Company Description
Santen is a life sciences company with a proud 130-year heritage, exclusively focused on ophthalmology. As a global company of Japanese origin, operating in over 60 countries, we are dedicated to providing innovative treatments and digital solutions for eye health, while also addressing vision-related social issues worldwide.
Position Description
We are looking for an intern who will develop the core skills required to work within the local Congress & Events Department.
Alongside the company tutor, the trainee will develop the basics skills necessary to work within the Congress & Event department, collaborating in close contact with local functions and providing support for the department’s activities.
We offer a dynamic and collaborative working environment, training and mentoring from experienced professionals, as well as involvement in strategic projects and customer-related activities.
Work location: Milan
Working hours: Full time
CONTRACT TYPE: STAGE
Job Description
Sponsorship Documents: assist the Congress Lead in preparing, updating, and archiving sponsorship contracts and other essential documents.
Congress Calendar Development: contribute to creating and updating a congress calendar aligned with the brand plan.
Congress Information: collect, analyze, and archive information about national and local ophthalmology congresses.
Budget Management: support the Congress and Event Lead by managing congressional budgets using available tools and updating all spending functions.
Congress Materials: support for the logistical management of conference materials
AIDEA Tool Launch: assist in launching the AIDEA tool.
Farmindustria: support for the event lead in preparing all documents or information subject to a Farmindustria audit.
Functional Competencies
Essential
* Ability to learn
* Effective written communication skills (Italian and English advanced)
* Proficiency with MS Office (MS Word, Excel and MS PowerPoint)
* Take ownership of delegated projects
* Demonstrate an open, supportive, team-oriented style
* Problem solving
* Positive Mindset
Desirable
* Capability to work independently, creatively and innovatively
* Capacity to prioritize/time management
* Ability to present information/data to internal stakeholders
Qualifications
Education
Essential
* Master’s degree in communication, languages, public relations, and economics (or equivalent).
Desirable
* Post-graduate master program in event management.
Additional Information
Grow your career at Santen
A career at Santen is an opportunity to make a difference. Through our long-term vision outlined in Santen 2030, we are committed to be a Social Innovator - addressing the social and economic needs of people with visual impairments. We have team members around the world using their diverse talents to unlock new modalities and drive innovations for patient outcomes, education and treatment. At Santen, we believe in empowering all our team members with flexible ways of working and a highly inclusive work environment.
The Santen Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to building diverse teams and ensuring a safe and inclusive physical and virtual workplace for every one of our team members. All employment decisions are based on business needs, role requirements and individual qualifications regardless of race, color, ethnicity, national origin/ancestry, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity/ expression, age, disability, medical condition, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
If you require any kind of accommodation during our recruitment process, please let the recruiter from our team know.