Lead the Future of Veterinary Continuing Education!

Are you a visionary leader with a passion for lifelong learning and veterinary medicine?

Join us as the Associate Director of Education at CSUs Translational Medicine Institute and help shape a world-class continuing education program with global reach. In this dynamic role, youll guide an innovative team, respond to emerging trends, and create impactful learning experiences for veterinary professionals across species, specialties, and continents. If youre ready to blend creativity, strategy, and leadership to grow a high-performing, revenue-generating program thats making waves in the industrythis is your moment.

The Associate Director of Continuing Education (ADCE) directs the CSUVetCE team that designs, develops, and delivers unparalleled continuing education programs year-round within the TMI. The ADCE must be on the forefront the veterinary CE industry and aware of market demands and emerging trends. The ADCE must be capable of responding to or leading the industry in new learning topics, techniques, and technologies. Responsibilities of the ADCE include creating and maintaining a comprehensive CE program that delivers content across a broad-spectrum of medical subject matter, species, and expertise levels. The ADCE must deftly balance visionary thinking with team leadership and fiscal responsibility. The ADCE should reach for new horizons while maintaining alignment with the university, college, veterinary health system, departments, and the TMI. The ADCE will lead, foster, and cultivate a healthy and vibrant work culture that is others-centric, hardworking, solution-oriented, positive/optimistic, dependable & accountable, and collaborative. Ultimately, the success of the ADCE can be measured from a broad array of team metrics including team member promotions & retention, courses operated/year, learners served/year (including repeat and new learners), geographic draw of learners, customer experience ratings, educators engaged/year, sponsors/vendors engaged/year, specialty organizations engaged/year, key marketing metrics (SM, website engagement, eblast subscribers/open & click rates), sponsorship metrics (total & new sponsor #, sponsorship dollars), total revenue, profit, and margin.

Successful candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States by the proposed start date; the department will not sponsor a visa for this position.

A combination of signing bonus and relocation expenses may be considered for eligible and successful candidates. Required Job Qualifications DVM (or international equivalent) with 5+ years of veterinary CE experience OR DVM (or international equivalent) with 5+ years of progressive organizational leadership roles OR of business administration/organizational leadership (or equivalent) plus 5+ years of progressive leadership roles in the veterinary CE industry OR MS of education / instructional design (or equivalent) plus 5+ years of progressive leadership roles in the veterinary CE industry

Record of successful team leadership

Successful candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States by the proposed start date; the department will not sponsor a visa for this position.

Preferred Job Qualifications Master of Business Administration (MBA)

Certified Meeting Planner (CMP) or Certified Association Executive (CAE)

10+ years of experience designing, developing, and delivering veterinary continuing educational (CE) content including hands-on learning opportunities.

Working knowledge of business development, marketing, operational and financial management.

Interpersonal/Leadership Profile includes: assess risk/reward well, ability to assimilate information from various environments such as academic and medical industries, thinks outside the box, energetic, and strong team leadership skills. Working knowledge of novel education delivery methods including virtual reality. Essential Duties Job Duty Category Program Development, Oversight, and Execution Duty/Responsibility Cultivate, inspire, and direct a purpose-led team

Operate and evolve a post-graduate veterinary continuing education (CE) program that positively impacts the world and brings international recognition and awareness to CSU, CVMBS, and TMI.

Operate and evolve a program that strengthens CSU, CVMBS and TMI through: Attracting leading biomedical companies to our campus and establishes vibrant, productive, personal relationships. Attracting key opinion leaders and industry experts from around the world to our campus. Indirectly supporting recruitment of students, staff, house-officers, and faculty by providing unique educational & training opportunities for our students and house-officers and providing CE instructional (and supplemental pay/discretionary pay) opportunities for our faculty and staff that is not available at other universities. Exemplifying entrepreneurial principals and commercialization potential of university-operated programs. Providing institutional operating capital.

Leverage veterinary CE industry awareness to: lead and innovate training techniques & programs. cultivate & execute mutually beneficial opportunities for corporate collaborations, sponsorships, and partnerships. develop comprehensive annual CE calendars to include course names, coordinator/instructors, sponsors, descriptions, pricing and budgets.

Oversee all logistics of course execution including shipping/receiving, instructor/attendee correspondence, transportation, catering, billing/accounts receivable, etc.

Ensure that CE program complies with university, state, and federal safety, certification, and license requirements.

Collaborate effectively with university, college, departmental to successfully operate the CSUVetCE program in alignment with all pertinent and relevant organizational missions.

Collaborate effectively with the Lab Animal Resources (LAR) and VHS Anesthesia teams to assure regulatory compliance and to serve as conscientious stewards of any animals under our care.

Collaborate effectively with the Marketing and Outreach teams for TMI and CVMBS to successfully communicate, advertise, and promote CSUVetCE.

Collaborate effectively with the TMI Learning & Media Technology team to produce & deliver educational materials of the highest quality. Percentage Of Time 70% Job Duty Category Resource Development & Networking Duty/Responsibility Develop and maintain positive relationships with administrative leaders of private practice networks, specialty collages, and biomedical companies to promote collaboration in the design, development, and delivery of diverse educational offerings.

Develop and maintain positive relationships with administrative leaders and faculty of national and international veterinary colleges to promote collaboration in the design, development, and delivery of diverse educational offerings.

Represent CSU, CVMBS, VHS/VTH and TMI positively while actively participating in pertinent educational and scientific programs to support their elevated status in those communities.

Develop and maintain positive relationships and missional alignment with the administrative leaders of the CVMBS and its Departments, VTH and VHS.

Develop and maintain positive relationships with CVMBS faculty members and house officers for the purpose of cultivating a core group of CE course coordinators and instructors. Percentage Of Time 30% Application Details