BCBA Clinical Director

You already know what a Clinical Director does. What's harder to learn from a posting is how much you'll actually own, who's behind you when a day goes sideways, and whether the company is doing work worth leading. So that's where we'll start.

What you'll own. This is your center. You set the clinical standard, develop the team, and own the quality of care that goes out the door — with the authority to shape how your center actually runs, not just enforce someone else's playbook. We hire leaders, then trust them to lead.

The support behind you. Leading a center is hard; doing it without backup is harder. Here you're not alone: scheduling, billing, authorizations, and RBT recruiting sit with dedicated teams, so your time goes to clinical leadership and your people. Our VP of Clinical Quality and Training, Liza Bodner, along with our Regional Director, Ryan Emry, and Area Director, Sandy Reeson, are a phone call away when a case or a decision is genuinely hard.

The work is worth leading. Liza led the team that built the Gracent Care Calculator : a peer-reviewed clinical tool that recommends treatment intensity based on the child, not a default. We presented it at CASP 2026 in Las Vegas, then made it free to the entire field ( gracentcares.com/care-calculator ). We're a BACB ACE Provider running free in-house CEUs. As a Clinical Director, you don't just apply that standard, you help carry it, and your clinicians grow because of how you lead.

At a glance

Scope: Clinical and operational oversight of your center along with a reduced case of roughly 60 client hours

Supervision: 12–20% target supervision · 2.5–5% Family Treatment Guidance (FTG)

Pay: $100,000 - $120,000 incl. bonuses

Schedule: Full-time. A midday appointment doesn't cost you PTO

Time off & benefits: 25+ days off year one · 75% company-paid medical/dental/vision · 401(k) match · $500 PD stipend · free in-house CEUs (BACB ACE Provider)

Setting: In-person, Keller, TX

How it actually works — the full picture

You lead the clinical bar; you don't fight for it. Because our model individualizes treatment intensity (via the Care Calculator) and protects supervision time as real structure, you spend your energy developing clinicians and raising quality, not defending good practice to a spreadsheet.

Progress you can prove. We measure outcomes and make them visible. Our STEP Score, family Report Cards, and OBM dashboards give you a clear, shared read on whether care is working across your center. So you lead with data, coach with specifics, and show families real movement.

One child, one plan, many minds. Your center runs genuinely interdisciplinary care. BCBAs, SLPs, and OTs work the same cases, often co-treating, and you orchestrate that collaboration instead of refereeing parallel services.

A real bridge to the classroom. Our half-day Prep School supports children working toward a traditional classroom who still need 1:1 support. This is another lever you lead with, and a model most providers don't have.

Real support, real autonomy. Operational load (scheduling, billing, authorizations, RBT recruiting) sits with the teams whose job it is. You get the autonomy to run your center and the backup to do it well.

How your schedule actually works. Full-time, built around your life. A midday appointment doesn't cost you PTO; you work around it.

What you'll do

Own clinical quality and day-to-day operations for your center

Supervise your team and actively support their development

Manage performance and team accountability, including interdisciplinary collaboration

Support hiring — help build the team you actually want to lead

Partner with families and lead family engagement

Keep the center audit- and review-ready (compliance you can stand behind)

What you'll work with

The Care Calculator and our outcome-measurement tools (STEP Score, Report Cards)

Standardized assessments: ABLLS-R, VB-MAPP, AFLS, PEAK, Vineland

Operational dashboards for clinical quality, supervision, and center health

An interdisciplinary team (SLPs, OTs, PTs, mental health) on shared cases

A clinical-leadership bench, including our VP of Clinical Quality & Training

What you bring

BCBA certification, licensed in TX and in good standing

Supervisory or leadership experience, and the judgment to develop other clinicians

Comfort owning both clinical quality and operational health — you're fluent in the data

Clear, proactive communication and a high clinical bar

Genuine commitment to children and families navigating autism and developmental needs

Ability to perform essential functions such as sitting, standing, bending, and occasionally lifting up to 45 lbs. Reasonable accommodations may be made.

What it pays. What it includes.

Competitive Clinical Director compensation — $100,000 - $120,000, incl. bonuses

Medical, dental, and vision for you and your family (75% company-paid)

25+ days off in your first year, including PTO and 7 paid holidays

401(k) with company match

$500 annual Professional Development stipend and free in-house CEUs as a BACB ACE Provider

Pressure test us. Real ownership, a clinical-leadership team behind you, true interdisciplinary collaboration, and the autonomy to run your center well, that's what you'll actually decide on. If anything here sounds too good, or doesn't match what you're hearing elsewhere, ask us in the interview. We're genuinely open to talking it through.

Apply now, or hear directly from our team at BehaviorLive (use code BCBA for free CEs): behaviorlive.com/organizations/Gracent.

Gracent Pediatric Therapy is an equal opportunity employer. We believe diverse clinical teams build better programs for the diverse kids and families we serve. We hire, develop, and promote regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic. Total compensation includes base and eligible annual bonus.

Total compensation $100,000 — $120,000 USD