SCCM

Manager

• Develops an understanding of the size, scope, and purpose of meetings and conferences; develops plans, processes, and infrastructure to support their successful implementation.
• Collaborates with SCCM staff to create meeting environments that meet the goals for internal and external stakeholders.
• Develops and manages budgets for Congress and other events.
• Supervises the development of meeting RFPs and visits to potential meeting sites; recommends meeting sites to the director of education.
• Negotiates contracts with hotels, convention centers, meeting suppliers, and vendors and presents them to director of education for signatory approval.
• Ensures appropriate execution of logistics for SCCM’s Critical Care Congress and other education and business meetings.
• Supports and mentors staff in the planning and executing of meetings and events, ensuring skills development and adherence to organizational practices.
• Leads the meetings team to make sure that organizational goals are met and processes are followed.
• Directs and supports vendor and conference center partners to ensure the best possible service to SCCM and its participants/attendees.
• In coordination with the meetings manager, ensures that comprehensive meeting specifications are developed and communicated to all meeting vendors and internal stakeholders.
• Supervises management of travel agency operations for staff and volunteer travel.
• Develops and implements infection control and emergency response plans in compliance with SCCM and CDC guidelines.
• Leads the Congress Command Center, monitoring all Congress events and coordinating logistic responses with staff, vendors, suppliers, and the facility.
• Provides onsite support for other (non-Congress) meetings as needed both at SCCM Headquarters and elsewhere.
• Reviews and verifies meeting logistics invoices after events.
• Develops strategies to adapt to changing logistic needs and competitive landscape.
• Actively participates in educational program planning teams.

Senior Meetings Manager

• Manages all logistics for SCCM’s Critical Care Congress and other education and business meetings.
• Coordinates with SCCM staff to gather the information necessary to plan successful meetings.
• Develops meeting budgets and manages related expenses.
• Assists with the development of meeting RFPs, researches potential meeting sites, and recommends meeting sites.
• Assists the senior meetings manager with the negotiation of contracts with hotels, convention centers, meeting suppliers, and vendors.
• Ensures that housing materials for staff, vendors, and VIPs attending SCCM meetings are created and executed in a timely fashion.
• Provides support to SCCM staff, including coordination with all vendors required to ensure successful meetings.
• Implements online committee, ancillary, and exhibitor meeting request processes for SCCM meetings as required.
• Responsible for the assignment and confirmation of meeting and hotel rooms to make optimal use of contracted facilities for all SCCM meetings.
• Assists senior meetings manager in the development of comprehensive meeting specifications for SCCM meetings and communicates to all relevant vendors and internal stakeholders.
• Manages travel agency operations for staff and volunteer travel.
• Co-leads the Congress Command Center, coordinating logistic responses with staff and vendors.
• Assists marketing and staff partners with the development of meeting promotional materials.
• Provides on-site support for other non-Congress meetings as needed.
• Reviews hotel, convention center, and vendor invoices after SCCM meetings to ensure proper charges and coding for each function.
• Participates in association industry meetings and events to maintain up-to-date knowledge of overall meeting trends.

Meetings Manager

Project Manager

• Serves as primary project lead and coordinates guidelines development phases and publication in accordance with ACCM/SCCM standard operating procedures.
• Manages multiple clinical practice guideline projects simultaneously, ensuring timely completion while maintaining quality and compliance with SCCM policies and procedures.
• Provides structured communication and progress reports to the ACCM Board of Regents committee, SCCM leadership, and all other relevant parties.
• Identifies risks and barriers to project completion and implements mitigation strategy.
• Manages external contractors to ensure alignment of contract deliverables with SCCM policies and procedures.
• Supports continuous process improvement efforts for guideline activities.