Vice President Operations

Urrly; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 130,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

Urrly is seeking a dynamic VP of Operations in Houston (with Atlanta as a secondary option) to own operating and financial performance across a distributed physician-practice network. This hands-on role requires strong field execution, leadership development, and clear operating rhythms to align practices and markets.

Regular travel and in-market presence are expected as you partner with physicians and leaders to translate strategy into measurable improvements and sustainable growth.

Qualifications

• Direct ownership of multi-site outpatient physician-practice or comparable ambulatory operations.
• Accountability for operating and financial KPIs, with measurable improvement.
• Candidate-owned leadership of a practice, market, service-line, acquisition, or major-system integration.
• Direct leadership of distributed practice, market, regional, or functional operating leaders.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent relevant experience.

Responsibilities

• Own operating and financial performance across practices and markets.
• Improve staffing, scheduling, patient access, revenue cycle, patient experience, and site-level results.
• Diagnose underperformance and turn improvements into repeatable operating practices.
• Lead practice, market, service-line, and major-system integrations from planning through adoption.
• Build KPI reviews, SOPs, decision rights, meeting cadences, and escalation paths.
• Give the CEO clear visibility into performance, risks, priorities, and corrective actions.
• Hire, coach, and hold practice, market, regional, and functional leaders accountable.
• Partner with physicians and functional leaders to convert strategy into field execution.
• Build an operating organization that resolves issues at the right level.

Skills

Multi-site operations

Practice integration

KPI systems & SOPs

Physician partnership

Staffing & scheduling

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Job description

A growing specialty physician-practice platform is building a more consistent, accountable operating model across its practices and markets. The organization is physician-centric, outcomes-focused, and entering a stage where strong field execution and integration discipline are essential.

ABOUT THE ROLE

The Vice President of Operations will report to the CEO and own operating and financial performance across a distributed practice network. This is a hands-on builder role for a leader who can strengthen day-to-day execution, integrate practices, develop leaders, and create clear operating rhythms. Houston is the primary market, with Atlanta as a secondary option. Regular travel and meaningful in-market presence are required.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Own operating and financial performance across practices and markets.


• Improve staffing, scheduling, patient access, revenue cycle, patient experience, and site-level results.


• Diagnose underperformance and turn improvements into repeatable operating practices.

Integrations and operating systems

• Lead practice, market, service-line, and major-system integrations from planning through adoption.


• Build KPI reviews, SOPs, decision rights, meeting cadences, and escalation paths that leaders use.


• Give the CEO clear visibility into performance, risks, priorities, and corrective actions.

Leadership and physician partnership

• Hire, coach, and hold practice, market, regional, and functional leaders accountable.


• Partner with physicians and functional leaders to convert strategy into field execution.


• Build an operating organization that resolves issues at the right level.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Direct ownership of multi-site outpatient physician-practice or comparable ambulatory operations.


• Accountability for operating and financial KPIs, with measurable improvement.


• Candidate-owned leadership of a practice, market, service-line, acquisition, or major-system integration.


• Direct leadership of distributed practice, market, regional, or functional operating leaders.


• Bachelor's degree or equivalent relevant experience.

REQUIRED SKILLS

• Multi-site healthcare operations


• Practice integration and change adoption


• KPI systems, SOPs, and operating cadences


• Physician partnership and influence


• Staffing, scheduling, patient access, revenue cycle, and EMR workflows


• P&L, budgeting, and site-level economics

PREFERRED SKILLS

• Experience in an MSO, PPM, PE-backed healthcare-services business, specialty-clinic network, ASC, urgent care, dental, or similar ambulatory platform


• Experience scaling or turning around markets and practices

PAY RANGE AND COMPENSATION PACKAGE

• Base salary: $130,000 to $145,000


• Objective performance bonus: up to 30%


• Potential annual cash compensation at full bonus attainment: approximately $169,000 to $188,500


• Bonus compensation is performance-based and not guaranteed

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY STATEMENT

Urrly and its client are equal opportunity employers. Employment decisions are based on job-related qualifications, merit, and business needs without regard to any protected characteristic.