Meeting and Events Coordinator

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 115,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

     

JOB DESCRIPTION:

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and family, be your true self and live a full life. You’ll also have access to:

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of .

• Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year.

• An excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution

• Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.

• A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries around the world and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.

• A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

The Opportunity

The Meetings & Events Coordinator position works out of our Austin, TX location in the Cardiac Rhythm Management Division.

As a global leader in Cardiac Rhythm Technologies, we focus on innovative technologies that can improve the way doctors treat people with heart arrhythmias or irregular heartbeats.

This is a fully onsite role.

The Meetings & Events Coordinator will support corporate events and activities, including corporate meetings, conferences, and both internal and external trainings.

We are looking for a creative, resilient, and energetic professional with strong organizational skills to join the Cardiac Rhythm Management Meetings and Events team. In this role, you must be able to effectively balance the individual needs of clients and stakeholders with firm objectives. You will be responsible for many different aspects of an event from travel coordination to evaluating success afterwards. This role will require close work with the meetings and events team, other divisions within Abbott and outside vendors. It requires a collaborative and technologically savvy individual with a discerning eye for quality. He/she will ensure that all meetings and events meet diverse business needs and objectives, and are high quality, compliant and fiscally appropriate. This role covers US Domestic meetings and Events, and will require travel.

What You'll Work On

• Support multiple, simultaneous complex events in a fast-paced environment.

• Coordinate and manage all event inventory and logistics including  displays and signs, event presentations, sales and marketing collateral, etc.

• Take ownership and responsibility of our in-person events: be on-site to set up, align with the on-site team, tear down, clean site areas, problem-solve, and ensure high-quality customer experience.

• Coordinate internal processes & deliverables (ie procurement processes, documentation, transparency reporting)

• Secure and manage multiple vendors to plan the events in an effective manner

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE YOU’LL BRING

• Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education and work experience

• Minimum of 2 years experience 

• Strong written and verbal communication capabilities required 

• Extremely organized with great attention to detail

• Able to prioritize and meet deadlines.

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite of applications and

• Proficient in office technology and software including MS Office Suite and Cvent,Monday.com

• Ability to work well both independently and in a team environment.

• 30% Travel

Preferred  

• Experience in a Healthcare related company preferred.

Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives:  www.abbottbenefits.com

Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.

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The base pay for this position is

$61,300.00 – $122,700.00

In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

     

JOB FAMILY:

Marketing Support

     

DIVISION:

CRM Cardiac Rhythm Management

        

LOCATION:

United States > Austin : 8701 Bee Caves Rd

     

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:

     

WORK SHIFT:

Standard

     

TRAVEL:

Yes, 25 % of the Time

     

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:

Not Applicable

     

SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:

Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day), Continuous standing for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day), Continuous walking for prolonged periods (more than 2 hours at a time in an 8 hour day), Keyboard use (greater or equal to 50% of the workday)

     

Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.

     

EEO is the Law link - English: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_English.pdf

     

EEO is the Law link - Espanol: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_Spanish.pdf