Senior Manager, Congress Planning

Role Description

The Global Event Leadership team is seeking a highly collaborative professional to lead the planning, coordination, and execution of congress-related activities, exhibits, and B2B/B2C engagements. The Sr. Manager, Congress Planning (SMCP) provides centralized, compliant, end-to-end support for meetings and congresses across Corcept.

Within this structure, the SMCP is responsible for delivering high-quality congress exhibits and sponsorships that ensure seamless execution, strong alignment with business strategy, and a consistent customer experience. This role partners closely with business units, therapeutic area teams, and external vendors to drive operational excellence, compliance, and efficiency across all congress activities.

Responsibilities:

• Business Partnership
  • Serve as the primary congress liaison for assigned Business Units/therapeutic areas.
  • Build and maintain strong partnerships with internal stakeholders and vendor partners.
  • Attend key strategy meetings to ensure congress activities align with overall BU/brand strategy.
  • Partner with business teams to develop the annual congress plan, including:
    • Congress selection
    • Budget planning and forecasting
    • Provide recommendations on congress participation based on business needs, brand lifecycle, attendee engagement, and market dynamics.
    • Help identify the optimal mix of congress activities to meet objectives while improving efficiency and reducing spend.
• Planning & Execution
  • Lead end-to-end planning and execution of congress exhibits, sponsorships, and related engagement activities.
  • Coordinate cross-functional teams (brand, medical, advocacy, compliance, legal, regulatory, finance, procurement, and vendors) to ensure successful delivery.
  • Define strategy, content, and ancillary tactics, including:
    • Product theaters
    • Symposia
    • Speaker programs
    • HCP dinner engagements
  • Schedule and lead kick-off, status, and wrap-up meetings with stakeholders.
  • Create resource guides to support internal participation during pre-planning and onsite execution.
  • Ensure consistent brand messaging, customer experience, and flawless delivery across all congress activities.
• Budget & Vendor Management
  • Own and manage congress budgets, forecasts, and booth strategies to ensure alignment with business priorities and financial targets.
  • Act as the primary Corcept contact for congress associations and vendor partners.
  • Drive timelines, deliverables, and exhibit readiness across the annual congress calendar.
  • Identify opportunities for cost savings, efficiencies, and process improvements while communicating budget considerations to stakeholders.
  • Travel onsite, as required, to support congress execution.
  • Provide training and guidance to booth staff, including compliance requirements.
  • Lead onsite booth walk-throughs with compliance, legal, and regulatory partners.
• Compliance & Governance
  • Ensure all congress activities comply with global policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements.
  • Maintain audit readiness and support compliance-related requests.
  • Manage required documentation, including approvals, booth designs, and required system uploads.
• Operations & Process Improvement
  • Support congress planning using enterprise systems and tools (e.g., Cvent, SAP, MS Office).
  • Identify opportunities to improve processes, systems, and ways of working.
  • Promote consistency across brands and reduce duplication of effort.
  • Lead through influence in a cross-functional environment.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting brand or medical strategy execution.
• Congress or event planning experience.
• Budget management and business planning experience.
• Working knowledge of compliance and regulatory requirements.
• Experience with tools such as MS Office 365, SAP, Cvent, and project management platforms.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of 5–7 years of experience in:
  • Pharmaceutical industry, and/or
  • Congress/event management, and/or strategic project management.
• Travel: ~25% (including some weekends).

Benefits

• The pay range that the Company reasonably expects to pay for this position is $130,230 - $172,350; the pay ultimately offered may vary based on legitimate considerations, including geographic location, job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and education.