BSG Team Ventures has commenced an executive search for Chief Executive Officer for our healthcare focused content developer for distance learning for medical certification and training client. The CEO will combine healthcare industry, SaaS software, and distance learning experience to help set the strategy and vision of the company, and drive the execution of the business.
Opportunity Overview
Chief Executive Officer
THE COMPANY
Short-term online training for national certifications in healthcare and IT occupations
Our client is a distance learning initiative to provide self-paced, user-friendly multimedia, simulations, and more importantly, mentored learning assistance from expert instructors and certification professionals. Our clients’ comprehensive video-based training programs provide students with the knowledge and skills required to obtain nationally and internationally recognized certifications in growing specialized Healthcare and IT fields.
The Company’s mission is to prepare students and workers for high-demand jobs and careers. To this effect, Our client’s instructors develop and offer individualized short-duration training courses in health information systems administration---including information technology (IT) and medical administrative assistant certifications.
Our client provides the necessary skills to earn nationally and internationally recognized certifications in high-demand areas. The main beneficiaries of the program are the underemployed, unemployed, disabled, dislocated workers and students. But, also individuals interested in changing careers or improving their information-age skills.
The short programs lasting between 3 and 6 months are taught using innovative, friendly, mentor-assisted, self-paced learning technologies. So, students and participants can set their own learning schedule and pace depending on their needs and career goals.
These career certification training programs are offered as non-credit continuing-education and do not lead to an academic degree.
Our client is licensed or authorized in 22 states, and cleared to administer educational content, training and certification in an additional 17. Our client has developed corporate partnerships with the likes of Walgreens, and non-profit partnerships with various education and training associations including the HCEA (www.hcea-info.org). Our client is licensed as a Proprietary School with the State of Michigan. Each of the Company’s Healthcare and IT programs has been reviewed and approved by the State of Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA). Additionally, Our client is fully Accredited by the Indiana State Workforce Innovation Council (SWIC).
Founded in 2011, our client is headquarted in Michigan.
PRODUCTS
Our client’s Learning Experience is what sets them apart from other online schools. Their formula for student success is complex, yet simple. To date, our client has trained over 8,000 students for new careers in Healthcare and IT. Our client has successfully achieved a 90% Completion Rate for all enrolled students.
Our client provides self-paced, user-friendly multimedia, simulations, and, more importantly, one-on-one assistance from expert instructors and certification professionals. World-class instructors have decades of experience in the medical and IT fields. Their work experience comes from a wide variety of different companies within their respective industries including technology/software companies, billing companies, Physician Hospital Organizations (PHOs), and family practices in both clinical and administrative capacities. Our client online video training programs not only prepare the student or professional for a rewarding Healthcare career, they validate this knowledge through national and international industry certification. Our client’s certified instructors deliver comprehensive video based training, allowing each student the ability to move through the training at their own pace, at the training center, at work, or at home.
Each of our client’s learning module and certification program comes with the following benefits:
THE POSITION
Our client is looking for a CEO who will partner with its investors and the Chairman and rest of the executive team in a hands-on, active role. Key to the position’s responsibilities is driving sales, business strategy, and company profitability.
The new CEO will help set the strategy and vision of the company, and drive the execution of the business. This is a hands-on role which will require working both inside the company with the product, engineering and marketing teams, and outside with customers, prospects and partner channels.
Success in this role will lean on 3 pillars of skills and experience:
IDEAL CANDIDATE PROFILE
A summary of key competencies required to be successful in this role include the following:
Functional Prior Success
Customer Segment Experience
Management & Leadership Experience
Industry Experience (healthcare industry)
Stage of Company Experience
GENERAL:
Finally, this individual should have as many as possible of the personal traits required to succeed in this leadership position:
TEAM
The team currently numbers approximately 35.
FINANCIAL BACKING
Our client’ lead private equity investor is healthcare-focused Lorient Capital, based in Michigan.
COMPENSATION
Compensation will be commensurate with the position’s requirements. Since this is a performance-based environment, the successful candidate’s package will include base salary, bonus structure based on corporate qualitative and quantitative strategic KPIs, and a stakeholder position in the company.
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