Marketing Event Manager Asia

Company Description

At Intuitive, we are united behind our mission : we believe that minimally invasive care is life-enhancing care. Through ingenuity and intelligent technology, we expand the potential of physicians to heal without constraints.

As a pioneer and market leader in robotic‑assisted surgery, we strive to foster an inclusive and diverse team, committed to making a difference. For more than 25 years, we have worked with hospitals and care teams around the world to help solve some of healthcare's hardest challenges and advance what is possible.

Intuitive has been built by the efforts of great people from diverse backgrounds. We believe great ideas can come from anywhere. We strive to foster an inclusive culture built around diversity of thought and mutual respect. We lead with inclusion and empower our team members to do their best work as their most authentic selves.

Passionate people who want to make a difference drive our culture. Our team members are grounded in integrity, have a strong capacity to learn, the energy to get things done, and bring diverse, real world experiences to help us think in new ways. We actively invest in our team members to support their long-term growth so they can continue to advance our mission and achieve their highest potential.

Join a team committed to taking big leaps forward for a global community of healthcare professionals and their patients. Together, let's advance the world of minimally invasive care.

Job Description

The Marketing Event Manager will support the planning and execution of various types of events (including tradeshows and events, in‑person, hybrid, and virtual) for internal and external audiences. This role will require strong cross‑functional communication skills, excellent attention to detail, an understanding of marketing event management deliverables, and a tenacious drive to keep projects on track. The Marketing Event Manager will facilitate collaboration with various internal departments, key opinion leaders, associations, along with external marketing and tradeshow management agencies. Key responsibilities include leading strategic initiatives for Marketing Operations that will be used to build & scale best in class marketing standards across the Asia Regional and Local Marketing teams while also supporting assigned team(s).

Responsible for developing & leading strategic initiatives from concept to completion for Marketing Operations team.

Responsible for scaling event marketing best practices & tradeshow standards across the Asia Marketing teams (and cross functional departments as applicable).

Responsible for collaborating with Regional Marketing and Marketing Operations to build and maintain the Asia Sales & Marketing calendar for assigned team(s).

Collaborate with the Global Brand and Creative team to ensure that the events and tradeshows brand specifications are accurately executed.

Work with appropriate internal customers to develop the strategic marketing plan, identify and coordinate marketing event requirements and develop overall event project scope for assigned team(s).

Identify, track, monitor, and communicate all event management related issues, scope changes, variances, and contingencies that may arise during the implementation of projects. Facilitate amicable solutions with the appropriate customers.

Manage event planning meetings, notes, and assignments, leveraging and creating tracking templates as needed.

Define the responsibilities of parties involved in the project including internal customers, management, and third‑party teams involved.

Communicate overall project status, decisions, issues and risks, effectively trailing communications for appropriate audiences.

Manage collaboration with marketing & tradeshow service agencies & production companies, forecast budget, manage time constraints for each project / event.

Manage all logistics for tradeshows and events including show services, production, system shipping, coordinating marketing materials and collateral, registration management, venue sourcing, housing block management, etc.

Plan auxiliary meetings during tradeshows and marketing events (e.g., pre‑show strategy meetings, focus / user group meetings, post grad courses, symposia) as well as attend key regional conferences to support logistics on‑site when needed (event set‑up, physician registration, AV and F&B coordination on‑site).

Manage tradeshow and marketing event leads and report a summary report with key insights.

Appreciation for the customer experience and skilled at working with creative & service‑oriented teams.

Act independently to determine best practices and procedures on new or special assignments. May indirectly supervise activities of others.

Continuously look for ways to enhance productivity through process improvements, task automation, and new technology.

Ability to make sound decisions, think strategically, focus on detail, problem solve, and multi‑task.

Ability to understand the customer journey and provide input and suggestions on the event strategy.

Qualifications

Required Skills and Experience

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Proficiency in MS Office, Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and One Note

Demonstrated ability to analyze data and report out key insights

Strong organizational & project planning skills

Ability to manage multiple tasks under tight deadlines and with minimal supervision

Strong interpersonal skills : ability to work with and manage cross functional teams to reach common project goals

Required Education and Training

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in marketing / communications and / or administration

Minimum 5‑7 years of tradeshow and / or event management experience

Working Conditions

Travel required 30% a year. Work flexible hours, including weekends

Ability to perform some manual labor and lift up to 40 lbs.

Preferred Skills and Experience

Healthcare industry experience a plus, not a requirement

Additional Information

Intuitive is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees, and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type, without regard to race, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, color, age, religion, protected veteran or disability status, genetic information or any other status protected under federal, state, or local applicable laws.

We will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with fair chance laws.

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Certain information you provide as part of the application will be used for purposes of determining whether Intuitive Surgical will need to (i) obtain an export license from the U.S. Government on your behalf (note : the government’s licensing process can take 3 to 6+ months) or (ii) implement a Technology Control Plan (“TCP”) (note : typically adds 2 weeks to the hiring process).

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