ABA Center Development and Growth Lead

Epic Minds Therapy; North Carolina; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Epic Minds Therapy is seeking an experienced ABA Center Development and Growth Lead to identify new locations, support openings, and build a strong client census.

The role focuses on site selection, outreach, referrals, enrollment, and center growth, collaborating with clinical leadership, recruiting, marketing, and operations to ensure successful launches and steady enrollment across centers.

Qualifications

• Experience opening or growing ABA centers.
• Proven ability to build client census.
• Knowledge of ABA referrals, intake, staffing, and operations.
• Strong communication and project-management skills.
• Site selection or commercial real estate experience preferred.
• Experience in North Carolina or Maryland is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Research and recommend strong markets and locations for new ABA centers.
• Help evaluate properties and coordinate with brokers, landlords, and vendors.
• Support the center setup and opening timeline.
• Build relationships with pediatricians, psychologists, schools, and community organizations.
• Develop referral and outreach strategies to attract families.
• Track referrals, intake progress, enrollment, and client starts.
• Work with recruiting, staffing, credentialing, intake, marketing, and clinical leadership.
• Monitor census, referral conversion, staffing needs, and center growth.
• Support each center until it reaches stable enrollment.

Skills

Center growth

Client census

Referrals and intake

Site selection

Communication skills

Project management

Job description

Epic Minds Therapy is seeking an experienced ABA Center Development and Growth Lead to help identify the right locations for new centers, support the opening process, and build a strong client census.

We are looking for someone who has previously helped open or grow ABA centers and understands site selection, community outreach, referral development, family enrollment, and center growth.

Responsibilities

• Research and recommend strong markets and locations for new ABA centers

• Help evaluate properties and coordinate with brokers, landlords, and vendors

• Support the center setup and opening timeline

• Build relationships with pediatricians, psychologists, schools, and community organizations

• Develop referral and outreach strategies to attract families

• Track referrals, intake progress, enrollment, and client starts

• Work with recruiting, staffing, credentialing, intake, marketing, and clinical leadership

• Monitor census, referral conversion, staffing needs, and center growth

• Support each center until it reaches stable enrollment

Qualifications

• Experience opening, launching, or growing ABA centers

• Proven experience building a client census

• Knowledge of ABA referrals, intake, staffing, and operations

• Strong communication, organization, and project-management skills

• Experience with site selection or commercial real estate is preferred

• Experience in North Carolina or Maryland is a plus

BCBA certification is not required.

Applicants should include details about the ABA centers they have helped open or grow and the results they achieved.