Position: Events Manager
About: Convergent Research is a non-profit science studio known for pioneering the Focused Research Organization (FRO). They create a new operating model for science that ensures rapid iteration cycles and high-throughput learning. Convergent secures funding and provides an operational backbone for counterfactual R&D, fostering agile, creative, and risk-tolerant FRO teams. Their events are designed to spark ideas, build community, and make science feel magical, encompassing a range from CEO retreats to strategic community dinners.
Requirements: High school diploma or equivalent required; experience in event planning and design; strong attention to detail and problem-solving skills; exceptional communication and interpersonal skills; ability to manage multiple stakeholders and events simultaneously; adept at negotiation and logistics handling
Benefits: competitive salary with up to a 6% 401k match, excellent medical, dental, and vision insurance options with premiums covered by company contribution, company-paid life insurance, AD&D, long- and short-term disability insurance, 19 holidays including a week off between Christmas Eve and New Year’s Day, 3 weeks PTO with tenure increases and separate sick and parental leave allowances, generous fertility benefits and childcare reimbursement, education and professional development benefits, wellness allowance for fitness and wellness activities, quarterly offsite team retreats, inclusive and diverse workplace promoting Equal Employment Opportunity and anti-harassment policies
