Careers at ISPE

Do you want a career where you know you are MAKING A DIFFERENCE?

We select people with creativity, integrity, passion and the ambition to make a difference and we focus on attracting and choosing the brightest and best talent.

We’re looking for people who:

  • Have a STRONG work ethic – know how to work hard and set high goals and expectations for themselves
  • Are TEAM PLAYERS – collaborate efficiently and effectively and understand that no one can achieve greatness on their own
  • Maintain a POSITIVE ATTITUDE - even in difficult or stressful situations
  • Are LEADERS and can take charge and tackle projects, both big and small

Career Opportunities


Our Core Values

Core values are the fundamental beliefs upon which ISPE is based on. They are the guiding principles that we use to manage our business, our Members, and internal customers and should be the anchor for every facet of our organization.

accountability

ACCOUNTABILITY

We accept responsibility for our work and learn from our mistakes
We honor our commitments and will take personal responsibility to help achieve the desired results. We proactively work to overcome obstacles. We learn from our mistakes and use them as an opportunity for improvement.

collaboration

COLLABORATION

We work together to achieve our goals
We are a global team united by a common purpose as defined in the strategic plan. We encourage open communication, coordination, and team-based approaches to achieve goals.

professional excellence

PROFESSIONAL EXCELLENCE

We deliver quality work and are open to exploring and trying new things
We deliver quality work through our competence, commitment to continuous learning, and motivation to achieve the Society’s goals. We will be fearless in pursuing new approaches that help us achieve our goals. We embrace change for the opportunities it brings.

Integrity

INTEGRITY

We are honest, fair, and ethical
We conduct our business with the highest standards and professionalism. We are transparent, honest, and ethical in all our interactions with one another, our members, and others.

respect

RESPECT

We embrace diversity, provide support, and encourage one another
We recognize that diversity in thoughts, opinions, and backgrounds contributes to making us a stronger team. We approach one another with open minds and in a way that promotes positive interactions.


Benefits

We offer a generous and competitive benefits package, including medical, dental and vision coverage, holidays and other paid time off, retirement, life and disability insurance, and more.

Salary Compensation

  • Competitive Base Salary
  • Merit and Bonus System
  • Professional Development

Health Benefits

  • Medical Insurance
  • Dental Insurance
  • Vision Insurance

Income Protection and Security Benefits

  • Generous 401K Match
  • Life Insurance/AD&D
  • Dependent Life Insurance
  • Short-Term Disability
  • Long-Term Disability
  • Medical Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
  • Dependent Day Care Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

Work-Life Balance

  • Work from home opportunities available for some positions
  • Parental leave
  • Stress Management Program
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Compassionate, Jury Duty and Military Family leave
  • Robust PTO plan including:
    • Closed from Christmas through New Year's Day
    • 9 Paid holidays
    • 3 Personal days
    • Carryover provision

Our vision is to be an association that serves our Members and patients by leading the scientific, technical, and regulatory advancements of the pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical industry. Working together, we will accomplish this by initiating discussions, collaborations, education, and training on relevant issues that matter the most in the industry.

Our success is dependent on the commitment and competency of all who work at ISPE. If you don’t see an open position but are interested in a career at ISPE, please submit your resume today.

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Career Opportunities

  • Marketing Coordinator

    IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR: Director, Marketing
    DEPARTMENT: Marketing and Communications
    LOCATION: Remote

    General Summary

    The Marketing Coordinator is responsible for meticulously planning, coordinating, implementing, tracking, and overseeing projects related to ISPE’s marketing campaigns. As a key member of the Marketing and Communications Team, the Marketing Coordinator, is an all-encompassing position that requires a high-level view of various moving parts, such as stakeholders, deadlines, and deliverables while also maintaining extreme attention to detail. This includes a thorough understanding of ISPE’s products and services, as well as the respective marketing budgets and goals/success criteria established for each. This is a remote work position, and may be located anywhere in the continental U.S., noting that ISPE office hours are conducted on eastern time zone.

    Principal Duties and Responsibilities

    Essential Functions:

    • Develop a deep understanding of the company’s products, services, and goals
    • Effectively and efficiently manage marketing campaigns via project management software (Monday.com), including the calendar of tactical deployments of marketing efforts
    • Work with the Marketing and Communications team on the development and organization of integrated marketing campaigns
    • Ensure all timelines are reasonable and deliverables are provided on time
    • Monitor all marketing campaigns' effectiveness to optimize impact and progress
    • Resource management of Marketing/Communications staff and contractors to ensure the ability to successfully plan and execute scheduled marketing campaigns
    • Assist in compiling regular reports of campaign performance and results and provide ongoing updates to various internal value streams
    • Develop strong partnerships and trust with internal value streams, as well as colleagues within and outside of the Marketing Communications Department
    • Other duties and responsibilities as assigned

    Requirements & Qualifications

    Education and Experience:

    • Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, Business Management, or related field.
    • Minimum of 3 years of marketing campaign management, ideally related to logistics, project management, or client-facing roles
    • Monday.com experience or a similar work operating system (Work OS) is preferred, but not required
    • Experience in the pharmaceutical or other manufacturing/engineering industry preferred, but not required
    • Ability to travel as needed to conferences, business meetings and trainings (less than 10%)

    Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

    • Working knowledge of Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and Office 365
    • Working Proven success designing and executing marketing and communication campaigns
    • Excellent organizational, prioritization, decision-making skills and the ability to meet deadlines
    • Excellent time management and multitasking ability, capable of simultaneously managing multiple projects with different deadlines
    • Exceptional editing and proofreading skills
    • Superior verbal and written communication skills
    • Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite and Adobe Creative Suite
    • Enthusiastic, fast learner with intellectual curiosity and a willingness to take initiative
    • Strong collaborator with the ability to work across various departments and teams to create results
    • A positive attitude – maintaining poise and professionalism in stressful situations.
    • Strong attention to detail
    • Ability to think analytically and strategically
    • Ability to work as part of a team and independently

    The above declarations are not intended to be an “all inclusive” list of duties and responsibilities of the job described, nor are they intended to be such a listing of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Rather, they are intended only to describe the general nature of the job, and are a reasonable representation of its activities. 

  • Operations Manager

    IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR: Director of Development and Operations
    DEPARTMENT: ISPE Foundation
    LOCATION: Remote

    General Summary

    Working under the supervision of the ISPE CEO & the Director of Development and Operations and the guidance of the ISPE Foundation Board, the Operations Manager provides program management over all ISPE Foundation programs and activities, Grant Programs, and is the Corporate Social Responsibility Liaison. The Operations Manager will also help successfully manage and coordinate operations with ISPE staff and volunteers, manages the outcomes for those programs, including data collections, impact stories, etc., with the goal of implementing initiatives that will result in the achievement of the Foundation’s mission and vision.

    Principal Duties and Responsibilities

    Essential Functions:

    • Knowledge w/o Borders (Technology w/o borders, Translations), Workforce Diversity Programs (IFDIP, WIP), Scholarships and Grants Program (including AM and Professional Development Grants), and other like programs
      • Develop and manage the applications for the Grant Programs
      • Manage the Selection Committee for the Grant Programs (including scheduling meetings, collecting, and disseminating data, minutes, etc.)
      • Manage communications with company partners for the Grant Programs
      • Manage the communication needs with internal staff and 3rd party companies for the Grant Programs
      • Manage the communication with grant recipients
      • Liaison for producing grant and communication deliverables and tracking progress
    • Corporate Social Responsibility Liaison - Manage the granting and application process for corporations, industry leaders, and other supporting like affiliates
    • Monitor, track and report the impact of programs. Produces outcome and progress reports data (ROI) gathering and works with MARCOM to assist in communicating impact and program deliverables
    • Manage the operations for the Foundation’s activities at the ISPE Annual Meeting & Expo and other ISPE conferences
    • Provide operational updates to the Foundation Board of Directors and Foundation Executive Committee as necessary
    • Maintain and implement Foundation policies and procedures
    • Assist in grant and proposal writing as necessary
    • Responsible for Fundraising operations and volunteer coordination of the same to achieve or exceed annual fundraising goals set by the Foundation Board of Directors
    • Manage all aspects of Foundation programs in coordination with ISPE staff
    • Implement Foundation programs in support of ISPE operations as appropriate
    • Identify opportunities for program development, expansion, and funding
    • Identify and cultivate partnership opportunities which leverage the Foundation’s abilities to achieve its mission
    • Oversee management, community, and Board reports on results of Foundation initiatives
    • Lead committees of volunteers and experts to progress Foundation strategies
    • Assist in developing and promoting the messaging and effective communication of the Foundation’s evolving story of beneficial impact to stakeholders and society
    • Develop criteria to evaluate the effectiveness of the Foundation’s programs and participate in the development of strategies to facilitate future progress
    • Obtain, maintain, and share a high level of knowledge of the most effective strategies and current thinking (best practices) in the Foundation community
    • Interact with members, leaders, and public and private sector stakeholders to assess developments in the Foundations interest areas and strategic points for philanthropic engagement
    • Special Projects: Conducts research, compile data and prepare reports for consideration and presentation to the ISPE CEO & COO
    • ehHelps in the planning and execution of Foundation sponsored events
    • Other duties as assigned

    Requirements & Qualifications

    Education and Experience:

    • Bachelor’s degree required, pharmaceutical knowledge a plus
    • Minimum of five years of experience in fundraising a plus
    • Nonprofit fundraising or knowledge associated with fundraising required
    • Experience working in an association and/or managing volunteers, and peer-to-peer fundraising is preferred

    Skills and Knowledge:

    • Extensive business communication skills, both orally and written, including the ability to speak publicly
    • Knowledge of budget development and monitoring principles and federal rules and regulations pertaining to fundraising and nonprofit operations
    • Demonstrate professional appearance, ethics, and demeanor at all times
    • Significant skills in researching, analyzing, presenting data, reaching conclusions and developing recommendations
    • Ability to coordinate various projects and responsibilities while prioritizing conflicting demands and deadlines
    • Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationship with a wide range of individuals
    • Self-motivated and results oriented
    • Strong organizational and project management skills
    • Advanced Computer literate in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint
    • Tech Savvy – strong ability to use social media and web platforms to build foundation awareness and promote fundraising efforts
    • Ability to travel both domestically and internationally and work evenings and weekends as needed (25%)
    • Ability to stand and walk for extended periods of times at ISPE Conferences

    The above declarations are not intended to be an “all inclusive” list of duties and responsibilities of the job described, nor are they intended to be such a listing of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Rather, they are intended only to describe the general nature of the job, and are a reasonable representation of its activities. 

  • Senior Graphic Designer

    IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR:  Director, Marketing
    DEPARTMENT: Marketing and Communications
    LOCATION: Remote

    General Summary

    The Senior Graphic Designer is a design leader and brand steward whose high standards and broad conceptual thinking inspires creative excellence. This position brings both leadership and hands-on creativity to continually improve ISPE’s brand presentation and is responsible for a variety of digital and print deliverables from concept to production. As a key member of the Marketing and Communications Team, the Senior Graphic Designer plays an instrumental role in the conceptualization and implementation of marketing campaigns, working closely in partnership with internal value stream leads to ensure delivery of superior clear, concise, and compelling advertising, and marketing collateral. This is a remote work position, and may be located anywhere in the continental U.S., noting that ISPE office hours are conducted on eastern time zone.

    Principal Duties and Responsibilities

    Essential Functions:

    • Act as creative consultant to protect, maintain and continually improve the ISPE family of brands as ISPE continues to evolve and grow
    • Design, create, and execute the production of all ISPE promotional materials, direct mail, flyers, catalogs, onsite guides, PowerPoint presentations, ads, web graphics, social media graphics, landing page design, email graphics, trade show displays; overall ISPE brand management; graphics standards updates
    • Act as project manager for conference creative deliverables, creating timelines, developing concepts for onsite graphics, and coordinating internal value streams to deliver elevated attendee experience
    • Manage requests for creative, setting deliverable dates to set and meet client expectations. Provide regular status updates on each project
    • Assist in reviewing content submitted by internal value streams
    • Manage vendors and freelance designer(s) as needed, ensuring accountability in meeting production milestones and review stages, including hiring and reviews
    • Collaborate with Marketing and internal value streams to develop strategies and deliver fresh creative marketing solutions
    • Contribute to overall marketing strategies encompassing corporate branding, public relations, advertising, events, training programs, publications, member services, sales collateral, print materials, and web design
    • Stay abreast of design tools, digital media platforms, and industry trends

    Requirements & Qualifications

    Education and Experience:

    • Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design or a similar field is required for this position
    • 5-8+ years of relevant experience in graphic design, editorial design, or advertising and 2+ years of project management experience preferred
    • Must have strong project management skills to plan, prioritize, and organize effectively.
    • Proficient in marketing theory and design applications
    • Knowledge of B2C and B2B marketing strategies
    • Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite, Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, etc..) and other digital imaging tools used in the production of print and electronic communications
    • Excellent organizational skills, including experience cataloging and saving final design and support files
    • 3+ years of experience collaborating with an in-house marketing team and organization staff.
    • Strong technical aptitude and ability to pick up new tools quickly
    • Ability to travel as needed to conferences, business meetings and trainings (less than 10%)

    Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

    • Keen eye for modern, fresh design aesthetics and typography
    • Strong attention to detail with exceptional editing and proofreading skills
    • Ability to work in a fast-paced and dynamically changing environment
    • Ability to coordinate and organize multiple simultaneous projects
    • A positive attitude – maintaining poise and professionalism in stressful situations
    • Strong collaborator with the ability to work across various internal value streams to create results
    • Ability to work as part of a team and independently
    • Superior verbal and written communication skills

    The above declarations are not intended to be an “all inclusive” list of duties and responsibilities of the job described, nor are they intended to be such a listing of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Rather, they are intended only to describe the general nature of the job, and are a reasonable representation of its activities. 

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