Sr. Director, NAM Clinical Education and Events
About The Position
Dentsply Sirona is seeking a Sr. Director, Clinical Education – North America (NAM) to lead the strategy, design, and execution of clinician-facing education across the United States and Canada. This role will manage a team of Clinical Educators responsible for delivering accredited Continuing Education (CE) programs through various formats including live courses, workshops, symposia, and digital learning experiences for dentists. The position serves as the senior clinical authority for NAM education, ensuring programs meet the needs of practicing clinicians while supporting business objectives, product adoption, and customer trust. The Clinical Events team will also report to this leader, overseeing the execution of clinical events across NAM. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in clinical education and strong people leadership skills, bringing credibility and expertise to clinician training and development.
Requirements
- Significant experience in clinical education, professional affairs, or clinician training.
- Demonstrated people-leadership experience, including leading teams of educators or clinicians.
- Strong understanding of adult learning principles and dentist education best practices.
- Excellent executive communication skills with the ability to influence senior leaders and external clinicians.
- Ability to travel across North America as required.
Nice To Haves
- DDS, DMD, or equivalent dental degree; active or former clinical practice strongly preferred.
- Direct experience overseeing accredited Continuing Education (CE) programs in the U.S. and/or Canada.
- Prior experience working with or serving as a Key Opinion Leader (KOL).
- Experience partnering with commercial organizations while maintaining educational independence.
- Familiarity with learning technologies, LMS platforms, and hybrid education models.
Responsibilities
- Own and execute the North America Clinical Education strategy, aligned to regional commercial priorities, product launches, and clinician demand.
- Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing team of NAM Clinical Educators responsible for course delivery, faculty engagement, and learner experience.
- Define clear priorities for course mix, capacity, and vertical focus (e.g., implants, digital workflows, restorative, specialty education).
- Serve as the senior NAM clinical leader in interactions with dentists, faculty, professional organizations, and internal leadership.
- Set the end-to-end educational program roadmap for NAM (live, hybrid, and digital), translating strategy into an annual course and event portfolio.
- Ensure compliance with U.S. and Canadian Continuing Education (CE) accreditation standards, including required documentation, approvals, and audit readiness.
- Partner with Compliance, Legal, Finance, and other internal stakeholders to maintain strong governance across CE activities, speaker/faculty engagements, and program execution.
- Define and uphold standards for educational quality, clinical relevance, and learner outcomes, using insights to continuously improve content and delivery.
- Oversee planning and execution of clinical educational events (e.g., courses, workshops, symposia, webinars), ensuring end-to-end operational excellence (logistics, faculty coordination, attendee experience) and alignment to learning objectives.
- Identify, recruit, and retain NAM-based Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs) and clinical faculty.
- Build long-term partnerships with leading clinicians, academic institutions, and professional associations across NAM.
- Ensure faculty alignment with educational objectives, compliance standards, and brand values.
- Oversee faculty onboarding, credentialing, contracting, and ongoing performance feedback.
- Partner closely with NAM Commercial, Sales Training, Marketing, Clinical Affairs, and Product teams to align education with business priorities—while preserving educational integrity.
- Translate field insights and clinician feedback into actionable improvements in course design and delivery.
- Provide executive-level updates and recommendations on NAM Clinical Education performance, capacity, and impact.
- Own the NAM Clinical Education budget, including course spend, faculty costs, and event investments.
- Balance investments between capacity expansion and course execution to meet regional demand.
- Establish scalable operating models for education delivery across the U.S. and Canada.
- Track and report key NAM metrics such as attendance, CE issuance, satisfaction scores, and program effectiveness.
Benefits
- Long Term Incentive program
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
Education Level
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