Manager Licensure and Education Strategy

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Job Responsibilities:

The Manager of Licensure and Education Strategy will lead, manage, and analyze key initiatives related to dental education and licensure, exercising independent judgment and decision-making to drive strategic objectives. This role oversees the ADA’s licensure activities, including licensure maps, workforce trends, and services provided to members, dental students, and state dental associations.

This position plays a strategic role in supporting and guiding the Council on Dental Education and Licensure (CDEL) by developing agendas, coordinating meetings, managing follow-up activities, and preparing reports and minutes. The role requires critical analysis of trends in dental licensure and education, with responsibility for identifying key developments, assessing their impact, and providing well-informed recommendations to leadership.

Additionally, this role serves as a content expert on dental education and licensure matters, responding to inquiries from members, the public, and internal ADA stakeholders. The position is responsible for driving policy development and revision, ensuring that initiatives align with the Council’s goals and objectives. It also manages the day-to-day operations of the Council while actively participating in agile team initiatives to support ADA’s broader strategic goals.

This role operates with a high degree of autonomy, making independent decisions on program initiatives, research priorities, and procedural improvements while ensuring alignment with the ADA’s strategic forecast and policies.

Must Have:

• Bachelor's degree or experience in lieu of degree
• 5 years professional experience (or 9 years in lieu of a degree) in the dental industry, such as academia and/or a dental practice
• A strong understanding of dental education, licensure matters, accreditation, or workforce dynamics
• Must have verbal communication, writing, analytical, collaboration, a self-starter, prioritization, proofreading, interpersonal, customer service, and listening skills
• Proficiency in M365 (MS Office)
• Travel 3+ times a year, 1-3 nights per trip, for council meetings and annual meetings
• Position may require before or after hours work and may require weekend work
  
  

Nice to Have:

• Experience collaborating with and managing groups of 20+ individuals, including both internal stakeholders and external communities of interest, such as dental educators, licensing authorities, and professional organizations
  
  

Just a few of the benefits offered to employees:

• Promotes Work/Life Balance
• Work remotely
• Health insurance/ dental reimbursement plan
• Ample Paid time off
• 401(k)
• Pension
• Flexible Spending Account
• Life insurance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Paid Parental Leave
• Pet Insurance
• Student Loan Refinance
• 2 days off to work at a charity event of your choice
  
  

The ADA values a variety of backgrounds and experiences and is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to qualified job candidates. The ADA is an equal opportunity employer of protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment in open positions without regard to race, ethnicity, gender, color, religion, sex, age, marital status, ancestry, citizenship, physical or mental disability, medical condition, veteran status or any other characteristic.

The American Dental Association is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance or accommodations due to a disability, please let us know at [email protected]

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