Clinical Lead Specialist

The College of Health Sciences is seeking a relationship-focused professional to advance our network of clinical education partners. In this role, you will cultivate strategic partnerships with healthcare organizations, maintain strong connections with existing clinical sites, and serve as the central liaison supporting clinical placement operations. Your work will directly contribute to the success of health profession students by expanding experiential learning opportunities and ensuring compliance with accreditation and assessment standards.

• Develop and maintain strategic partnerships with hospitals, clinics, and healthcare organizations to secure and expand clinical rotation, fieldwork, and experiential learning opportunities for College of Health Sciences students.
• Identify, research, and engage prospective clinical sites by assessing educational capacity, building relationships with key administrators, and presenting program-specific student placement requirements.
• Facilitate affiliation agreements, onboarding processes, and student placement coordination using clinical education management systems such as Exxat or similar platforms.
• Strengthen and grow existing clinical partnerships through proactive communication, relationship management, site visits, and ongoing engagement that promotes a collaborative, long-term partnership model.
• Monitor, analyze, and report clinical education data to support accreditation, assessment, quality improvement initiatives, and program decision-making in collaboration with academic and administrative stakeholders.
• Collaborate across university departments and with external partners to enhance program visibility, support clinical site evaluations, develop promotional materials, and advance the overall success of CHS programs.

• Bachelor’s degree required
• Health care related experience preferred.
• Current valid driver’s license required.

* To see the full job description go to Position Description at the bottom of this posting.

DMU offers competitive salaries. For this position, starting salary anticipated to be in the upper $50,000 range, with the final offer determined based on the selected candidate’s qualifications and relevant experience.

Our employees are what make DMU special, so we treat them well! Our Total Rewards reflect this commitment.

• generous employer contribution toward the medical plan
• 10% retirement match
• flexible work arrangements
• community service time
• tuition assistance
• professional development funding
• access to wellness facilities with programs that promote a well-balanced lifestyle

Visit www.dmu.edu/employment to learn more about our benefits.

• generous benefits and perks
• paid time off
• free use of wellness facilities
• host of employee engagement and recognition programs throughout the year

Founded in 1898, Des Moines University Medicine and Health Sciences is a premier medical and health sciences institution comprising three colleges — the College of Osteopathic Medicine, the College of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery and the College of Health Sciences. DMU offers graduate-level professional degree programs in anatomy, biomedical sciences, health care administration, medical science, occupational therapy, osteopathic medicine, physical therapy, physician assistant studies, podiatric medicine and public health.

Located in West Des Moines, part of Iowa’s capital metro, DMU provides a collaborative, student-centered academic environment. Our students consistently exceed national benchmarks in board exam performance, certification pass rates and medical residency match outcomes. Our mission is to improve lives in our global community by educating diverse groups of highly competent and compassionate…