The American Dental Education Association (ADEA) is seeking to add an experienced Senior Director, Research and Data Intelligence to its team.

The Senior Director of Research and Data Intelligence is a key member of the research team for ADEA which focuses on producing educational research products for the Association and its membership. This position is housed in the Office of Educational Services and is supervised by the Senior Vice President, Policy and Education Research. The Senior Director of Research and Insights requires an understanding of higher education research, specifically, as it relates to research associated with health professions. An ability to lead research projects and produce products that presents data in various forms, especially visually and storytelling, is essential to meeting membership needs.

As a key member of the Office of Educational Services (OES) research team, you will actively support the research programmatic activities of ADEA by executing higher education research activities. Major activities include but are not limited to leading several of the ADEA higher education research projects. The Senior Director of Research and Data Intelligence will also be responsible for serving as a content expert, assisting in verification processes with other projects within the division and identifying other research areas for growth and/or expansion. Key research projects for the Senior Director are the annual ADEA Predoctoral Senior Student Survey and the biannual ADEA Trends in Dental Education. The current research products of these projects include:

1. Annual ADEA Predoctoral Senior Student Survey

• summary report
• online storyboard of the summary report
• Journal of Dental Education association report
• spreadsheet-based report for each participating dental school with the results of the survey

2. Bi-annual ADEA Trends in Dental Education

• association report covering the trends in the field of dental education.
• online version of report with interactive charts, videos and downloadable data

Primary Responsibilities

• Lead the annual ADEA Predoctoral Senior Student Survey and the biannual ADEA Trends in Dental Education.
• Manage all aspects of these higher education research projects from establishing and implementing project timelines, updating the surveys/ data collection tool, conducting the data collection, processing, validation, analysis, to report writing, creating and coding of spreadsheet-based reports, or creation of interactive visual reports.
• Develop the story for the ADEA Trends in Dental Education, collect and analyze the data, write the story, create and implement the visuals in an online interactive.
• Work with ADEA members directly to ensure updated contacts for the distribution of the data collection tools for the projects they manage, the submission of the data in an efficient manner, the correction of missing/incorrectly input data, and a high response rate.
• Manage the rounds of review of the data collection tools, instruction materials, projects products, and communication materials with supervisor, colleagues and ADEA members.
• Manage the approval process for these projects through the Institutional Review Board (IRB), an ethical review board that ensures that human subjects’ rights are protected while participating in a research study.
• Collaborate with colleagues in the Office of Communications and Marketing on the design and branding of the managed projects and the release strategy.
• Present results of projects at different events and meetings as requested.
• Develop the data documentation for these higher education research projects, in collaboration with the SVP for Policy and Education Research.
• Respond to ADEA members’ and ADEA colleagues’ requests as they relate to higher education research and data.
• Validate the results of other projects developed by the OES research team.
• Communicate timely any issues encountered and provide suggestions for solutions.
• Manage the communication and interactions necessary for efficient project management with supervisor, Senior Chief of Educational Services, colleagues, communication department colleagues, school representatives, and administrative leadership at dental education programs.
• Collaborate with colleagues across ADEA on tasks and projects, as necessary.
• Follow data privacy policies and comply with data protection regulations.
• Other duties as assigned.