About the Job

The Manager, Marketing – Internal Events plays a key role in planning and delivering impactful national sales events and overseeing the administration of local and regional sales activities. This position is responsible for analyzing event outcomes and shaping strategies to maximize engagement and effectiveness. Working closely with marketing teams and sales partners, the Internal Event Manager ensures high-quality events that support and energize internal teams.

We are looking for a detail-oriented and adaptable professional with strong communication and collaboration skills. The ideal candidate can seamlessly shift between strategy, planning, and hands-on execution. You should be comfortable managing multiple priorities, delivering engaging, high-quality events under tight deadlines. Strong analytical skills, attention to detail and the ability to assess event impact are essential, ensuring data-driven decisions that optimize engagement and effectiveness.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate across the business groups to support internal corporate events and local/regional sales events.
• Work closely with all marketing functions, sales teams and other departments to produce quality events.
• Assist the Director of Digital Marketing & Events with venue selection.
• Project management and tracking of all initiatives and tasks associated with event execution.
• Track budget costs throughout the course of event project and communicate scope changes that impact budgets.
• Develop and maintain relationships with various vendors to ensure success including continually evaluating performance and fit for the organization.
• Manage all aspects of logistics including meeting/event space allocation, food and beverage, audio visual and overall production.
• Partner with Sales Operations to maintain and optimize the SFDC registration process for local and regional events, and provide training to sales teams to ensure consistent use of the system/process.
• Collaborate with sales teams, legal, AP and compliance to manage paperwork, capture leads, and measure event impact.
• Work with cross-functional internal teams (marketing, sales, finance, legal, compliance, etc.) to ensure approved content is utilized and flawless execution of events.
• Create and manage the schedule and logistics for run of shows.
• Travel up to 30% of the time.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in marketing, communications or business
• 5+ years of experience in event planning, including large-scale events and tradeshows

Preferred Qualifications:

• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
• Ability to prioritize and make effective decisions
• Strategic and critical thinker
• Experience with project management tools
• Experience managing a wide variety of internal professional events from closed-door executive events, corporate off-sites, educational, etc.
• Demonstrated ability to efficiently work on multiple project requests simultaneously in a fast-paced environment with potentially tight deadlines and complexity
• Proficient with MS Office (e.g., Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Effective presentation skills
• Proficient in analyzing and interpreting data
• CRM proficiency: Salesforce.com
• Proven negotiation skills working with contracts and key customer processes
• A proven ability to work with highly technical information and deliver with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail
• Strong time management and multitasking skills, flexibility and professional communicator
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment
• Strong cross-functional people management skills
• Commitment to reflect FMI’s values: Integrity, Courage, and Passion 
• Diagnostics, Biotech or Pharmaceutical industry experience
• Regulated industry experience 

The expected salary range for this position based on the primary location of Boston, MA is $91,600 – $114,500   per year. The salary range is commensurate with Foundation Medicine's compensation practice and considers factors including, but not limited to, education, training, experience, external market conditions, criticality of role, and internal equity. A discretionary annual bonus may be available based on individual and Company performance. This position also qualifies for Foundation Medicine's benefits.

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