Events Associate

Stryker is one of the world’s leading medical technology companies and, together with our customers, is driven to make healthcare better.

Come join us and be part of a dynamic and committed team as an Events Associate, who is motivated to help customers achieve our shared goal of making healthcare better.  You will be responsible for the calendar of events for your respective franchise. You will be managing the delivery of high quality in person and web-based meetings, events and conferences.

What you will do:

• Liaise with internal stakeholders on requirements for each event 
• Collaborating and managing relationships with various key external stakeholders, including health care professionals, medical associations and societies, external suppliers and contractors including caterers, technical suppliers, venues and PCOs
• Manage events end to end including venue sourcing and booking, invitations, ordering of audio-visual equipment, seating and space requirements, dietary requirements, ordering catering, onsite management and set up and pack down. 
• On-site delivery, post-event follow-up, event reporting, and analysis
• Coordinate and report on the financial status of meetings and events including assisting with the development of event budgets, allocation of costs, processing of invoices and receipts and other tasks as required.

Who we want:

The ideal candidate for this role will have a high level of professionalism, exceptional stakeholder engagement, and relationship management skills. You will be self-motivated, have high attention to detail, exceptional organisational skills, and can manage multiple competing priorities.

You will be a creative, collaborative team player that has a passion for events with previous experience coordinating and organising events.

At Stryker we look for people who are:

• Hard-working winners. Confident, competitive, and results-oriented professionals who create a track record of success.
• Dedicated achievers. People who thrive in a fast-paced environment and will stop at nothing to ensure a project is complete and meets regulations and expectations.
• Effective communicators. People who can interpret information clearly and accurately to concisely communicate results and recommendations to stakeholders.
• Collaborative partners. People who build and leverage cross-functional relationships to bring together ideas, information, use cases, and industry analyses to develop best practices.

What you need:

• Demonstrated skill and experience in event planning
• Qualifications in event management or related field
• Excellent time management and organisational skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to manage multiple projects while delivering on established timelines.
• Amazing communication - written and verbal .
• Technical knowledge of webcasting platforms
• Flexible work schedule, including working early mornings, nights and occasional weekends
• Experience using Cvent would be advantageous

Culture and Benefits:

At Stryker, you can expect an attractive package including a broad range of discounts and benefits from a range of partners! This is a genuine opportunity for an ambitious and customer focused individual to progress and grow your career with a leading global medical device company that offers countless development opportunities.

Some of our benefits include:

• Join one of Australia’s Best Places to work!
• Multiple financial benefits including health care, financial wellbeing, insurance benefits. 
• Ongoing training and opportunities for career progression
• Paid Parental leave schemes
• Being part of one of the world’s largest and most recognizable brands.
• Excellent team culture – we have fun whilst we work!

We are proud to be named one of the World’s Best Workplaces and a Best Workplace for Diversity by Fortune Magazine! Customers and patients are at the heart of everything we do.