(Archived) Academic and Industry Relations Manager

- Develops and executes the academic recruitment strategy by coordinating, planning, and hosting recruitment events at dental schools in an effort to gather and convert dental student leads.
- Develops and executes the trade show event strategy by attending industry events in an effort to gather and convert dentist leads.
- Coordinates, plans and hosts dentist interview blitzes, pre-screen and identify top candidates and forward to dentist recruitment team.
- Supports the dentist recruitment team to ensure top hiring needs are being met.
- Liaise with operations, aspen dentists and dentist recruitment team to coordinate participation in events.
- Develops, manages, monitors, and evaluates best-in-class innovative programs related to specialized knowledge and experience.
- Utilizes discretion and initiative to ensure services continue to meet and exceed quality and productivity standards.
- Employs various modes of communication to train all levels of the organization on systems, programs, procedures and processes related to expertise.
- May select, hire, onboard and train direct reports.
- May develop and conduct performance evaluations for direct reports.
- Leads and participates on cross functional teams to share knowledge and expertise to achieve company goals and initiatives.
- Applies project management skills to effectively manage individual and team projects; uses systems to: create project plans; manage project budgets; execute and achieve deliverables.
- Works with external vendors to evaluate, negotiate pricing, purchase and implement systems and products.
- Acts as a resource and partners with all departments and field teams to resolve complex issues related to expertise.
- Creates and monitors position related metrics that identify trending of key performance indicators.
- Conducts analysis, interprets reports, and makes recommendations to changes in policies and procedures related to specialty knowledge area.
- Prepares written and verbal communications using various modes of communication to educate and influence PSC and Field teams.
- Uses specialized systems to manage work.
- Provides input to direct report on initiatives that support company goals and objectives.
- Understands the business structure of Aspen Dental Management, Inc.® and its role as a support service provider for the Doctors and their practices and is able to educate direct reports on this structure and ADMI®’s role.