Manager, External Events (Healthcare)

Location: Chicago, Illinois, United States; hybrid schedule with three days per week in the office, occasional travel of 0–10%, and occasional evening or weekend work.

Base salary: $95,000–$125,000 per year. The position is also incentive eligible.

Company

hirify.global and Kaufman Hall provide healthcare institutions with management consulting, strategic guidance, financial analysis, and business transformation services.

What you will do

• Develop and manage an annual external events strategy and calendar aligned with business objectives, priority audiences, and growth opportunities.
• Plan and execute conferences, sponsorships, executive events, client forums, and other external engagements from concept through completion.
• Coordinate venues, registration, invitations, agendas, speakers, travel, catering, audiovisual requirements, branding, and on-site logistics.
• Partner with practice leaders, business development, marketing, communications, consultants, vendors, and external organizers.
• Manage event budgets, expenses, invoices, attendance records, follow-up activities, and performance reporting.
• Evaluate event outcomes and use data-informed recommendations to improve future formats, sponsorships, audiences, and engagement.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in event management, marketing, communications, business, hospitality, or a related field.
• At least five years of experience managing corporate, client, industry, or professional services events.
• Experience managing multiple events simultaneously from concept through completion, including executive-level, client-facing, or high-visibility events.
• Strong project management, organizational, budgeting, vendor-management, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and event registration, project management, or collaboration tools.
• Must be able to work in the Chicago office three days per week and must already have U.S. work authorization without current or future visa sponsorship.

Nice to have

• Experience in healthcare consulting, professional services, associations, or another relationship-driven business.
• Experience managing conference sponsorships, executive roundtables, client forums, or thought leadership events.
• Familiarity with CRM, marketing automation, event registration, and virtual event platforms.
• Experience using event performance data to improve future engagement.

Culture & Benefits

• Inclusive environment focused on employee engagement, professional development, and organizational capability.
• Combination of office and home-office work settings.
• Comprehensive benefits plan.
• Occasional travel and proximity to an airport may be required for work-related events.