Meetings Management, Congress & HCP Operations Lead,

Sigma Systems, Inc.; Ridgefield (CT); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Sigma Systems, Inc. in Ridgefield, CT seeks a Meetings Management, Congress & HCP Operations Lead to oversee meeting operations, including congresses, HCP meetings, and internal events.

You will manage intake, timelines, registration, materials, budgets, and vendor coordination to ensure compliant, efficient execution. Responsibilities include dashboarding, reporting, and process improvements, with occasional support for Speaker Bureau, HCP engagement, and contracting workflows in related

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher, with 3+ years of experience or a master's with 2+ years in meeting operations or related fields.
• Experience in meeting operations, congress management, event operations, procurement, budgeting or compliance-driven support.
• Experience supporting high-volume, deadline-driven meetings across stakeholders, vendors and timelines in regulated environments.
• Strong organizational and financial-tracking skills, and excellent communication with stakeholders.
• Experience with tools like Cvent, SpotMe, Power BI, Veeva Vault, and related meeting or engagement software.
• Background in pharmaceuticals, healthcare, life sciences, events, or other regulated industries is preferred.
• Experience with process improvement, dashboards, automation, documentation, and vendor reconciliation.

Responsibilities

• Manage meeting workflows, calendars, request intake, timelines, assignments, access needs and documentation.
• Support meeting setup, registration, attendee records, materials, print needs, communications and approvals.
• Track budgets, invoices, payments, accruals, and vendor documentation for meetings and congresses.
• Provide limited support for Speaker Bureau, HCP engagement, and contracting workflows when tied to meetings.
• Create dashboards and leadership summaries from meeting and budget data.
• Identify gaps, data issues, and compliance risks; support remediation and standardization.
• Coordinate with stakeholders, vendors, technology teams, and procurement to ensure on-time delivery.
• Drive continuous improvements and adherence to standard operating procedures.
• Monitor vendor and stakeholder deliverables, timelines, and accountability.
• Stay informed on industry tools and best practices to improve efficiency.

Skills

Strong organization

Financial tracking

Stakeholder coordination

Communication

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Cvent

SpotMe

Power BI

Veeva Vault

Power Apps

Invoice Track

Lectrona

Scope Manager

CAR Form

BICC

Job description

37598626 Meetings Management, Congress & HCP Operations Lead, Ridgefield, CT 12 Months

Sigma Systems is seeking a Meetings Management, Congress & HCP Operations Lead to work at Ridgefield, CT

2-3 days onsite

The Operations Lead supports Congress & Meeting Management operations, including congresses, HCP meetings, internal BI Client employee meetings, meeting intake, event timelines, registration and attendee data, meeting materials, budget tracking, procurement/payment support, vendor coordination, meeting-card administration, and closeout documentation. This role manages related systems, reporting, dashboards, and process improvements to support compliant, efficient meeting execution, with secondary support for Speaker Bureau, HCP engagement, and contracting activities that intersect with meeting operations.

Responsibilities:

• Manage CMM meeting workflows, platforms, calendars, request intake, timelines, assignments, access needs, documentation, training reminders, and process controls.
• Support meeting setup, approvals, registration, attendee records, leadership commitments, event materials, print needs, communications, meeting cards, vendor documentation, reconciliation, and closeout.
• Track purchase orders, invoices, payments, budgets, forecasts, accruals, vendor follow-up, and finance/procurement actions for congresses, HCP meetings, internal meetings, and meeting-related vendors.
• Provide limited support for Speaker Bureau, HCP engagement, advisory board, and contracting workflows when tied to meeting setup, documentation, approvals, attendee needs, vendor activity, or closeout.
• Create dashboards, reports, and leadership summaries using meeting volume, registration, calendar, budget, vendor, survey, inquiry, attendee, reconciliation, and platform data.
• Identify process gaps, data issues, payment concerns, service trends, and compliance risks; support remediation, standardization, automation, and continuous improvement.
• Coordinate with CMM, meeting leads, internal stakeholders, vendors, meeting partners, technology teams, print procurement, security, finance, procurement, compliance, and administrators.
• Drive process improvements and operational procedures in partnership with CMM and HCP teams to enhance ways of working, strengthen vendor accountability, and support consistent execution.
• Coordinate vendor and stakeholder deliverables, timelines, and dependencies to ensure execution remains on track and accountability is maintained.
• Learns and understands the current state of the industry, including knowledge of tools, techniques, strategies, and processes that can be utilized to improve process efficiency and performance

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree with approximately three or more years; or master's degree with approximately two or more years.
• Relevant experience in meeting operations, congress management, event operations, project management, procurement, vendor coordination, budget tracking, reporting, or compliance-driven operational support.
• Experience supporting high-volume, deadline-driven meetings or congresses across stakeholders, vendors, systems, budgets, timelines, and workstreams in a regulated environment.
• Strong organization, attention to detail, financial tracking, customer service, communication, prioritization, problem-solving, and stakeholder coordination skills.
• Experience with Cvent, SpotMe, CAR Form, BICC, Power Apps, Power BI, Invoice Track, We Buy, Lectrona, Scope Manager, Veeva Vault, meeting-card processes, contracting workflows, or related meeting/engagement tools preferred.
• Background in pharmaceuticals, healthcare, life sciences, events, congress management, meeting operations, or another regulated industry
• Experience with process improvement, dashboards, automation, meeting documentation, vendor reconciliation, records retention, transparency-related data, and related HCP engagement or contracting workflows.

Success Measures:

• Accurate, timely meeting intake, calendar, assignment, registration, budget, payment, vendor, materials, reconciliation, and closeout tracking.
• Reliable dashboards, reporting, documentation, audit readiness, issue tracking, leadership visibility, improved service levels, and positive stakeholder/vendor feedback.
• Continuous improvement opportunities identified and implemented, resulting in streamlined processes, increased efficiency, and consistent adoption of standard ways of working