Executive Clinical Director Jobs
Executive Clinical Director jobs are open across hospitals, behavioral health networks, long-term care, and health systems, from mid-level clinical leadership to C-suite-adjacent roles, with specializations in population health, psychiatric services, and care coordination. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.
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Top employerRevolution Medicines
Top cityRedwood City, CA
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Executive Director for Clinical and Career Services
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University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences
Executive Director for Clinical and Career Services
Dallas, Texas
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Mass General Brigham
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Academic Professional Track (Non- Tenure): Clinical Associate Professor or Clinical Professor & Executive Director for the Dental Hygiene Program
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Texas A&M University
Academic Professional Track (Non- Tenure): Clinical Associate Professor or Clinical Professor & Executive Director for the Dental Hygiene Program
Dallas, Texas
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Executive Director, Clinical Research Physician
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Nuvation Bio, Inc.
Executive Director, Clinical Research Physician
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Executive Director, AI for Clinical Intelligence and Evidence
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AstraZeneca
Executive Director, AI for Clinical Intelligence and Evidence
Gaithersburg, Maryland
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Executive Director for Clinical and Career Services
University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences·Dallas, Texas
Job functions:
$126k - $181k/yr
201-500 employees
Job Description
The mission of the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences is the development of professional health care practitioners through innovation, individualized, and quality classroom, clinical, and distance education.
GENERAL SUMMARY
The Executive Director for Clinical and Career Services will be the founding executive director for the Center for Professional Readiness. The Executive Director for the Center for Professional Readiness provides strategic leadership and operational oversight for a centralized university-wide function dedicated to advancing student success, clinical education quality, and licensure outcomes across all academic programs and campuses. Within the Center, the role also oversees clinical site development and career services, ensuring strong clinical partnerships and effective pathways from education to employment.
This role is responsible for developing and implementing institution-wide strategies that ensure students are clinically prepared, academically supported, and fully ready for professional licensure and practice. The incumbent partners closely with academic leadership, program directors, and faculty to drive measurable improvements in student outcomes and ensure a consistent, high-quality student experience.
This is a fully on-campus role (not hybrid or remote). As a key university leader, the incumbent is expected to maintain a consistent and visible presence on a USAHS campus.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Strategic Leadership and Collaboration
May perform other duties and responsibilities that management may deem necessary from time to time.
POSITION IN ORGANIZATION
Reports to: Chief Academic Officer
Positions Supervised: Central Functions Manager, Clinical Site Development Manager, Manager of Career Services, and additional roles as developed to support the Center’s growth and strategic priorities
TECHNICAL, MANAGERIAL & PEOPLE SKILLS REQUIRED
To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Incumbents will be evaluated, in part, based on performance of each essential function. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
Required
Occasional domestic travel may be required
BUSINESS COMPETENCIES
To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:
Work is performed primarily in a standard office environment but may involve exposure to moderate noise levels. Work involves operation of personal computer equipment for six to eight hours daily and includes physical demands associated with a traditional office setting, e.g., walking, standing, communicating, and other physical functions as necessary.
GENERAL SUMMARY
The Executive Director for Clinical and Career Services will be the founding executive director for the Center for Professional Readiness. The Executive Director for the Center for Professional Readiness provides strategic leadership and operational oversight for a centralized university-wide function dedicated to advancing student success, clinical education quality, and licensure outcomes across all academic programs and campuses. Within the Center, the role also oversees clinical site development and career services, ensuring strong clinical partnerships and effective pathways from education to employment.
This role is responsible for developing and implementing institution-wide strategies that ensure students are clinically prepared, academically supported, and fully ready for professional licensure and practice. The incumbent partners closely with academic leadership, program directors, and faculty to drive measurable improvements in student outcomes and ensure a consistent, high-quality student experience.
This is a fully on-campus role (not hybrid or remote). As a key university leader, the incumbent is expected to maintain a consistent and visible presence on a USAHS campus.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Strategic Leadership and Collaboration
- Lead and grow the Center for Professional Readiness as a high-impact, institution-wide function
- Partner with academic leaders to align operational processes with student outcomes
- Collaborate with faculty to ensure clinical preparation through effective teaching, advising, and clinical practices
- Serve as a key advisor to the Chief Academic Officer on strategies to improve student success and program performance as students approach graduation, with a focus on clinical readiness, licensure success, and successful program completion.
- Develop and implement comprehensive, program-integrated licensure preparation strategies
- Establish early identification systems for students at risk of licensure failure and implement targeted intervention strategies
- Monitor and analyze licensure performance data across programs and campuses
- Lead continuous improvement initiatives to increase first-time pass rates and overall outcomes
- Partner with Program Directors to ensure accountability for licensure performance
- Provide university-level leadership and accountability for the quality and performance of clinical education and placement processes across programs, by partnering with program leaders to monitor performance and drive continuous improvement
- Ensure efficiency, timeliness, and scalability of clinical placements
- Establish standards to ensure placements are appropriate, high-quality, and aligned with student learning needs
- Monitor and improve student satisfaction and experience in clinical environments
- Build, expand, and sustain high-quality clinical partnerships and site relationships
- Promote consistency and excellence in clinical education across campuses
- Design and implement systems to monitor student progression and readiness for clinical and licensure milestones
- Develop standardized approaches to student intervention, remediation, and academic support
- Collaborate with faculty and academic leadership to address student performance gaps
- Ensure alignment between academic preparation, clinical performance, career development, and licensure readiness
- Establish dashboards and reporting structures to track key performance indicators, including licensure pass rates, clinical performance, and student success metrics
- Conduct root cause analyses to identify trends and performance gaps
- Translate data insights into actionable strategies and measurable improvement plans
- Ensure transparency and accountability for outcomes across programs and campuses
- Develop and implement standardized processes for clinical education, student support, and licensure preparation
- Reduce variability in student experience and outcomes across campuses and programs
- Identify, scale, and sustain best practices across the institution
- Improved licensure pass rates across all programs
- High-quality, consistent clinical education experiences
- Increased student satisfaction and preparedness for practice
- Reduced variability in outcomes across campuses
- Scalable, efficient clinical placement processes
- Strong, sustainable clinical partnerships
- Provides direct leadership and oversight for the Clinical Education Central Functions, Site Development, Career Services, and Licensure Success teams
- Holds indirect accountability for overall clinical education performance and licensure outcomes across programs
May perform other duties and responsibilities that management may deem necessary from time to time.
POSITION IN ORGANIZATION
Reports to: Chief Academic Officer
Positions Supervised: Central Functions Manager, Clinical Site Development Manager, Manager of Career Services, and additional roles as developed to support the Center’s growth and strategic priorities
TECHNICAL, MANAGERIAL & PEOPLE SKILLS REQUIRED
To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Incumbents will be evaluated, in part, based on performance of each essential function. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
Required
- A first professional or post-professional clinical degree.
- Experience with clinical placement process, structure, and systems (i.e., placing students for clinical rotations)
- Experience teaching at the higher education level, or with student success
- Minimum of 8–10 years of progressive leadership experience in higher education, health sciences education, or a related field
- Demonstrated experience improving licensure/certification pass rates, progression, retention, and/or employment outcomes
- Experience overseeing or partnering with clinical education functions, including placements, site relationships, and experiential learning
- Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and drive initiatives across multiple programs and/or campuses
- Strong experience using data and analytics to inform decision-making, assess performance, and drive continuous improvement
- Experience developing and implementing scalable processes and systems in a complex organization
- Terminal degree in a health sciences discipline or closely related field (e.g., PhD, EdD)
- Experience in a multi-campus, distributed, or systems-based academic environment
- Prior experience in an academic leadership role, such as a Director, Program Director, Associate Dean, or comparable position
- Familiarity with accreditation standards and regulatory requirements in health sciences education (e.g., CAPTE, ACOTE, CCNE, or other health sciences programmatic accreditors)
- Experience with clinical site development, partnership management, and workforce alignment
- Experience overseeing or collaborating with career services and employer engagement initiatives
- Demonstrated success leading student success, clinical education, or professional readiness initiatives at scale
- Strategic and systems-level thinker with the ability to operationalize vision
- Outcomes-driven with a strong focus on accountability and measurable impact
- Collaborative and influential leader with the ability to partner effectively with faculty and academic leadership
- Change agent with experience leading transformation and reducing variability across programs
- Strong communicator with the ability to engage diverse stakeholders
Occasional domestic travel may be required
BUSINESS COMPETENCIES
To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:
- Collaborates - Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.
- Being Resilient - Rebounding from setbacks and adversity when facing difficult situations.
- Instills Trust - Gaining the confidence and trust of others through honesty, integrity, and authenticity.
- Drives Results - Consistently achieving results, even under tough circumstances.
- Innovation - Creating new and better ways for the organization to be successful.
- Customer Focus - Building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions.
- Drives Engagement- Creating a climate where people are motivated to do their best to help the organization achieve its objectives.
- People Leadership - Leads by example when it comes to finding and developing talent, with a focus on talent acquisition strategies, setting performance targets that raises standards and development of high potential talent.
Work is performed primarily in a standard office environment but may involve exposure to moderate noise levels. Work involves operation of personal computer equipment for six to eight hours daily and includes physical demands associated with a traditional office setting, e.g., walking, standing, communicating, and other physical functions as necessary.
University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences
Executive Director for Clinical and Career Services
Dallas, Texas
New 19h ago201-500 employees
Job functions:
$126k - $181k/yr
Job Description
The mission of the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences is the development of professional health care practitioners through innovation, individualized, and quality classroom, clinical, and distance education.
GENERAL SUMMARY
The Executive Director for Clinical and Career Services will be the founding executive director for the Center for Professional Readiness. The Executive Director for the Center for Professional Readiness provides strategic leadership and operational oversight for a centralized university-wide function dedicated to advancing student success, clinical education quality, and licensure outcomes across all academic programs and campuses. Within the Center, the role also oversees clinical site development and career services, ensuring strong clinical partnerships and effective pathways from education to employment.
This role is responsible for developing and implementing institution-wide strategies that ensure students are clinically prepared, academically supported, and fully ready for professional licensure and practice. The incumbent partners closely with academic leadership, program directors, and faculty to drive measurable improvements in student outcomes and ensure a consistent, high-quality student experience.
This is a fully on-campus role (not hybrid or remote). As a key university leader, the incumbent is expected to maintain a consistent and visible presence on a USAHS campus.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Strategic Leadership and Collaboration
May perform other duties and responsibilities that management may deem necessary from time to time.
POSITION IN ORGANIZATION
Reports to: Chief Academic Officer
Positions Supervised: Central Functions Manager, Clinical Site Development Manager, Manager of Career Services, and additional roles as developed to support the Center’s growth and strategic priorities
TECHNICAL, MANAGERIAL & PEOPLE SKILLS REQUIRED
To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Incumbents will be evaluated, in part, based on performance of each essential function. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
Required
Occasional domestic travel may be required
BUSINESS COMPETENCIES
To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:
Work is performed primarily in a standard office environment but may involve exposure to moderate noise levels. Work involves operation of personal computer equipment for six to eight hours daily and includes physical demands associated with a traditional office setting, e.g., walking, standing, communicating, and other physical functions as necessary.
GENERAL SUMMARY
The Executive Director for Clinical and Career Services will be the founding executive director for the Center for Professional Readiness. The Executive Director for the Center for Professional Readiness provides strategic leadership and operational oversight for a centralized university-wide function dedicated to advancing student success, clinical education quality, and licensure outcomes across all academic programs and campuses. Within the Center, the role also oversees clinical site development and career services, ensuring strong clinical partnerships and effective pathways from education to employment.
This role is responsible for developing and implementing institution-wide strategies that ensure students are clinically prepared, academically supported, and fully ready for professional licensure and practice. The incumbent partners closely with academic leadership, program directors, and faculty to drive measurable improvements in student outcomes and ensure a consistent, high-quality student experience.
This is a fully on-campus role (not hybrid or remote). As a key university leader, the incumbent is expected to maintain a consistent and visible presence on a USAHS campus.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Strategic Leadership and Collaboration
- Lead and grow the Center for Professional Readiness as a high-impact, institution-wide function
- Partner with academic leaders to align operational processes with student outcomes
- Collaborate with faculty to ensure clinical preparation through effective teaching, advising, and clinical practices
- Serve as a key advisor to the Chief Academic Officer on strategies to improve student success and program performance as students approach graduation, with a focus on clinical readiness, licensure success, and successful program completion.
- Develop and implement comprehensive, program-integrated licensure preparation strategies
- Establish early identification systems for students at risk of licensure failure and implement targeted intervention strategies
- Monitor and analyze licensure performance data across programs and campuses
- Lead continuous improvement initiatives to increase first-time pass rates and overall outcomes
- Partner with Program Directors to ensure accountability for licensure performance
- Provide university-level leadership and accountability for the quality and performance of clinical education and placement processes across programs, by partnering with program leaders to monitor performance and drive continuous improvement
- Ensure efficiency, timeliness, and scalability of clinical placements
- Establish standards to ensure placements are appropriate, high-quality, and aligned with student learning needs
- Monitor and improve student satisfaction and experience in clinical environments
- Build, expand, and sustain high-quality clinical partnerships and site relationships
- Promote consistency and excellence in clinical education across campuses
- Design and implement systems to monitor student progression and readiness for clinical and licensure milestones
- Develop standardized approaches to student intervention, remediation, and academic support
- Collaborate with faculty and academic leadership to address student performance gaps
- Ensure alignment between academic preparation, clinical performance, career development, and licensure readiness
- Establish dashboards and reporting structures to track key performance indicators, including licensure pass rates, clinical performance, and student success metrics
- Conduct root cause analyses to identify trends and performance gaps
- Translate data insights into actionable strategies and measurable improvement plans
- Ensure transparency and accountability for outcomes across programs and campuses
- Develop and implement standardized processes for clinical education, student support, and licensure preparation
- Reduce variability in student experience and outcomes across campuses and programs
- Identify, scale, and sustain best practices across the institution
- Improved licensure pass rates across all programs
- High-quality, consistent clinical education experiences
- Increased student satisfaction and preparedness for practice
- Reduced variability in outcomes across campuses
- Scalable, efficient clinical placement processes
- Strong, sustainable clinical partnerships
- Provides direct leadership and oversight for the Clinical Education Central Functions, Site Development, Career Services, and Licensure Success teams
- Holds indirect accountability for overall clinical education performance and licensure outcomes across programs
May perform other duties and responsibilities that management may deem necessary from time to time.
POSITION IN ORGANIZATION
Reports to: Chief Academic Officer
Positions Supervised: Central Functions Manager, Clinical Site Development Manager, Manager of Career Services, and additional roles as developed to support the Center’s growth and strategic priorities
TECHNICAL, MANAGERIAL & PEOPLE SKILLS REQUIRED
To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Incumbents will be evaluated, in part, based on performance of each essential function. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
Required
- A first professional or post-professional clinical degree.
- Experience with clinical placement process, structure, and systems (i.e., placing students for clinical rotations)
- Experience teaching at the higher education level, or with student success
- Minimum of 8–10 years of progressive leadership experience in higher education, health sciences education, or a related field
- Demonstrated experience improving licensure/certification pass rates, progression, retention, and/or employment outcomes
- Experience overseeing or partnering with clinical education functions, including placements, site relationships, and experiential learning
- Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and drive initiatives across multiple programs and/or campuses
- Strong experience using data and analytics to inform decision-making, assess performance, and drive continuous improvement
- Experience developing and implementing scalable processes and systems in a complex organization
- Terminal degree in a health sciences discipline or closely related field (e.g., PhD, EdD)
- Experience in a multi-campus, distributed, or systems-based academic environment
- Prior experience in an academic leadership role, such as a Director, Program Director, Associate Dean, or comparable position
- Familiarity with accreditation standards and regulatory requirements in health sciences education (e.g., CAPTE, ACOTE, CCNE, or other health sciences programmatic accreditors)
- Experience with clinical site development, partnership management, and workforce alignment
- Experience overseeing or collaborating with career services and employer engagement initiatives
- Demonstrated success leading student success, clinical education, or professional readiness initiatives at scale
- Strategic and systems-level thinker with the ability to operationalize vision
- Outcomes-driven with a strong focus on accountability and measurable impact
- Collaborative and influential leader with the ability to partner effectively with faculty and academic leadership
- Change agent with experience leading transformation and reducing variability across programs
- Strong communicator with the ability to engage diverse stakeholders
Occasional domestic travel may be required
BUSINESS COMPETENCIES
To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:
- Collaborates - Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.
- Being Resilient - Rebounding from setbacks and adversity when facing difficult situations.
- Instills Trust - Gaining the confidence and trust of others through honesty, integrity, and authenticity.
- Drives Results - Consistently achieving results, even under tough circumstances.
- Innovation - Creating new and better ways for the organization to be successful.
- Customer Focus - Building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions.
- Drives Engagement- Creating a climate where people are motivated to do their best to help the organization achieve its objectives.
- People Leadership - Leads by example when it comes to finding and developing talent, with a focus on talent acquisition strategies, setting performance targets that raises standards and development of high potential talent.
Work is performed primarily in a standard office environment but may involve exposure to moderate noise levels. Work involves operation of personal computer equipment for six to eight hours daily and includes physical demands associated with a traditional office setting, e.g., walking, standing, communicating, and other physical functions as necessary.
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Top Industries Hiring
- Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals10
- Healthcare & Medical Services3
- Education2
- Science & Research1
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in executive clinical director jobs.
- Master's degree or doctorate in a clinical or health administration field
- Active clinical licensure such as LCSW, RN, LMFT, or LPC in relevant state
- Demonstrated experience leading clinical teams in a healthcare or behavioral health setting
- Knowledge of Joint Commission, CARF, or state regulatory compliance standards
- Proficiency with electronic health records and clinical quality reporting systems
- Experience developing and managing clinical program budgets and staffing plans
Tips for Your Executive Clinical Director Job Search
Quantify clinical outcomes on your resume
Hiring committees want numbers, not duties. Replace vague descriptions with outcomes you drove: patient satisfaction scores, readmission rate reductions, or program census growth. Executive clinical director candidates who lead with measurable results move faster through screening.
Align your credentials to the setting
A behavioral health network and an acute care hospital read your licensure differently. Check whether the posting prioritizes an LCSW, LMFT, RN, or doctoral credential, then position whichever you hold prominently. Mismatched credential placement is a common reason strong candidates get filtered out early.
Target organizations undergoing accreditation cycles
Facilities preparing for or renewing Joint Commission or CARF accreditation actively hire clinical directors to close compliance gaps. Search postings for language around quality improvement, survey readiness, or regulatory compliance to find roles where your clinical governance experience has immediate value.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists executive clinical director openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Prepare a clinical leadership philosophy statement
Many executive clinical director interviews include a written or verbal question about your approach to clinical supervision, staff accountability, or care model design. Draft a concise philosophy before you apply so you can tailor it quickly when a panel or hiring manager asks.
Negotiate scope before you negotiate compensation
Before accepting or countering an offer, clarify which departments report to you, whether you have budget authority, and how performance is evaluated. Executive clinical directors who define scope early avoid the most common first-year frustrations around authority and resource access.
Executive Clinical Director Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most executive clinical directors?
The companies hiring the most executive clinical directors right now include Revolution Medicines, Revolution Medicines, and AstraZeneca, with the largest share of openings in California, Massachusetts, and Texas, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Health systems, behavioral health networks, and long-term care organizations account for the majority of active postings.
How many executive clinical director jobs are remote?
About 56% of executive clinical director openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, reflecting the hands-on oversight most clinical settings require. Telehealth organizations and behavioral health companies that deliver virtual care tend to offer the highest share of remote or hybrid arrangements for this role.
How do you become an executive clinical director?
Start by completing a graduate degree in a clinical discipline and obtaining the licensure your target setting requires. Build several years of direct clinical practice, then move into supervisory roles such as clinical supervisor or program director to develop leadership experience. Demonstrate competency in regulatory compliance, staff development, and quality improvement before pursuing director-level positions.
Can you get hired as an executive clinical director with little leadership experience?
Most employers require prior clinical management experience, but candidates new to director-level roles can strengthen their candidacy by highlighting informal leadership such as supervising interns, leading quality improvement projects, or serving on clinical committees. Targeting smaller organizations, federally qualified health centers, or newly launched programs often provides an accessible entry point into executive clinical leadership.
What does the executive clinical director interview process look like?
The process typically begins with a phone or video screen with HR, followed by a structured interview with the chief medical officer, VP of clinical services, or a cross-functional panel. Candidates are often asked to present a clinical leadership philosophy or a case study on managing a care quality challenge. Final-round interviews frequently include a site visit or a meeting with frontline clinical staff.
Where can I find and apply to executive clinical director jobs?
You can find and apply to executive clinical director jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States. Find roles that match your clinical background and leadership experience, then apply directly to each listing from the page.
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