Congress & Meeting Management Intern
Boehringer Ingelheim
**Description**
Boehringer Ingelheim is currently seeking a talented and innovative **Intern** to join our **Congress & Meeting** department located at our **Ridgefield, CT** campus. As an **Intern,** you will provide planning support across programs ranging from small-scale on campus meetings to large meetings across the US.
The Congress & Meeting Management Intern will support the planning, coordination, and execution of key internal and external events across the organization. This role offers hands‑on exposure to meeting operations, cross-functional collaboration, professional communications, and project management within a fast‑paced environment.
As an employee of Boehringer Ingelheim, you will actively contribute to the discovery, development and delivery of our products to our patients and customers. Our global presence provides opportunity for all employees to collaborate internationally, offering visibility and opportunity to directly contribute to the companies' success. We realize that our strength and competitive advantage lie with our people. We support our employees in a number of ways to foster a healthy working environment, meaningful work, mobility, networking and work-life balance. Our competitive compensation and benefit programs reflect Boehringer Ingelheim's high regard for our employees
**Duties & Responsibilities**
+ Support meeting logistics, including personalized agendas, attendee tracking, registration oversight, and day‑of coordination.
+ Maintain project tools (Planner/Teams), track tasks, update statuses, and manage team calendars and travel.
+ Build or update meeting-related materials such as agendas, timelines, PowerPoint decks, and post‑meeting report packages.
+ Assist with gift research, vendor comparisons, budgeting, and organizing gift distribution.
+ Handle shipping preparation, including inventory, packing lists, labeling, and meeting card tracking.
+ Identify process improvements and help create “how we work” guides for onboarding future hires/interns.
**Requirements**
+ Must be a current undergraduate, graduate or advanced degree student in good academic standing.
+ Student must be enrolled at an accredited college or university for the duration of the **internship** .
+ Overall cumulative minimum GPA from last completed quarter/semester 3.0 GPA (on a 4.0 scale) preferred.
+ Major or minor in related field of **internship** .
+ Undergraduate students must have completed at least 12 credit hours at current college or university.
+ Graduate and advanced degree students must have completed at least 9 credit hours at current college or university.
**Eligibility Requirements** :
+ Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without restriction.
+ Must be willing to take a drug test and post-offer physical (if required).
+ Must be 18 years of age or older.
**Desired Skills, Experience and Abilities**
+ Minimum of 1 - 2 years of related experience in event planning, coordinating, and administration• Excellent customer service orientation with ability to build and foster relationships with diverse constituencies• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, including proficient writing and computer skills, strength in analytical and reasoning skills• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, team-based, service-oriented environment• Ability to exercise good judgment, work productively under deadlines and carry out multiple tasks with minimal supervision• Exceptional attention to detail and the ability to perform non-routine work with changing priorities and collaborating parties, while maintaining a high level of customer service and professionalism in a fast-paced environment• Computer literacy including proficiency in the Microsoft Office Suite• Desire to work in a collaborative environment that values teamwork, innovation, creative problem-solving, and community engagement
**Compensation:** ** **
This position offers an hourly rate typically between $20/ hour and $33/ hour commensurate to the level of degree program in which an applicant is actively enrolled. For an overview of our benefits please click here.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to a person’s actual or perceived race, including natural hairstyles, hair texture and protective hairstyles; color; creed; religion; national origin; age; ancestry; citizenship status, marital status; gender, gender identity or expression; sexual orientation, mental, physical or intellectual disability, veteran status; pregnancy, childbirth or related medical condition; genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing) or any other class or characteristic protected by applicable law.
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