American Dental Education Association Hiring for Chief Learning Officer at Washgton, DC Full Time

The American Dental Education Association (ADEA) seeks to add an experienced Chief Learning Officer to its team of high performing
professionals. The Chief Learning Officer leads ADEA’s mission to advance the quality and role of dental education in an effort to
inspire all learners to serve the public, promote health, and improve care. In this role, you will focus on initiatives to advance
competency-based dental education, interprofessional education and continuous learning across the dental education continuum, and furthers
programs that support learners, educators, educational leaders, administrators and the public both nationally and globally. You will also
lead ADEA’s professional development and dental education unit, providing ADEA members the education, training, research, and clinical
care models to succeed in the newly emerging health care environment. By applying current, or developing new, innovations to improve the
delivery of health education and by harnessing emerging technologies, the Chief Learning Officer strategically aims to improve the learning
experience and sustain the development of the life-long learner. In addition to the Association’s membership, the CLO also leads
internal educational and professional development opportunities for ADEA Staff.

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES

• Manage VP for Allied Dental Health Education and Faculty Development and all positions that report to that VP.
• Manage Senior
  Director for Faculty Development and E Learning and all positions that report to that Senior Director.
• Manage all dental education
  programming (predoctoral, allied, and advanced dental education).
• Develop strategic planning for all workshops, meetings, webinars,
  and podcasts that support the strategic initiatives of the Association.
• Explore and apply technology to improve access to, and
  improve the experience of, the adaptive learner
• Build critical thinking skills in learners and support an evidence-based approach
  to learning.
• Develop skills that produce identified and desired outcomes, supported by solid assessment tools.
• Develop and
  administer the organization’s education, training, and development programs that foster the organizational expertise needed to maximize
  employee effectiveness and efficiency.
• Manage budget within the Office for Learning.
• Work collaboratively with other
  office chiefs to advance the mission, goals, and strategic framework of the organization.
• Liaison with and interact with other
  mission-related health care/dental organizations.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Fifteen or more years of
  cumulative experience in higher education (association or academic institution) including more than five years of experience in a higher
  education or health professions association environment.
• Doctoral degree in dentistry, medicine, another health professions field
  or higher education. Preference will be given to those with dental education degrees and experience.
• Must possess a thorough
  knowledge of higher education, adult learning, educational technologies (including online learning) and related academic programs.
• Demonstrated facility for communication and problem solving in a complex organization.
• Must possess previous supervisory,
  senior managerial and fiduciary experience. 
• Ability to balance multiple projects and shifting priorities to meet tight
  deadlines while ensuring the project team works collaboratively to plan and execute programs efficiently and with accuracy.
• Capable
  of leading as a team player, with flexibility and ability to provide guidance and hands-on input for the good of the team as necessary.
• Ability to lead strategically and work independently with limited direction towards agreed-upon goals.
• Ability to work
  effectively in a diverse team environment and collaborate well with others from different backgrounds.
• Ability to travel to member
  meetings to support ADEA events as needed, including some weekends.
• Ability to work at ADEA’s DC office as needed. This
  position is currently a hybrid work model at 40% per week in office and 60% per week remote.

FIRST YEAR
OUTCOMES

• Develop a cohesive and effective team within the Office for Learning.
• Develop a comprehensive
  learning strategy for dental education membership and within the Association.

In addition to a rewarding and purposeful
mission, ADEA offers you a collaborative team environment with competitive salary and excellent benefits, including health, vision, dental
and life insurance, wellness benefits, a 35-hour work week, generous paid leave and a 403(b) retirement plan with 10% employer contribution.
Our office is conveniently located across from the Washington Convention Center, near shopping, restaurants and the Red and Green Line Metro
Stations.

For more information and to apply online, visit www.adea.org.