Doctor Program Manager; Dental

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.

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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!

The Doctor Recruitment Program Manager (East / West) is a senior, results‑oriented recruiting leader responsible for driving the end‑to‑end hiring of specialist doctors across their assigned region at Specialized Dental Partners (SDP). This role owns regional execution—turning national recruitment strategy, programs, and pipelines into successful, timely, high‑quality specialist hires.

This is a hands‑on recruiting lead role, not a transactional coordinator. The Doctor Recruitment Manager acts as the regional quarterback—deeply involved in sourcing, engaging, evaluating, and closing top specialist candidates—while working cross‑functionally to ensure each hire is operationally sound, clinically aligned, and positioned for long‑term success.

The role is critical to achieving SDP’s growth plans and is measured by quality of hire, acceptance rates, time‑to‑fill, and post‑hire success.

Specialized Dental Partners is building the most respected specialty partnership in dentistry. The Doctor Recruitment Program Manager is pivotal to that mission—ensuring we don’t just hire doctors, but bring the right specialists into the right practices at the right time, setting them up to thrive clinically, operationally, and personally.

• Own regional specialist doctor hiring outcomes from initial candidate engagement through signed agreement and start date.
• Actively source, recruit, interview, and close experienced doctors and residents within assigned markets, leveraging SDP’s national recruiting programs and tools.
• Maintain deep knowledge of regional market dynamics, competitive landscapes, and candidate motivations.

• Partner with the Head of Specialty Doctor Recruitment on clinical vetting, specialty‑specific assessment, and final hiring recommendations.
• Collaborate with Operations and practice leadership to assess market fit, practice needs, ramp‑up feasibility, and long‑term alignment
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• Ensure consistent, high‑bar evaluation standards while moving with urgency and clarity.

• Work closely with the Head of Doctor Recruiting Programs to activate and optimize residency, military, referral, and experienced‑doctor pipelines within the region.
• Coordinate with the Director of Doctor Engagement to align recruiting messaging with post‑hire onboarding, mentorship, and engagement strategies.
• Partner with HR and Talent Acquisition on compliant, efficient hiring processes, offers, and transitions to onboarding.