Senior External Engagement Manager

Who is USP? The U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention (USP) is an independent scientific organization that collaborates with the world’s leading health and science experts to develop rigorous quality standards for medicines, dietary supplements, and food ingredients. At USP, we believe that scientific excellence is driven by a commitment to fairness, integrity, and global collaboration. This belief is embedded in our core value of Passion for Quality and is demonstrated through the contributions of more than 1,300 professionals across twenty global locations, working to strengthen the supply of safe, high‑quality medicines worldwide. Description USP values inclusive scientific collaboration and recognizes that attracting diverse expertise strengthens our ability to develop trusted public health standards. We foster an organizational culture that supports equitable access to mentorship, professional development, and leadership opportunities. Our partnerships, standards, and research reflect our belief that ensuring broad participation in scientific leadership results in stronger, more impactful outcomes for global health. USP is proud to be an equal employment opportunity employer (EEOE) and is committed to ensuring fair, merit‑based selection processes that enable the best scientific minds—regardless of background—to contribute to advancing public health solutions worldwide. We provide reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities and uphold policies that create an inclusive and collaborative work environment. Brief Job Overview The Senior Engagement Manager will play a pivotal role in advancing the USP Resiliency Center’s influence, visibility, and impact. This role is directly responsible for the management and activation of a high‑level, multi‑sector advisory board, as well as the planning and execution of the Resiliency Center’s signature events and convenings. This is an individual‑contributor role requiring strategic judgment, executive presence, strong project management skills, and the ability to translate complex discussions into concrete influence and engagement outcomes. Impact at USP As part of our mission to advance scientific rigor and public health standards, you will play a vital role in increasing global access to high‑quality medicines through public standards and related programs. USP prioritizes scientific integrity, regulatory excellence, and evidence‑based decision‑making to ensure health systems worldwide can rely on strong, tested, and globally relevant quality standards. Additionally, USP’s People and Culture division, in partnership with the Equity Office, invests in leadership and workforce development to equip all employees with the skills to create high‑performing, inclusive teams. Responsibilities Serve as the primary manager for the USP Resiliency Center’s high‑level Advisory Board, including senior leaders from government, industry, academia, health systems, and other key stakeholders. Design and manage the advisory board’s annual cadence, including meeting schedules, agendas, pre‑reads, and follow‑up deliverables. Shape advisory board priorities and agendas that advance thought leadership topics and strategic objectives. Translate advisory board insights, recommendations, and discussions into clear outputs, including key messages, internal briefs, content themes, and stakeholder engagement considerations. Support onboarding, member engagement, and stewardship to ensure sustained participation and value creation for both USP and advisory members. Lead planning and execution of the Resiliency Center’s signature events including public forums, invitation‑only roundtables, and executive convenings. Ensure events are strategically designed to align with USP and Resiliency Center priorities and stakeholder influence goals. Coordinate end‑to‑end event delivery, including concept development, agendas, speaker coordination, logistics, run‑of‑show, and post‑event reporting. Work closely with Communications and External Engagement teams to ensure consistent messaging, audience targeting, and amplification before and after events. Partner with Resiliency Center leadership and Communications to ensure advisory board and convening outputs inform broader thought leadership plans. Connect convening topics and insights to USP’s broader influence strategies, including advocacy, government engagement, and stakeholder relationship‑building. Contribute to planning cycles that align advisory activities and events with annual Resiliency Center priorities and USP institutional objectives. Serve as a key liaison across departments—including Communications, Science, Advocacy, Business Units, and Executive Leadership—to ensure alignment and coordination. Track dependencies, timelines, and approvals across teams in a matrixed environment. Support leadership briefings and internal alignment on advisory board outcomes, convening objectives, and influence implications. Support and align with other engagement and influence efforts within GHMS. Develop planning tools, trackers, and templates to support consistent execution of advisory board and event activities. Produce concise post‑meeting and post‑event summaries highlighting insights, decisions, and recommended follow‑up actions. Identify opportunities to continuously improve the effectiveness and strategic value of advisory boards and convenings. Process contracts and invoices for vendors, consultants or other purchase requests. Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in public health, public policy, international affairs, communications, or a related field. 7+ years of relevant professional experience, including experience with high‑level advisory bodies, stakeholder engagement, or strategic convenings. Demonstrated experience managing high‑profile events or convenings involving senior leaders and external stakeholders. Proven ability to operate effectively in a matrixed organizational environment and coordinate across multiple teams. Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to synthesize complex inputs into clear, actionable outputs. Excellent project management skills, including managing competing priorities and deadlines. Exceptional organizational and coordination skills. Detail‑oriented with a high bar for quality and professionalism. Experience with CRM and email marketing software (e.g., Salesforce, Marketo, Constant Contact). Preferred Qualifications Master’s degree in public health, public policy, international development, communications, or a related field. Experience working at the intersection of policy, industry, and public health or regulatory systems. Familiarity with thought leadership development, influence strategies, or advocacy engagement. Comfort engaging with senior executives, government officials, and external partners. Supervisory Responsibilities None; this is an individual‑contributor role. Benefits USP provides the benefits to protect yourself and your family today and tomorrow. From company‑paid time off and comprehensive healthcare options to retirement savings, you can have peace of mind that your personal and financial well‑being is protected. Compensation Base Salary Range: USD $127,102.00 – $156,550.00 annually. Target Annual Bonus: Variable based on level of role. Individual compensation packages are based on various factors unique to each candidate’s skill set, experience, qualifications, equity, and other job‑related reasons. Equal Opportunity USP is a proud equal‑employment‑opportunity employer (EEOE) and is committed to ensuring fair, merit‑based selection processes. This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor. Job Type Full‑time. #J-18808-Ljbffr BioSpace