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.

We are seeking strategic and cutting-edge candidates for the newly created Associate Director role on our Event Education Design team. In this role, you will support and promote innovation in our live and enduring scientific programs, including the ENDO Annual Meeting and its derivative products. You will play a major role in ensuring impactful learning opportunities for scientists and clinicians by continuously evaluating performance, identifying new opportunities, and piloting unique & novel formats. Your role will play a major impact on the seminal meeting in hormone health and science by guiding and collaborating with our Annual Meeting Steering Committee (AMSC) to manage committee functions and steering the development of the ENDO curriculum, pre-conference programs, and editorial products.

What you’ll bring to the job:

• BA/BS degree required, plus a minimum of 7 years’ experience in developing programmatic education for association meetings and/or adult education; other relevant experience or education may be considered.
• Strong oral communication skills necessary to run large and complex committee proceedings.

• Experience with adult education principles and knowledge of ACCME and AMA requirements necessary for providing CME (Continuing Medical Education).
• Experience using Learning Management Systems & Abstracts Submissions Systems; experience with Oasis LMS, cOASIS, and/or eventPower a plus.
• Highly motivated and results-oriented, holds themself accountable, and takes responsibility for mistakes.  
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, specifically in Outlook, Word, PowerPoint and Excel required. Experience with a speaker presentation and abstract management system and ability to learn new technology as required.
• Highly skilled in fostering a team culture by showing concern for each team member, recognizing their contributions and thoroughly enjoys energizing and motivating others toward a goal.  

Our Values:
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.   

What you’ll own:

Serve as a secondary staff liaison to the Annual Meeting Steering Committee (AMSC) to manage the teams responsible for all committee functions and ensuring efficient and timely development of educational programs, including:

• Strategic leadership for staff and member volunteers who plan the Society’s premier educational activities, including ENDO and other live, virtual and hybrid conferences.
• Provide orientation to new committee chairs to facilitate the identification of new appointees and coordinate confirmation of appointments with the governance team.
• Plan timelines for the AMSC planning meetings.
• Ensure all appropriate committee agenda materials and background information to support planning are prepared including orientation materials, background planning materials to include previous meeting program and evaluation data, historical information, committee and general membership program suggestions, surveys, focus groups, reports, etc.
• Works closely with Experience Design Team to ensure logistical needs are met.

Coach and supervise Specialist, Event Education Design to manage content development and program build-out using a speaker and abstract management system that supports conference programming, including:

• Program suggestion site
• Presenter portal for invitation, disclosure, and confirmation
• Abstract submission and review site
• Abstract grading and scheduling sites
• Presentation selection using session builder
• Program and itinerary planner

Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to ensure accurate and effective implementation and promotion of live meetings, including:

• Work closely with Marketing and Communications to promote and drive attendance to programs and products.

• Review conference/program related promotions, publications, and program platform(s) in collaboration with Marketing, Publications, and vendor-partners.
• Provide the Development and Strategic Partnerships team applicable outcomes data for sponsored programs. Connect with Media Relations team to conduct editorial review of newsworthy abstracts for promotion to the lay and industry media.

Plan clinical education programs and workshops associated with signature events, including the Endocrine Summit, Dimensions in Diabetes, and ENDO pre-conference programs and workshops.

Use evaluations and outcomes reports for live meetings and other programs to develop new needs assessments for ENDO and other educational activities. Integrate member needs and performance gaps in planning scientific and educational programs.

Streamline processes and create standard operating procedures (SOPs) to ensure continuity.

Other duties as assigned.

What you’ll do well:

• Make decisions and solve problems involving varied levels of complexity, ambiguity and risk. Take charge of a group when it is necessary to facilitate change, overcome an impasse, face issues, or ensure that decisions are made. 
• Develop and maintain effective relationships with others to encourage and support communication and teamwork. Demonstrate the ability to build and maintain ongoing, collaborative working relationships with coworkers and members to achieve the goals of the organization. 
• Effectively manage and guide group efforts. Provide appropriate level of feedback concerning group progress. Collaborate and partner within and beyond ones’ team and build proactive relationships. Recognize and reward people for their achievements. Acknowledge and thank people for their contributions. Express pride in the group and encourage people to feel good about their accomplishments. Be sought out by others for advice and solutions.
• Plan and organize the work of a group, department or project and to establish effective priorities. Demonstrate ability to “think outside the box” for solutions or ways to accomplish the job in a more effective way. Communicate challenges/barriers to supervisor. Collaborate and share progress with others to get the project completed. Demonstrate effective delivery of completed project.

What you’ll get out of it:

• Working with a staff that has passion for our mission, believes in one another and has fun.
• The chance to work in an environment that empowers staff to take informed risks and create new programs and services.
• A chance to make a contribution in a fun job with room to make it your own.
• A strong and competitive salary and benefits package that focuses on your well-being and financial health.

Proof of Vaccination & Work Location:

The Endocrine Society values the safety of our employees, our members, and our visitors. In support of these values, if you are selected for this job you must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, except when vaccination is not medically advised or violates your sincerely held religious beliefs. If you are invited to join our team, you must submit proof that you are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to an HR partner or you must request an exemption before your actual start date. New employees must either provide proof of vaccination or be granted a medical or religious exemption before working with the Endocrine Society.

This position is located in Washington, DC and walking distance to Metro and major bus lines.  The Endocrine Society offers a flexible, hybrid work environment.  Effective May 2^nd, 2022, employees will be expected to work form the office at least 2 days per week to foster our collaborative culture and support cross-functional interaction.    

Endocrine Society offers a convenient downtown DC location within walking distance of Farragut North/Farragut West and Foggy Bottom Metro stations. Qualified candidates interested in a purposeful work environment, competitive salaries and excellent benefits, including a generous TIAA- CREF retirement plan with 10% employer contribution, submit resume and cover letter with salary requirements.

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