Director Meetings and Conferences

Living the vision of Advancing the business of healthcare today for a better tomorrow Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) works to perpetuate success throughout the healthcare industry as the premier association for professionals who lead medical practices. Since 1926 through data people insights and advocacy MGMA empowers medical group practices to innovate and create meaningful change in healthcare. We believe the future is what you make it and were here to support the people who are ready to make the world a better place. Tomorrow will be remarkable because MGMA is here to help.

MGMA is looking for a Director Meetings and Conferences to join our Denver/hybrid team.

The Director Meetings and Conferences is responsible for overseeing all aspects of conference performance including financial return attendee experience planning and of MGMAs facetoface conferences to create a bestinclass experience. The Director will work with key stakeholders in the organization to create the vision of MGMAs conferences and will lead the events from inception through delivery.

Essential Functions

• Creates a compelling value proposition for new and returning attendees ensuring the promise of each event is created and executed onsite.
• Responsible for the attendance goals and associated revenue in partnership with marketing and sales.
• Develops and manages all conference budgets ensuring strong profitability of each event and the overall portfolio of conferences.
• Provides onsite leadership for members and staff to ensure all functions and programs occur as planned and within budget while monitoring service levels provided by all suppliers.
• Oversees the planning and of the MGMA event portfolio leveraging capable event planners and outside suppliers.
• Leads negotiations and recommendations for service contracts for convention facilities hotels audio/visual decorations travel agencies and other vendors in a collaborative manner with team inclusion.
• Manages thirdparty offerings including registration housing and lead retrieval. Spearheads adding and subtracting thirdparty offerings as necessary in the management of the event portfolio.
• Directs the site selection process for future meetings.
• Provides leadership and expertise to evaluate and enhance conferences.
• Creates effective team management policies procedures and processes within Meetings and Conferences and the departments with which the team works.
• Ensures appropriate reporting is in place for all key stakeholders to include but not limited to financial attendee exhibitor/sponsorship and operational progress. Provides comprehensive postevent report to said key stakeholders.
• Other duties as required and necessary to ensure the success of the organization.

Supervisory duties

Direct supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organizations policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing hiring and training employees planning assigning and directing work including goal setting appraising performance rewarding and disciplining employees addressing complaints and resolving problems.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities

• Skilled in understanding and exceeding attendee expectations
• Ability to consistently promote support work and act in a manner in support of MGMAs mission vision and values.
• Ability to inspire train motivate and empower other people by demonstrating trust openly valuing their expertise and clearly stating your expectations
• Demonstrates the ability to work in a collaborative team environment actively and enthusiastically with a willingness to work across functional lines to achieve association goals and objectives.
• Ability to delegate prioritize and complete diverse projects efficiently and in a wellorganized fashion.
• Detailoriented with exceptional customer service organizational followthrough and project management skills and ability to coordinate complex schedules.
• Demonstrates strong critical thinking creativity sound judgment and troubleshooting skills.
• Agility in work style and ability to respond in a flexible manner to changing needs and priorities.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills including the ability to convey complex ideas.
• Provide financial and strategic backup (business acumen) financial modeling

Education

• Bachelors Degree in Business Administration Hotel and/or Meeting Management or a related field is required.
• Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) or Certification in Exhibition Management (CEM) is preferred.
• Masters degree in a related field is preferred.

Experience

• Seven 7 or more years of experience in meeting planning is required.
• Familiarity with the health care industry is highly preferred.
• Experience in Association Conference planning preferred.

An equivalent combination of education and experience may be substituted on a year for year basis.

Additional Requirements/Licenses/Certifications

• Must have reliable transportation.
• Must have a valid drivers license.

Working environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Work is generally performed in an indoor professional office environment.
• This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers phones photocopiers fax machines and scanners.
• Will need to attend conferences and MGMA events in various locations around the United States on a regular basis. Will need to attend conferences and sales events in various locations around the United States on a regular basis a minimum of one 1 to four 4 times per year (approximately 30 travel per year) is expected.
• Regular predictable attendance is required.

Physical Activities

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by employees in this role to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job employee is regularly required to successfully interact and accurately exchange information using the following suite of verbal and nonverbal communication skills critical to expressing oneself and conducting professional interactions on behalf of the business:

• Ability to read write edit
• Ability to converse discuss convey
• Also includes interactive engagement with software applications computer graphics and the ability to conduct internet research.

While performing the duties of this job employee is regularly required to successfully navigate scenarios requiring the following observational abilities:

• Ability to perceive identify recognize
• Ability to detect determine discern judge
• Ability to assess estimate compare

While performing the duties of this job employee is regularly required to successfully navigate scenarios requiring the following operational abilities:

• Ability to operate PC/keyboard and other office productivity equipment
• Ability to position self to traverse/navigate around typical office setting
• Ability pull/push lift open/close grasp/manipulate transport up to 50 pounds on a regular basis.

Why Work for Us:

MGMA prides itself on providing team members from all walks of life with an inclusive work environment and comprehensive benefits package including medical dental and vision coverage life insurance and both short and longterm disability. We invest in our employees growth with a 401(k) plan featuring company match profitsharing and professional development opportunities. We prioritize worklife balance through a hybrid work schedule an employee assistance program and a generous time off package which includes three weeks of vacation 80 hours of sick time and 11 paid holidays. From a flexible spending account and onsite fitness center to volunteer opportunities and tuition assistance MGMA is committed to giving employees a wellrounded and gratifying employment experience.

We are an equal opportunity employer. All applicants shall be considered according to their individual qualifications abilities experience and other employment standards. There will be no discrimination due to gender or gender identity race religion color national origin ancestry age disability sexual orientation veteran/military status or any other basis protected by applicable law.

MGMA does not engage in immigration sponsorship.

The application deadline is April 14 2025. This may be extended in the event additional time is necessary to receive a sufficient amount of qualified candidates.