and themes
- Recruit and manage expert speakers
- Coordinate speaker biographies, presentations, photographs and expenses
- Liaise with sponsors regarding workshops and sponsored sessions
- Develop engaging formats for live and virtual sessions
- Work with sales teams to identify commercial opportunities
- Manage speakers and agendas at face-to-face events across the UK
- Brief speakers and ensure sessions run smoothly and to schedule
- Host and manage virtual events from the backend
- Create webinar staging pages and Zoom links
- Coordinate sponsor approvals where required
- Update and proof event websites
- Support the creation of on-demand and post-event content
- Work with marketing teams on event messaging, emails and promotional copy
- Identify potential marketing partnerships and contra opportunities
- Monitor competitors and developments within the healthcare events market
- Maintain an understanding of relevant healthcare and pharmaceutical compliance requirements
What We're Looking For
You will need:
- At least two years' conference production experience
- Experience managing events from initial research through to delivery
- Strong primary and secondary research skills
- Experience recruiting and managing speakers
- Face-to-face event delivery experience
- Excellent project management and organisational skills
- The ability to manage several events and deadlines simultaneously
- Strong communication and relationship-building skills
- Confidence working with senior speakers, sponsors, clients and internal teams
- A good understanding of the commercial drivers behind events
- Excellent attention to detail
- Strong Microsoft Office skills
- The ability to work independently and take ownership of projects
- Willingness to travel within the UK, including occasional overnight stays
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Desirable Experience
It would be beneficial if you also have:
- Healthcare or pharmaceutical events experience
- Knowledge of the UK healthcare sector
- Understanding of the ABPI Code
- Experience updating websites
- Experience using event management systems
- Experience producing virtual or hybrid events
About Us
We are an established integrated media and marketing services business serving a community of more than 590,000 UK healthcare professionals.
For more than 30 years, we have produced specialist content, publications and events designed to inform and engage healthcare professional audiences.
Our events programme ranges from bespoke client events to major conferences and exhibitions attracting up to 1,000 attendees.
Apply Today
If you are an experienced Conference Producer looking for a varied role where you can take genuine ownership of an established healthcare events portfolio, we would be pleased to hear from you.
Please apply with your CV and covering letter by Friday, 4 September 2026.
We may close the recruitment process earlier if a suitable candidate is appointed. Please note that due to the expected high volume of applications, only successful candidates will be contacted.
No recruitment agencies please.
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