Director, Tactical Practice Turnarounds

Guardian Dentistry Practice Management LLC; United States; On-site; USD 117,000 - 143,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Base salary up to $130,000

Annual bonus up to 20%

401(k) company-matched retirement plan

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Job summary

Guardian Dentistry Partners is seeking a Director of Tactical Operations to own a rolling cohort of underperforming practices and run a structured, six‑month turnaround process. This hands‑on leadership role requires travel up to 75% and direct coaching of practice leadership to diagnose issues, build revamp plans, and execute improvements.

You will analyze financial performance, cost structures, staffing, and program adoption to identify root causes and drive measurable improvements across

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; MBA or equivalent experience preferred.
• 5+ years of operational leadership experience within a multi-site healthcare, dental services, retail healthcare, or service-based organization.
• Demonstrated success leading practice-level turnarounds, performance improvement initiatives, or operational transformation.
• Strong financial acumen — comfortable reading a P&L and translating variance into an action plan, not just a diagnosis.
• Exceptional coaching, communication, and relationship-building skills — this role lives in the field with practice leadership, not behind a desk.
• Highly adaptable and comfortable operating with ambiguity; each practice's problem looks different.
• Willingness to travel extensively (up to 75%)

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 — to identify the actual drivers of underperformance.
• 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

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree

MBA or equivalent

Job description

Guardian Dentistry Partners is seeking a Director of Tactical Operations to own a rolling cohort of underperforming practices and run a structured, six‑month turnaround process. This hands‑on leadership role requires travel up to 75% and direct coaching of practice leadership to diagnose issues, build revamp plans, and execute improvements.

You will analyze financial performance, cost structures, staffing, and program adoption to identify root causes and drive measurable improvements across