Senior Operational Clinical Director - SUD

Merakey; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive medical, dental, and vis

Retirement plan with pre-tax and Roth

DailyPay access to wages

Well-being platform – Pryor Online

Care.com backup care access

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Tuition reimbursement

Employee discounts and savings

Job summary

Merakey in Philadelphia seeks a Senior Operational Clinical Director to lead outpatient SUD programs, ensuring clinical quality, regulatory compliance, and operational excellence across sites. The role reports to the Sr.

Executive Director and requires frequent travel between program locations to support operations and service delivery. The ideal candidate will bring strong clinical leadership, supervisory experience, and a proven ability to drive quality improvement within diverse SUD

Qualifications

• Master's degree in a related field; licensed candidates preferred.
• Minimum of five years of clinical experience with SUD populations.
• Three years' experience in Methadone Maintenance with management preference.
• Computer competency and willingness to travel daily.

Responsibilities

• Lead and inspire high-performing teams while driving clinical excellence and quality care across Philadelphia's SUD programs.
• Oversee outpatient programs, regulatory compliance, and centralized intake across sites.
• Provide leadership for SUD services, mobile unit operations, and program change initiatives.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Travel flexibility

Regulatory knowledge

Staff supervision

Education

Master's degree in Human Services

Licensed (LSW/LCSW/LPC/LMFT) preferred

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Senior Operational Clinical Director - SUD

#112892

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Position Type

Full-Time

Work Schedule

Monday-Friday 8am-4pm with on-call for emergencies

Requirements

The ideal candidate will possess the following qualifications:

• Master's degree in a related field of Human Services, including but not limited to Social Work, Counseling, Psychology, or Sociology. Licensed candidates are preferred (LSW, LCSW, LPC, LMFT)
• Minimum of five years of clinical experience post graduate working with substance use disorder population.
• 3 years' experience working in Methadone Maintenance with preference in management.
• Computer competency
• Open to travel between sites daily

Description

Lead and inspire high-performing teams while driving clinical excellence, innovation, and quality care across Philadelphia's SUD programs

The Senior Operational Clinical Director Outpatient Services oversees outpatient programs across Philadelphia, ensuring clinical quality, regulatory compliance, operational excellence, and program consistency. Reporting to the Sr. Executive Director, this role provides leadership for SUD services, centralized intake, and mobile unit operations while driving quality improvement and innovation. Frequent daily travel between program sites is required to support operations, staff, and service delivery.

This position requires

• Expertise in clinical work with clients, knowledge of regulations specific to OTP services and experience working with diverse SUD populations.
• Teamwork, reliability, dependability, flexibility and the ability to problem solve are important characteristics for the position.
• Experience with administrative and organization workplace policies.
• Supervisory experience.

Proven ability to build consensus, align teams around shared objectives, and navigate competing leadership perspectives to achieve successful business outcomes.

Senior Operational Clinical Director will:

• Manage the mobile unit and centralize our intakes for SUD Philadelphia.
• Ensure the clinical integrity of the outpatient programs and sustainable business practices.
• Oversee all licensing, manage quality control, lead initiatives focused on innovation and program change as well as thought leader for SUD.

Merakey offers generous benefits that promote well-being, financial security, and work-life balance, including:

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, plus access to healthcare advocacy support.
• Retirement plan -- both pre-tax and Roth (after-tax) options available for employee contributions.
• DailyPay -- access your pay when you need it!
• On the Goga well-being platform, featuring self-care tools and resources.
• Access Care.com for backup childcare, elder care, and household services.
• Confidential counseling, legal, and financial services through our Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Tuition reimbursement and educational partnerships.
• Employee discounts and savings programs on entertainment, travel, and lifestyle.
• Access to Pryor Online Learning for free online personal development classes.

Merakey is a non-profit provider of developmental, behavioral health, and education services. More than 8,000 employees provide support to nearly 40,000 individuals and families throughout 12 states across the country each year.Click here to watch a video about Merakey.

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Merakey is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer!We deeply value diversity and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, ethnic background, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, genetic information, or disability status. Moreover, we are committed to creating teams that reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and encourage applicants from underrepresented backgrounds to apply.

Merakey welcomes all Veterans to apply!

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