Director, Dental Practice Turnarounds

Guardian Dentistry; Miami, Northern (FL, KY); Hybrid; USD 117,000 - 143,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) retirement plan

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Performance-based bonus

Job summary

Guardian Dentistry Partners in Miami, FL is seeking a Director, Tactical Operations to lead turnarounds of underperforming practices. You will diagnose issues, build targeted revamp plans, and drive execution across multiple locations with heavy travel.

This hands-on leadership role requires financial fluency, coaching, and partnership with regional managers to implement changes, track progress, and deliver actionable outcomes within six months per cohort.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; MBA or equivalent experience preferred.
• 5+ years of operational leadership in a multi-site healthcare, dental services, or service-based organization.
• Strong financial acumen — able to read a P&L and translate variance into an action plan.

Responsibilities

• Own a rolling cohort of underperforming practices (6–10 at a time) selected based on revenue and EBITDA variance against budget.
• Create action based on deep-dive diagnostic analysis on each practice — financial performance, cost structure, staffing, patient volume, and program adoption.
• Build a practice-specific turnaround plan with clear milestones, and execute it directly over a 6-month cycle.
• Provide hands-on coaching and accountability to practice and office leadership throughout the turnaround.
• Partner with Regional Managers, Office Managers, and clinical/growth program leads to implement changes on the ground.
• Track performance against the plan monthly and report progress directly to the Chief Growth Officer.
• At the end of each 6-month cycle, deliver a clear recommendation for every practice in the cohort: turned around, needs additional time, or should be considered for divestiture.
• Evaluate how well vendor and clinical growth programs are being adopted and utilized at each practice as part of the diagnostic, and fold that into the turnaround plan.
• Build repeatable diagnostic and turnaround frameworks so each new cohort moves faster than the last

Skills

Operational leadership

Financial acumen

Coaching

Communication

Relationship building

Adaptability

Travel willingness

Education

Bachelor's degree

MBA or equivalent experience

Job description

Guardian Dentistry Partners in Miami, FL is seeking a Director, Tactical Operations to lead turnarounds of underperforming practices. You will diagnose issues, build targeted revamp plans, and drive execution across multiple locations with heavy travel.

This hands-on leadership role requires financial fluency, coaching, and partnership with regional managers to implement changes, track progress, and deliver actionable outcomes within six months per cohort.