Program Manager / Accountmanager Medical Communications/Education

Excerpta Medica, an Elsevier business, is a leading medical communications agency that partners with the pharmaceutical and biotech industry to educate the global healthcare community. Excerpta Medica creates and delivers a full line of strategic solutions in the areas of Strategic Publication Planning, Medical Communications, Medical Education, and Medical Publishing, from traditional newsletters to complete symposium organization and real-time online interviews. At the Amsterdam Office a staff of 80 (30 nationalities!) successfully increase their business.

On behalf of Excerpta Medica Amsterdam, Jopportunity is looking for a talented, experienced

Program Manager/ Account Manager

(Medical Communications / Education)

Makes Pharmaceutical Events happen, closely liasing with clients and colleagues

As a Program manager/ Accountmanager you are the hub of many medical communication/education accounts. You realise Events either small (Advisory Board meetings) or large (2 day congress with 500 participants and 12 expert-speakers). Not only are you responsible for organizing and delivering medical communication/education services, but also for day to day contact with Key Thought Leaders or KOL's (Key Opinion Leaders: Physicians, Professors) whom you spot, brief and support in the months before the event.

Key responsibility is to build and maintain optimal relationships with clients: Global or European Headquarters of Pharmaceutical companies. Your counterparts there are Marketing Directors, Medical Directors or Productmanagers. Together you translate their marketing and communication needs into meaningful events such as Symposia or Advisory Board meetings. In addition, you (make) realise companying materials: training and education materials, product monographs, and e-learning / online media solutions and also congress booth activities.

Last but not least: you are expected to take charge of project management, preparation and monitoring of budgets and timelines, on-site management of live events, and logistics management. In this you get support. You closely cooperate with your account team members (Editorial, Production, Medical Advisors, Project Coordinators) and you report to the Program Director.

Ideally you meet as much as possible of these criteria:
• Drive and the ambition to succeed: commitment is a key-competence in this role
• Projectmanagement: proven experience with organizing and delivering events: conferences, symposia, preferably medical communication/education projects in the international arena
• You have worked either in a medical communication agency or pharmaceutical company
• Life Science degree (BSc or higher) or equivalent experience in working with complex medical information: you are not responsible for the medical content but must have understanding of the matter to successfully communicate with all involved! Is your degree in marketing or ‘business’? This can be compensated if you have at least experience in the pharmaceutical and/or medical arena and you can prove your high affinity for pharmaceutical marketing.
• Excellent English (speech ánd writing) and outstanding communication skills
• Strong organizational skills, with the ability to multitask and work to tight deadlines
• Experienced in Word, Excell and especially Powerpoint, exceptional attention to detail
• Competent in teamwork ánd with a strong clientfocus

You don’t have to live in the Amsterdam area already, but must be willing to move here if you now live abroad: most of your job is done at the Amsterdam office, although you do travel (between 10 and 15 times a year). Do you now live outside the EU? Chances are very limited that you would prove to be thé ideal candidate.... (Valid EU work permit required.)

You’ll get a demanding but rewarding, entrepreneurial position. If you qualify, promotion to Sr. Program Manager is within reach. Your contract will be 36 hrs per week. As your contacts are global, you’ll have to manage your contacts partly after office hours, which you can do at home. 27 days annual holiday, extra time you put in, can be compensated with extra days off.

Remuneration package is highly competitive and commensurate with experience. Excerpta pays an extra 13th month, has profit sharing, on the spot bonuses and pays 2/3 of your pension, plus corporate health-insurance discount. The Amsterdam Staff organises monthly training programs, you can also enroll in the overall Reed Elsevier professional training and enjoy the office gym.

With offices in several vibrant cities, Excerpta Medica will offer you the opportunity to broaden your horizons by working in an international and multicultural dynamic organization, and development your scientific, marketing and communication skills, with well-educated and dedicated colleagues.

How to apply?

I will be happy to receive your CV (resumé) and motivation. You can only apply directly through me, mr. Jaap Roorda. As a former publisher (b2b, Medical and Educational) I match professionals and Media-companies with Jopportunity as the Recruitment Agency.

jaap@jopportunity.nl  (+31 (0)6 - 5144 1400). When we meet for an interview, we take at least 1,5 hours to check if this would be the right move for you. You'll get feedback, on your CV/ resumé as well as other aspects.