Jocelyn Laughton
Assistant Communication and Events Manager
Professional Status
Unemployed
Available
About Me
After completing my doctorate in neurobiology at the University of Lausanne and pursuing a short academic career in research, I then wished to re-orientate my career in a way that would allow me to continue to serve the medical and life sciences but in a more hands-on way, outside of the laboratory.
I therefore worked for over two years as congress manager and medical association administrator with Symporg (www.symporg.ch), a Professional Congress Organizer (PCO) company based in Geneva. This company is highly specialized in the organization of medical and scientific congresses in Switzerland, Europe and overseas. Over this period, I was responsible or shared the responsibility of the organization of events ranging from 50 to approximately 2500 participants.
Since then, and after completing an intensive course in business management and online communication I am now seeking a new chalenge.
I therefore worked for over two years as congress manager and medical association administrator with Symporg (www.symporg.ch), a Professional Congress Organizer (PCO) company based in Geneva. This company is highly specialized in the organization of medical and scientific congresses in Switzerland, Europe and overseas. Over this period, I was responsible or shared the responsibility of the organization of events ranging from 50 to approximately 2500 participants.
Since then, and after completing an intensive course in business management and online communication I am now seeking a new chalenge.
Diploma of Buisness Management
Institut Suisse de Formation des Chefs d'Entreprises
January 2011
to December 2011
Economics and Management
Part-time volunteer in communications
ACI Human Rights
Since July 2020
- assisting in digital communication and marketing
Communcation Assistant
University of Geneva
October 2018
to November 2018
- Managing content of webpages of upcoming events and conferences (CMS Concrete 5)
- Writing and publishing of events and posts on various social media (Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn & Instagram; using Hootsuite at times)
- Undertaking any other work assigned by the supervisors
Communications Intern
Fondation Brocher
April 2018
to July 2018
- Updating and completing of the database of past, present and future residents
- Translating from French to English of documentations
- Drafting Emails and letters in English to be sent to scientists involved with the Foundation
- Helping in the logistics of events held at the Foundation
- Suggesting updates and improvements to be made to the Foundation’s webpage
Events and Communication Consultant
brightideas.ch
February 2013
to February 2017
Consultant
Geneva
Switzerland
- Head of event organization and in charge of communication
Junior Technical Specialist
International Labour Organization
November 2014
to May 2015
Temporary Work
Geneva
Switzerland
- • Assisting in the development of advocacy and communication materials and tools for the ILOAIDS communication campaign “Getting to Zero at work”: www.ilo.org/zero .
- • Assisting in development of communication materials related to the VCT@WORK initiative. The initiative aims to reach 5 million workers with Voluntary Counselling and Testing (VCT) by 2015.
- • Assisting in organizing events and meetings, particularly those related to the “Getting to Zero at Work” campaign, the VCT@WORK initiative and the World AIDS Day.
- • Assisting in increasing the visibility of ILO Recommendation No. 200, ILO/AIDS’ publications, news, and the campaign on the web by using appropriate web marketing approaches.
- • Undertaking any other work assigned by the supervisor/Chief of ILOAIDS.
Project Manager and Scientific Advisor
Symporg SA
October 2008
to December 2010
Full-time
Geneva
Switzerland
- Organizing international congresses (up to 2500 participants)
- Establishing and controlling of budget
- Managing all financials and logistics of the project
- Fundraising from sponsors and industries. Managing of industries exhibitions
- Negotiating with venues and suppliers
- Liaising with organizing committees and speakers
- Preparing and updating webpage and documentation (program, book of abstracts, exhibitors manual)
- Administrating two international medical associations
Scientist
Department of Neuropsychiatry, HUG Belle-Idée
January 2008
Full-time
Geneva
Switzerland
- Setup and implementing new and unique HPLC devise for purifying specific radiotracers to subsets of receptors of specific neuronal populations in the brain
- Bibliography and specific adaptation of techniques used for this purpose
- Use of the radiotracers: PET on rodents
Assistant / PhD student,
Département de Psychiatrie. HUG, Geneva & University of Lausanne
October 1999
to September 2007
Full-time
Geneva
Switzerland
- Studying to understand the oxidative versus the non-oxidative breakdown of lactate by Lactate Dehydrogenase (isoforms 1 or 5) between two subsets of brain cells: astrocytes and neurons
- Methods:
- Histology (immunohistochemistry, ISHH)
- Molecular and cellular biology
- Cell culture
- Event Management
- Event Planning
- Conference Organisation
- Marketing Communications
- Budgeting
- Supplier Selection
- Logistics
- Pricing Negotiation
- English
- French
- Problem Solving
- Negotiation
- Life Sciences
- Research
- Fundraising
- Contract Negotiation
- Conferences
- Coordination
- Sponsorship
- Marketing Strategy
- Public Speaking
- Corporate Communications
- Strategy
- Online Marketing
- Project Management
- medical associations
- international organisations
- congress management
- communication
- marketing
- biomedical sciences
- job offers
- networking
- new technologies
- project management
