Specialist, University and School Relations

Specialist, University and School Relations

Join PDS Health as a Specialist, University and School Relations.

• Act as brand ambassador at dental, hygiene, and dental assistant schools and residency programs by managing internal and external relationships with target programs, key faculty, professors, administration, student organizations, local associations, hiring managers, and other key stakeholders in the designated markets.
• Support the PDS dental, hygiene, and dental assistant schools and residency program recruiting strategies by building and maintaining relationships at key programs and maintaining a pipeline of engaged student leads.
• Support the internal project management and execution of the University and School Relations strategy for relationship development with dental, hygiene, and dental assistant schools and residency programs.
• Organize all events within the designated markets by utilizing approved digital and print promotional material, selecting venues, organizing catering, and ordering promotional items.
• Maximize event results while staying within the approved budget.
• Attend events and presentations at schools, either with or without a recruiter, current PDS-supported dental assistant, hygienist, clinician, or dentist co‑presenting to increase brand awareness and application rates.
• Educate students, administration, faculty and industry professionals on the PDS PRIVATE PRACTICE +® model at events.
• Build relationships with members of administration and faculty at key dental, hygiene, and dental assistant schools and residency programs as well as local association leadership and engage them in discussions around joint‑venture opportunities.
• Serve as the main point of contact for all Dental Assistant externship inquiries and as the initial point of contact for students and school personnel.
• Coordinate participation in key local dental, hygiene, and dental assistant schools and residency program conferences and meetings.
• Provide reporting on key sourcing and recruiting metrics by collecting, analyzing and summarizing data and trends for continuous improvement.
• Support the externship program nationwide to ensure legal compliance with federal and state requirements while minimizing risk.
• Conduct continual research, analysis and recommendations for school and networking events that will provide targeted and measurable ROI.
• Other duties as assigned by Management.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Communications, Human Resources, Healthcare or a related field. In lieu of a degree, +5 years of professional experience is required.
• 5+ years of relevant experience; particularly related to staffing and university recruiting.
• 5+ years of practice experience as a Registered Dental Hygienist if supporting hygiene‑specific program efforts.
• Proven success with building brand awareness among college campuses.
• Ability to travel up to 75%.

• Experience in a multi‑regional healthcare, retail or dental company.
• Experience in CRM, preferably iCIMS, ATS or TRM.
• Experience in a fast‑paced event coordination environment.
• Experience in hygiene school or dental industry events.
• Knowledge of full‑cycle talent acquisition process and best practices.
• Prior success recruiting in a high‑volume corporate or agency environment.
• Experience in a customer‑facing sales recruiting or management leadership role where meeting targets for the sales team was critical to success.

• Ability to multi‑task effectively without compromising the quality of the work.
• Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills.
• Detail oriented, organized, process focused, problem solver, proactive, ambitious, customer service focused.
• Ability to draw conclusions and make independent decisions with limited information.
• Ability to respond to common inquiries from customers, staff, regulatory agencies, vendors, and other members of the business community.
• Self‑motivated, reliable individual capable of working independently as well as part of a team.
• Problem‑solving skills to gather & analyze information to identify and resolve problems in a timely manner and arrive at valid conclusions,…