Job Title:Graduate Life Sciences Event Producer, Front Line GenomicsRemuneration:£30,000 - £32,000 salary dependent on experience, plus anticipated bonus of £6,000-£8,000+. Excellent opportunities for career and salary progression.To Apply:Send a personal (not AI-written) covering letter outlining your suitability for the role, and CV, to Diana Georgi (Head of Production) at diana@. This is an important step, and your application will not be considered without it.Role Summary:The successful candidate will join a close, friendly team, working for a company with a strong social mission and a clear purpose beyond just making money. You will research exciting areas within the realm of the life sciences, researching topics and speaking to scientists, building agendas, securing scientific speakers, writing copy, and running digital and in-person events. The role suits someone who loves science but doesn't want to work in the lab, enjoys talking to people and discovering new things, is creative, entrepreneurial, can write well, has an eye for detail, is well organised and likes building new products.Reporting To:Head of Production, Diana GeorgiWorking Location:The role is based remotely, with 1 day in London required each month, plus attendance of the Festivals in London and Boston. You can be based anywhere in the UK.The Company:At Front Line Genomics we have a simple social mission: to deliver the benefits of genomics to patients faster. We were set up following the death of the CEO’s father from a rare form of cancer, and we have a deep desire to improve the lives of patients and the general public. Our social mission is our priority, but we are a for-profit, commercial organisation. Our team culture is extremely important to us.At Front Line Genomics, we support people working in healthcare organisations, academia/research and pharmaceutical companies to make better use of genomics, other omics and biodata. We also support technology companies, investors, government officials and patient organisations.We have three core products:1. Website and related content. The Front Line Genomics website () (plus newsletters and social channels). Our content, designed to educate, inspire and engage, includes news articles, podcast-style interviews, blogs and other types of content.2. Events: The Festival of Genomics & Biodata in London (7,000+ attendees, the largest life sciences event in the UK) and Boston (3,000 attendees).3. Digital products: These include webinar series and reports.We operate close to the centre of genomics in the UK and beyond, partnering with Genomics England, the NHS, Cancer Research UK plus other organisations, to help deliver our social mission. Our commercial partners include large multinationals such as Google, AWS, Microsoft, Nvidia, Illumina, Thermo Fisher Scientific, QIAGEN, plus 100+ boutique life sciences companies.The Role/Purpose:Front Line Genomics is at a pivotal, exciting stage in our development and growth. Following a sustained period of financial success, we have an exciting opportunity to scale the impact of our social mission and the commercial performance of our business to new heights. To do so, we need an ambitious, capable person to join our production team.The different elements of the role are as follows:(1) Strategy· Contribute to business and events strategy. You will have the opportunity to influence the overall business and events strategy immediately, also helping to develop the strategy for events that you produce.· Build strategically meaningful partnerships with key individuals and organisations who can help us achieve our objectives (and who we can help achieve theirs).(2) Production· Research with scientists and others. You will conduct deep, detailed research with scientists working at the leading edge of their field, developing relationships with key contacts. You will gather the required amount of intelligence/information to build your products and document your research notes for other project team members and for future use.· Agenda/product building. You will write compelling, detailed agendas/outlines/sessions for conferences, webinars and the Festivals that dig deep, resonate with our audience and accurately reflect their priorities.· Speaker acquisition. Leveraging the strength of our brands and agendas/outlines you write, you will secure a world-class, diverse speaker line-up, confirming to speak people who will inspire, engage and educate our audience.· Speaker management. You will follow a defined process for managing speakers, including inviting and confirming, gathering information and collateral, regular, structured communication and the maintenance of speaker relationships before, during and following each event you produce.· Drive financial and social performance. During production, you will take measures to ensure the financial performance is optimized, including the gathering and communication of information that will optimize sales and marketing performance. You will also build products with a clear social objective in mind (i.e., optimize how the products you build contribute to our social mission).· Guide successful event delivery. You will be a persuasive communicator, briefing other members of the project team with your findings and rationale, and taking input to refine the product you are building.(3) Event operations· Support successful event delivery. You will travel to physical events (in the UK and USA) to support the onsite delivery of the Festivals. You will also be directly involved in the delivery of digital events, such as webinars.(4) Culture and development· Personal development. You will benefit from a program of team training and personal development that will support you in this role and in your future career.· Team culture. You will support and be an integral part of strengthening team culture, including signing up to our values, including transparency, positivity, commitment to excellence, friendliness and ‘every idea counts’.Ideal Candidate Profile:· Education: A first or 2.1 bachelor’s degree in a biological sciences subject. This is a must have. A Masters degree of PhD is a plus.· Experience: This is a graduate role, so no experience as an event producer is necessary. And relevant work experience, including on scientific events, is a plus.· A LOVE of science. You are probably that person who bores family and friends in the pub with news of a exciting scientific breakthroughs.· Strong organizational skills. You are in control of every element of the projects that you work on while delivering all of the objectives of the project.· Excellent writing and editing skills. You understand the important elements of copywriting and are able to translate these into excellent copy.· Eye for detail. You also have a keen eye for detail, and you are able to constructively edit/proof copy and keep records up to date.· A love of talking to scientists and medical professionals. You are comfortable and enjoy speaking with scientists, clinicians and business leaders, and have a strong capacity to build new, mutually beneficial relationships.· Independent and proactive. You must be a self-starter. You enjoy working as part of a team and are full of initiative. You are a positive thinker, and constructive with your criticism, always seeking solutions for any problems you identify.· Transparency and directness. You are willing to speak your mind in all situations, including when you need help or are falling behind. You have a mature approach to business and demonstrate strong emotional intelligence.Other Relevant Info:· Annual Leave. 25 days holiday plus 8 public holidays per year. Your birthday is also gifted to you as an additional day of annual leave upon successful completion of your probationary period.· Pension. Contributory group pension scheme upon three months of employment.· Remote working. You will work from home with 1 day per month spent in London for our monthly team meet-up.· Flexible working. Our core hours are 9.00-5.30, but you can amend these hours to fit around other commitments, appointments and activities. No unreasonable requests are denied.· Family-friendly policies including flexibility around working schedules (for example, to handle school runs and appointments), and the opportunity to reduce working hours at certain times.· Culture. We are a small, close-knit team, with a strong focus on team culture. Our core values are Transparency, Positivity, Commitment to Excellence, Friendly and Every Idea Counts. More information about our culture will be shared with you during the recruitment process.· Interview process and timescales. This position is available immediately. The interview process is (1) telephone screen to establish fit on both sides, (2) first round interview, (3) second round interview and final questions. Candidates who advance beyond the first round will also be asked to complete a written task.Responding to Unsuccessful ApplicantsDue to the large number of applicants we usually get, we are typically unable to respond to initial unsuccessful applications. We notify and provide feedback to anyone who was successful at the initial stage, but does not make it through to the next round of the interview process.
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Graduate Life Sciences Event Producer