Events Project Manager - Contract

Flagship Pioneering is a bioplatform innovation company that invents and builds platform companies that change the world. We bring together the greatest scientific minds with entrepreneurial company builders and assemble the capital to allow them to courageous leaps. Those big leaps in human health and sustainability exponentially accelerate scientific progress in areas ranging from cancer detection and treatment to nature-positive agriculture.   

What sets Flagship apart is our ability to advance biotechnology by uniting life science innovation, company creation, and capital investment under one roof in a way that is largely without precedent. Our scientific founders, entrepreneurial leaders, and professional capital managers are each aligned around an institutionalized process that enables us to innovate and transform for the benefit of people and planet.   

Many of the companies Flagship has founded have addressed humanity’s most urgent challenges: vaccinating billions of people against COVID-19, curing intractable diseases, improving human health, preempting illness, and feeding the world by improving the resiliency and sustainability of agriculture.  

Flagship has been recognized twice on FORTUNE’s “Change the World” list, an annual ranking of companies that have made a positive social and environmental impact through activities that are part of their core business strategies, and has been twice named to Fast Company’s annual list of the World’s Most Innovative Companies. 

Job Summary:

Flagship organizes a large number of thought leadership conferences, summits, and events for internal and external stakeholders throughout the year. We are seeking a Contract Event Project Manager to join the Communications and Public Affairs team at Flagship Pioneering helping coordinate and manage projects and events. The successful candidate will be a super organized, detail-oriented, proactive problem solver, able to work independently across multiple projects simultaneously. This individual will play a critical role in a dynamic team executing exciting and fast paced work. This position is contract full-time position and based in Cambridge, Massachusetts reporting to the Head of Events and Brand Experience. This highly skilled event project manager will be responsible for overseeing key tasks throughout the event planning and management process. 

A Successful Candidate Will

• Work closely with the Head of Events to support the planning and execution of select events, owning key aspects of various events from start to finish 
• Support multiple events and creative content projects simultaneously with creativity and close attention to detail 
• Support the development of creative content for events
• Develop and maintain relationships with varied internal and external stakeholders to achieve the goals of each event and initiative
• Gain a complete understanding of the requirements for each event, ask questions, and jump in
• Be self-motivated in a fast-paced environment
• Research vendors and venues and make recommendations based on creativity, quality, and cost
• Oversee event registration processes and guest lists
• Manage day-to-day administration of events planning
• Oversee vendors as needed
• Attend events and oversee key tasks and assignments as directed  

Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s degree required 
• 3+ years successful event planning, administrative, coordination, and/or project management experience in a fast-paced corporate environment 
• Critical thinking with keen attention to detail, organized and able to seamlessly multitask 
• Effective time management, organization, and prioritization skills in managing multiple projects with proven ability to meet tight deadlines 
• A "roll-up-your-sleeves" entrepreneurial attitude taking initiative to accomplish short and long-range projects 
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel) and strong facility with PowerPoint strongly preferred 
• Proven experience in event planning or event coordination in a corporate environment 
• Excellent communication skills including strong writing skills, an attention to detail, and ability to effectively multi-task with a willingness to perform a wide range of tasks 
• Comfortable interacting with colleagues at all levels demonstrating tact and discretion 
• Comfort with and willingness to learn new software and platforms as needed 
• Ability to handle competing and/or tight deadlines 
• Interest in learning new content areas and ability to quickly engage with new concepts and ideas 
• Interest in Flagship’s mission and areas of work 
• Consummate team player, with excellent judgment and the ability to work well with a distributed team and independently  

Flagship Pioneering and our ecosystem companies are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status.

At Flagship, we recognize there is no perfect candidate. If you have some of the experience listed above but not all, please apply anyway. Experience comes in many forms, skills are transferable, and passion goes a long way. We are dedicated to building diverse and inclusive teams and look forward to learning more about your unique background.

Recruitment & Staffing Agencies:  Flagship Pioneering and its affiliated Flagship Lab companies (collectively, “FSP”) do not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than candidates.  The submission of unsolicited resumes by recruitment or staffing agencies to FSP or its employees is strictly prohibited unless contacted directly by Flagship Pioneering’s internal Talent Acquisition team.   Any resume submitted by an agency in the absence of a signed agreement will automatically become the property of FSP, and FSP will not owe any referral or other fees with respect thereto

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