Senior Manager, Internal Events & Content Strategy

The Senior Manager, Internal Events & Content Strategy for Hospital Patient Monitoring (HPM) is a strategic role responsible for designing and executing internal events and content programs. This role drives employee engagement, fosters a unified culture, and aligns with Philips’ business objectives. It involves strategic planning and hands-on execution to deliver impactful experiences, elevate the company’s brand, and strengthen its internal community.

Must Have

• Lead end-to-end planning and execution of internal events, including town halls, sales kick-offs, employee engagement programs, and virtual/hybrid events.
• Develop and manage event budgets, ensuring financial accountability and cost optimization.
• Oversee all logistical aspects, including catering, travel, accommodation, A/V, and on-site staffing.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure events align with business objectives and reinforce Philips’ culture and values.
• Design and implement marketing and promotional strategies to maximize event attendance and engagement.
• Define KPIs, measure event success, and prepare detailed reports for stakeholders to drive continuous improvement.
• Develop and execute a holistic internal content strategy that promotes culture, drives engagement, and fosters two-way communication.
• Create or oversee the development of compelling content for internal events, leadership communications, and employee engagement programs.
• Partner with senior leaders to craft strategic messaging and storytelling that aligns with organizational goals and inspires employees.
• Source, onboard, and manage agencies, content creators, and event vendors, establishing KPIs, evaluating performance, and ensuring alignment with Philips’ standards.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional partners (HR, marketing, commercial, legal, finance) to define priorities and ensure consistent brand and compliance standards.
• Develop processes, tools, and standards to streamline event delivery and optimize outsourced event production.
• Define and track KPIs for internal events and content programs (e.g., engagement scores, attendance, sentiment, ROI).
• Use analytics tools and employee feedback to report impact and drive continuous improvement across all deliverables.
• 5+ years of experience managing large-scale events and processes across complex organizations, B2B or B2G events, preferably within Healthcare or Technology sectors.
• Demonstrated proficiency in managing relationships with event vendors and agencies.
• Strong leadership and team management skills with the ability to motivate and guide diverse teams.
• Exceptional project management and organizational abilities, with a proven track record of delivering high-quality events on time and within budget.
• Expertise in vendor negotiation, sourcing hotels and brand partners, and managing agency relationships.
• Possess experience developing event portfolios aligned to business objectives and measuring success through KPIs and ROI analysis.
• Proven experience leading content strategy and programming for events.
• Experience in event and content management platforms such as Cvent, Adobe Creative Suite, CMS, CRM tools (e.g., Salesforce), analytics tools (e.g., Meltwater, Sprinklr and collaboration tools like MS Teams and SharePoint).
• Bachelor’s degree required.
• US work authorization is a precondition of employment.
• Must reside in or within commuting distance to Cambridge, MA.
• Ability to travel up to 25% domestically for event execution.

Good to Have

• Master’s degree/MBA, preferred in Marketing, Public Relations, Communications, or related field.
• Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) strongly preferred.

Perks & Benefits

• Annual incentive bonus
• Sales commission
• Long-term incentives
• Generous PTO
• 401k (up to 7% match)
• HSA (with company contribution)
• Stock purchase plan
• Education reimbursement

Job Title

Senior Manager, Internal Events & Content Strategy

Job Description

Senior Manager, Internal Events & Content Strategy HPM

Our Senior Manager, Internal Events & Content Strategy for Hospital Patient Monitoring (HPM) is a strategic, high-impact role focused on designing and executing world-class internal events and content programs that drive employee engagement, foster a unified culture, and align with Philips’ business objectives. You will combines strategic planning with hands-on execution to deliver seamless, impactful experiences that elevate the company’s brand and strengthen its internal community.

Your role:

• Lead the end-to-end planning and execution of internal events, including town halls, sales kick-offs, employee engagement programs, and virtual/hybrid events. Develop and manage event budgets, ensuring financial accountability and cost optimization and oversee all logistical aspects, including catering, travel, accommodation, A/V, and on-site staffing.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure events align with business objectives and reinforce Philips’ culture and values. Design and implement marketing and promotional strategies to maximize event attendance and engagement and define KPIs, measure event success, and prepare detailed reports for stakeholders to drive continuous improvement.
• Develop and execute a holistic internal content strategy that promotes culture, drives engagement, and fosters two-way communication and create or oversee the development of compelling content for internal events, leadership communications, and employee engagement programs. Partner with senior leaders to craft strategic messaging and storytelling that aligns with organizational goals and inspires employees.
• Source, onboard, and manage agencies, content creators, and event vendors, establishing KPIs, evaluating performance, and ensuring alignment with Philips’ standards. Collaborate closely with cross-functional partners (HR, marketing, commercial, legal, finance) to define priorities and ensure consistent brand and compliance standards and develop processes, tools, and standards to streamline event delivery and optimize outsourced event production.
• Define and track KPIs for internal events and content programs (e.g., engagement scores, attendance, sentiment, ROI). Use analytics tools and employee feedback to report impact and drive continuous improvement across all deliverables.

You're the right fit if:

• You’ve acquired 5+ years of experience managing large-scale events and processes across complex organizations, B2B or B2G events, preferably within Healthcare or Technology sectors, and have demonstrated proficiency in managing relationships with event vendors and agencies.
• Your skills include:
• Strong leadership and team management skills with the ability to motivate and guide diverse teams.
• Exceptional project management and organizational abilities, with a proven track record of delivering high-quality events on time and within budget.
• Expertise in vendor negotiation, sourcing hotels and brand partners, and managing agency relationships.
• Possess experience developing event portfolios aligned to business objectives and measuring success through KPIs and ROI analysis.
• Proven experience leading content strategy and programming for events — speaker curation, content calendar development, and storytelling.
• Experience in event and content management platforms such as Cvent, Adobe Creative Suite, CMS, CRM tools (e.g., Salesforce), analytics tools (e.g., Meltwater, Sprinklr and collaboration tools like MS Teams and SharePoint.

• You have a Bachelor’s degree required, Master’s degree/MBA, preferred in Marketing, Public Relations, Communications, or related field. Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) strongly preferred.
• You must be able to successfully perform the following minimum Physical, Cognitive and Environmental job requirements with or without accommodation for this position.
• You’re a creative problem-solver who thrives in fast-paced environments, embraces innovation, and ensures brand consistency across all face-to-face investments. Must be able to travel up to 25% domestically for event execution.

How we work together

We believe that we are better together than apart. For our office-based teams, this means working in-person at least 3 days per week. Onsite roles require full-time presence in the company’s facilities. Field roles are most effectively done outside of the company’s main facilities, generally at the customers’ or suppliers’ locations.

This is an office role.

About Philips

We are a health technology company. We built our entire company around the belief that every human matters, and we won't stop until everybody everywhere has access to the quality healthcare that we all deserve. Do the work of your life to help improve the lives of others.

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Philips Transparency Details

The pay range for this position in Cambridge, MA is $135,000 to $216,000.

The actual base pay offered may vary within the posted ranges depending on multiple factors including job-related knowledge/skills, experience, business needs, geographical location, and internal equity.

In addition, other compensation, such as an annual incentive bonus, sales commission or long-term incentives may be offered. Employees are eligible to participate in our comprehensive Philips Total Rewards benefits program, which includes a generous PTO, 401k (up to 7% match), HSA (with company contribution), stock purchase plan, education reimbursement and much more. Details about our benefits can be found here.

At Philips, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top end of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent upon the facts and circumstances of each case.

Additional Information

US work authorization is a precondition of employment. The company will not consider candidates who require sponsorship for a work-authorized visa, now or in the future.

Company relocation benefits will not be provided for this position. For this position, you must reside in or within commuting distance to Cambridge, MA**.

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This requisition is expected to stay active for 45 days but may close earlier if a successful candidate is selected or business necessity dictates. Interested candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible to ensure consideration.

Philips is an Equal Employment and Opportunity Employer including Disability/Vets and maintains a drug-free workplace.