Specialist, Event Education Design

Specialist, Event Education Design

Endocrinologists are at the core of solving the most pressing health problems of our time, from diabetes and obesity to infertility, bone health, and hormone-related cancers. The Endocrine Society is the world’s oldest and largest organization of scientists devoted to hormone research and physicians who care for people with hormone-related conditions. Our inclusive community is made of scientists, physicians, educators, nurses, and students in 122 countries.

Reporting to the Manager of Event Education Design, the Specialist provides support for managing speakers and abstracts in the Society’s portfolio of educational conferences. The Specialist will work with the full Event Education Design team to support the design, development, and implementation of the Society’s existing and future signature educational conferences. The Specialist should be knowledgeable of all aspects of the Society’s event-based education, including the development of self‑sustaining innovative content, in‑person and digital, and US‑domiciled and global programming, but will primarily focus on supporting speakers and abstract submissions and review.

The role requires extensive interaction with a diverse group of stakeholders and includes working in cross‑functional teams with an ability to build consensus among multiple stakeholders in a fast‑paced environment.

• Minimum of 2 years of experience in supporting continuing medical education (CME/CE) activities in an association setting.
• Ability to manage, synthesize, and evaluate large data sets in spreadsheet format.
• Experience working with conference management, invited speaker management, and/or abstract management software preferred.
• Possess creative and visionary skills to identify and execute innovative educational program designs and formats.
• Current knowledge of the healthcare industry, pharmaceutical pipelines, health care industry/policies, and CE industry preferred.
• Excellent interpersonal skills required to work with a diverse group of stakeholders including expert faculty, key opinion and committee members, cross functional teams, etc.
• Excellent ability to work independently and autonomously, and multi‑task multiple high‑level responsibilities and projects with accuracy and efficiency.
• Strong program and project management, interpersonal, and delegation skills are required.
• Experience with ACCME accreditation and general CE/CME processes is highly desired.
• Ability to travel several times a year and work weekends or after‑hours, on occasion.

We believe in and empower our staff. We know that with our investment in their growth, they have an even greater potential to contribute to our organization. Our core values embody the character and culture of our staff – they guide our decision making, interactions and how we serve our members. As an organization, we are committed to demonstrating responsible stewardship, treating one another with trust and mutual respect, supporting work life balance, sustaining an inclusive environment, and fostering an environment that encompasses communication, service, collaboration, results & innovation.

• Serve as primary contact for speakers in Endocrine Society educational events.
• Communicate speaker guidelines and expectations regarding presentation content and format in direct communications and Society communication channels.
• Participate in the testing of software used for speaker invitations.
• Review software used for the “calls for abstracts” and collaborate with internal staff and vendors to execute abstract submission.
• Ensure submitted abstracts are complete and valid for abstract review.
• Support distribution of pre‑conference communication to abstract submitters to support proper preparation for presentation.
  • Manage and communicate onsite poster and session assignments to abstract submitters and internal and external stakeholders
  • Ensure poster and abstract session content is delivered to appropriate post‑conference distribution platforms (e.g. publications) if required
• Create and evaluate reports on submitted content for Society meetings and draw conclusions…