Executive Associate Dean

Executive Associate Dean

Lyon College School of Veterinary Medicine Cabot Arkansas

Position Overview

The Lyon College School of Veterinary Medicine seeks a strategic collaborative leader to serve as Executive Associate Dean. Reporting to the Dean the Executive Associate Dean serves as the Schools chief administrative officer providing leadership for finance operations facilities strategic planning compliance accreditation and resource management. The Executive Associate Dean works closely with College leadership faculty staff and students to ensure the Schools administrative infrastructure supports excellence in education research clinical service and institutional growth.

Key Responsibilities

• Advise the Dean on operational financial and strategic matters.
• Oversee budgeting resource allocation facilities space planning and capital projects.
• Lead strategic planning operational assessment and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with accreditation standards and applicable regulatory requirements.
• Oversee environmental health and safety risk management emergency preparedness and institutional policies.
• Foster collaboration across academic clinical research and administrative units.

Why Lyon College

Lyon College School of Veterinary Medicine is intentionally designed to reimagine veterinary education and service. As a new program it offers uncommon freedom to build effective systems shape institutional culture and establish high standards for operational excellence safety stewardship and continuous improvement-without legacy constraints-while remaining grounded in Lyon Colleges liberal arts tradition and commitment to student-centered learning.

Located in Cabot Arkansas within the greater Little Rock metropolitan area the School emphasizes experiential learning technology-enabled education and strong partnerships with industry healthcare agriculture and community organizations. Senior leaders have the opportunity to create an integrated administrative and facilities framework that supports the Schools mission from day one and contributes directly to the future of veterinary education in Arkansas and beyond.

Qualifications

• Terminal or advanced professional degree or equivalent senior leadership experience.
• Significant administrative leadership experience in higher education healthcare veterinary medicine or another complex organization.
• Demonstrated expertise in budgeting strategic planning operations and organizational leadership.

Preferred

• DVM PhD MBA MHA MPH JD or another relevant advanced degree.
• Experience in a veterinary college academic health center teaching hospital or research institution.
• Familiarity with accreditation and regulatory compliance.

Required Experience:

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