Senior Manager, Global Meetings & Events - Job ID: GME
Ascendis Pharma
July 01, 2026
Remote friendly (Princeton, NJ)
United States
$165,000 - $178,000 USD yearly
Marketing
Essential duties and responsibilities
- Internal stakeholder collaboration; coordinate with Legal, Compliance, and Finance to ensure event processes are followed (frequent commute to Princeton, NJ office visibility).
- Logistics coordination with agency partners and internal stakeholders (venue, catering, transportation, group housing); may handle end-to-end planning for small/ancillary meetings.
- Budget management: manage event/congress budgets, track expenses, and process payments with Finance.
- Vendor management: support vendor research; assist with negotiating contracts (venues, caterers, audiovisual, service providers).
- Event preparation: build meeting materials, agendas, name badges, and registration lists.
- On-site execution: oversee booth/room setup, registration/housing management, and teardown; resolve issues.
- Marketing and promotion: coordinate with internal marketing on attendee communications.
- Post-event evaluation: assess feedback and metrics for improvements.
- Compliance: partner with Global HQ Compliance to ensure adherence to regulations, contracts, HCP spend caps, and policies.
Key skills and abilities
- Organizational; excellent communication; creative problem-solving; negotiation; attention to detail; adaptability; customer service; global aptitude.
Qualifications/requirements
- Preferred: Bachelor’s in hospitality/communications/marketing or related.
- Required: 7+ years executing events in the US and globally; congress and HCP-compliant meeting planning experience.
- Preferred: CMP/CMP-HC/CMM.
- Required: Microsoft Office; event management software (e.g., Cvent, Exhibit Force).
Benefits (as listed)
- 401(k) match; medical/dental/vision; life & AD&D; short/long-term disability; Pet & Legal insurance; EAP; employee discounts; professional development; HSA/FSA; incentive plans; critical illness/hospital indemnity; mental health resources; paid leave for new parents.
- Internal stakeholder collaboration; coordinate with Legal, Compliance, and Finance to ensure event processes are followed (frequent commute to Princeton, NJ office visibility).
- Logistics coordination with agency partners and internal stakeholders (venue, catering, transportation, group housing); may handle end-to-end planning for small/ancillary meetings.
- Budget management: manage event/congress budgets, track expenses, and process payments with Finance.
- Vendor management: support vendor research; assist with negotiating contracts (venues, caterers, audiovisual, service providers).
- Event preparation: build meeting materials, agendas, name badges, and registration lists.
- On-site execution: oversee booth/room setup, registration/housing management, and teardown; resolve issues.
- Marketing and promotion: coordinate with internal marketing on attendee communications.
- Post-event evaluation: assess feedback and metrics for improvements.
- Compliance: partner with Global HQ Compliance to ensure adherence to regulations, contracts, HCP spend caps, and policies.
Key skills and abilities
- Organizational; excellent communication; creative problem-solving; negotiation; attention to detail; adaptability; customer service; global aptitude.
Qualifications/requirements
- Preferred: Bachelor’s in hospitality/communications/marketing or related.
- Required: 7+ years executing events in the US and globally; congress and HCP-compliant meeting planning experience.
- Preferred: CMP/CMP-HC/CMM.
- Required: Microsoft Office; event management software (e.g., Cvent, Exhibit Force).
Benefits (as listed)
- 401(k) match; medical/dental/vision; life & AD&D; short/long-term disability; Pet & Legal insurance; EAP; employee discounts; professional development; HSA/FSA; incentive plans; critical illness/hospital indemnity; mental health resources; paid leave for new parents.