Congress & Events Lead

Location:  This position may be performed remotely, but requires the flexibility and willingness to travel as needed.

The Opportunity

Praxis is hiring a highly motivated and detail obsessed Lead to drive the execution of our congress and external event presence – bringing our science, story, and patient mission to life on the global stage.  You’ll own the coordination and logistics of all medical congress activity across the organization, from booth production to speaker engagements.  You’ll partner cross-functionally with teams like Medical Affairs, Marketing, Sales, and Communications to ensure high-caliber outcomes.  This is a dynamic, hands-on role requiring exceptional planning skills, sharp vendor management and a desire to dive into the details to deliver events that are on-brand, on-message, and high-impact. 

Primary Responsibilities

• Own and evolve Praxis’ congress strategy in partnership with internal stakeholders by defining key objectives and creating solid action plans for external events.  
• Project manage end-to-end execution of Praxis’s presence at major medical and scientific congresses (e.g., AAN, AES, EAN) as well as country-level and regional meetings in the US and abroad. 
• Coordinate internal planning timelines, budget tracking, and vendor management (booth design, A/V, shipping/logistics). 
• Ensure seamless onsite execution: staff scheduling, materials delivery, real-time troubleshooting, and compliance with congress rules Support speaker engagement logistics including travel, honoraria, and contracts.  
• Track performance and feedback from each congress to continuously improve execution.  
• Maintain up-to-date congress calendar and provide ongoing reporting to stakeholders. 

Qualifications and Key Success Factors

• 5+ years of experience coordinating events in a life sciences, biotech, or healthcare setting— with direct congress or tradeshow experience 
• Highly organized and adaptable; thrives in high-pressure, fast-moving environments 
• Strong communication and vendor management skills  
• Resourceful and proactive—takes ownership of problems and solves them  
• Comfortable working across functions and time zones, with excellent attention to detail  
• Knowledge of industry compliance standards (e.g., PhRMA Code, Sunshine Act) a plus 
• The physical and mental requirements of our roles include but are not limited to regular use of a computer, devices or other office equipment, clear communication, and occasional movement.  You'll need comfort with screen work, basic hand coordination, and focus.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these functions.

Compensation & Benefits

At Praxis, we believe that taking care of our people (and their people) is important, so we provide a world class benefits package to help you thrive.  This includes 99% of the premium paid for medical, dental and vision plans.  We also provide company-paid life insurance, AD&D, disability benefits, and voluntary plans to personalize your coverage. Thinking about the future?  We match dollar-for-dollar up to 6% on eligible 401(k) contributions and sweeten the deal with long-term stock incentives and ESPP.  We provide a discretionary quarterly bonus, an extremely flexible wellness benefit, generous PTO, paid holidays and company-wide shutdowns.  Not to mention, you'll also be joining a phenomenal crew of colleagues who are smart, engaged and inspiring.  We aim high, collaborate hard, and produce results.  Let’s achieve the impossible together! 

To round out our world-class total rewards package, we provide annualized base salary compensation in the range listed below.  Final salary range may be modified commensurate with job level, education, and experience.