Director, Doctor Recruitment

Specialized Dental Partners; Franklin (TN); On-site; USD 150,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

Specialized Dental Partners is seeking a Director of Doctor Recruitment to lead the nationwide end-to-end doctor recruiting function. You will set the national strategy, standards, and priorities, and translate them into high-quality execution by the Regional Doctor Recruitment Managers.

You will guide the team to recruit top specialists, engage with executives, and ensure alignment with onboarding, mentorship, and engagement initiatives while building a sustainable pipeline across markets.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of recruiting experience, including physician, specialist, or executive-level recruiting; healthcare or dental strongly preferred.
• 3+ years directly managing and developing recruiters or recruiting managers, ideally across multiple markets or regions.
• 3+ years experience utilizing iCIMS for applicant tracking and campaign management, social media and job boards for recruitment and sourcing.
• Proven success recruiting hard-to-hire, high-demand professionals at national or multi-region scale.
• Strong executive presence and consultative skills, with the ability to influence clinicians, operators, and senior executives.
• Data-driven mindset with experience building and running structured recruiting processes, metrics, and forecasting.
• High ownership mentality — comfortable setting strategy and driving execution in a fast-moving, growth-oriented environment.
• Travel up to 25% - specific conferences for Endodontists/Periodontists, recruiting events, team and company meetings, other meetings and events as needed.

Responsibilities

• Own national recruiting data, dashboards, and forecasting; lead regular recruiting reviews with executive leadership.
• Identify systemic bottlenecks, market challenges, and execution gaps across regions, and drive cross-regional solutions.
• Ensure accurate, consistent pipeline data and reporting across both regions.
• Execute on campaigns and best practices to keep candidates engaged and up to date during time between offer and start date.
• Partner with Marketing to activate residency, military, referral, and experienced-doctor pipelines nationally.
• Coordinate with the Chief Clinical Officer to align recruiting messaging with onboarding, mentorship, and engagement strategies.
• Collaborate with HR and Talent Acquisition on compliant, efficient hiring processes, offers, and transitions to onboarding.

Skills

Executive presence

Data-driven mindset

Strategic thinking

Influence senior leaders

Ownership mindset

Travel readiness

Recruiting leadership

Tools

iCIMS

Job description

• Physician Recruiting
• Specialized Dental
• 720 Cool Springs Blvd., Suite 450, Franklin, Tennessee, US, 37067
• Full-Time
• 3046

Overview

About Specialized Dental Partners

Specialized Dental Partners is a doctor-led network of 275+ specialty dental practices and 450+ doctors across multiple states. We offer the scale, resources, and professional connections that help specialists and teammates thrive, while maintaining the supportive culture and local relationships that define our organization.

Our purpose, We Care More, shapes how we support our doctors, teammates, and patients every day. We care more about patient outcomes, doctor success, teammate growth, meaningful relationships, and the communities we serve. By combining clinical excellence with a people‑first culture, we create an environment where specialists can build rewarding careers while making a lasting impact.

At Specialized Dental Partners, you'll find more than a job. You'll find a community committed to helping you succeed.

From mentorship and career development to clinical collaboration and leadership opportunities, we are committed to helping our people grow personally and professionally.

If you're looking for an organization where your expertise is valued, your growth is supported, and your work makes a meaningful difference, we'd love to meet you!

Job Summary

The Director of Doctor Recruitment is the senior recruiting leader responsible for building and leading Specialized Dental Partners’ (SDP) end‑to‑end doctor recruiting function nationwide. This role sets national recruiting strategy, standards, and priorities, and translates them into consistent, high‑quality execution by leading the Regional Doctor Recruitment Managers.

The Director sets the bar and leads by example for how SDP recruits, coaches and develops regional leaders to personally engage on the organization’s highest‑priority and most complex specialist searches. Success is measured by national hiring outcomes, the strength and development of the regional recruiting team, and the long‑term health of SDP’s specialist pipeline.

Specialized Dental Partners is building the most respected specialty partnership in dentistry. As the senior leader of national doctor recruiting, the Director of Doctor Recruitment ensures SDP doesn’t just hire doctors — it builds and leads the team that brings the right specialists into the right practices at the right time, nationwide, setting them up to thrive clinically, operationally, and personally.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities

National Recruiting Leadership & Strategy

• Own national specialist doctor hiring outcomes, from strategy and target-setting through signed agreements and start dates
• Set national recruiting standards, playbooks, and best practices, and ensure consistent adoption across regions
• Maintain deep knowledge of national and regional market dynamics, competitive landscapes, and candidate motivations to inform strategy

Regional Manager Leadership & Development

• Directly manage and develop the Regional Doctor Recruitment Managers including goal-setting, coaching, and performance management
• Review regional pipelines and results regularly, removing bottlenecks and reallocating focus or resources as market conditions shift
• Personally engage on the organization’s highest-priority, most complex, or highest‑risk specialist searches alongside regional teams

Cross-Functional Partnership

• Partner with the Marketing team to activate and optimize residency, military, referral, and experienced‑doctor pipelines nationally
• Coordinate with the Chief Clinical Officer to align recruiting messaging with post‑hire onboarding, mentorship, and engagement strategies
• Partner with HR and Talent Acquisition on compliant, efficient, and scalable hiring processes, offers, and transitions to onboarding

Candidate Evaluation & Selection

• Own the national framework for clinical vetting, specialty‑specific assessment, and final hiring recommendations
• Partner with Operations and practice leadership to assess market fit, practice needs, ramp‑up feasibility, and long‑term alignment

Pipeline, Execution & Reporting

• Own national recruiting data, dashboards, and forecasting; lead regular recruiting reviews with executive leadership
• Identify systemic bottlenecks, market challenges, and execution gaps across regions, and drive cross‑regional solutions
• Ensure accurate, consistent pipeline data and reporting across both regions
• Execute on campaigns and best practices to keep candidates engaged and up to date during time between offer and start date

Employer Brand & Market Presence

• Serve as the senior ambassador of SDP’s specialist recruiting brand nationally
• Represent SDP at national recruiting events, and professional networks to build long‑term candidate relationships
• Communicate SDP’s value proposition clearly and consistently: partnership mindset, clinical autonomy, growth support, and long‑term career opportunity

Success Measures

• Net new specialist doctors hired nationally vs. target, and by region
• Offer acceptance rate and candidate conversion, nationally and by region
• Time‑to‑fill for critical specialty roles across all markets
• Performance, retention, and engagement of Regional Doctor Recruitment Managers
• Post‑hire performance, retention, and engagement of placed specialists
• Quality, consistency, and sustainability of the national recruiting pipeline

Qualifications

Experience

• 5+ years of recruiting experience, including physician, specialist, or executive‑level recruiting; healthcare or dental strongly preferred
• 3+ years directly managing and developing recruiters or recruiting managers, ideally across multiple markets or regions
• 3+ years experience utilizing iCIMS for applicant tracking and campaign management, social media and job boards for recruitment and sourcing
• Proven success recruiting hard‑to‑hire, high‑demand professionals at national or multi‑region scale
• Strong executive presence and consultative skills, with the ability to influence clinicians, operators, and senior executives
• Data‑driven mindset with experience building and running structured recruiting processes, metrics, and forecasting
• High ownership mentality — comfortable setting strategy and driving execution in a fast‑moving, growth‑oriented environment
• Travel up to 25% - specific conferences for Endodontists/Periodontists, recruiting events, team and company meetings, other meetings and events as needed.

Specialized Dental Partners, its affiliates, related companies and independently owned supported clinical practices are proud to be Equal Opportunity Employers. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

The salary range for this role is $150,000 - $175,000 per year. At Specialized Dental Partners, its affiliates, related companies and independently owned supported clinical practices, we are committed to ensuring fair and equitable pay for all employees. We adhere to all applicable federal, state, and local laws regarding pay equity and non‑discrimination. Our compensation practices are designed to ensure that employees are paid fairly based on their role, experience, performance, and contributions to the company, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status. We regularly review our compensation practices and conduct pay equity audits to identify and address any disparities. By fostering a culture of transparency and fairness, we aim to create an inclusive workplace where all employees feel valued and respected.