Vice President, Clinical Recruiting

Welcome to Brightline! We are searching for a Vice President, Clinical Recruiting to lead and scale our provider hiring strategy as part of our Care Operations team. This leader will own the end-to-end recruiting function for clinicians and coaches across multiple geographies, ensuring that our workforce is built to deliver high-quality care efficiently and at scale.

This role is uniquely positioned at the intersection of talent acquisition and care operations. Beyond driving a high-volume recruiting engine, the VP will work cross-functionally to design smarter recruiting processes, shape workforce models, and influence provider onboarding and compensation strategies.

We are looking for a builder; someone who thrives in early-stage, high-growth environments, and can flex between strategy and execution. You should thrive in a fast-paced, mission-driven environment, and bring structure to ambiguity. We’re looking for individuals energized by the opportunity to directly influence hiring quality, clinical team readiness, and the patient care experience.

Responsibilities:

Strategic Leadership

• Architect and execute a multi-year clinical recruiting strategy that aligns with Brightline’s growth objectives, clinic openings, and evolving care delivery models.

• Partner with the SVP, Operations and business leaders to anticipate workforce needs, establish hiring priorities, and ensure sustainable recruiting capacity.

Drive Scalable Recruiting Strategy

• Build recruiting infrastructure and data-driven processes to track funnel metrics, provider availability, and market responsiveness.

• Anticipate hiring challenges and design proactive strategies for sourcing and conversion.

• Collaborate with the Executive Team on growth plans, integrating recruiting strategy into overall Care Operations strategy.

• Own and evolve provider compensation strategy in partnership with Finance and People, ensuring competitiveness, scalability, and alignment with Brightline’s care delivery model.

Cross-Functional Partnership & Operational Excellence

• Partner with the People team on role design, compensation structures, and career paths tailored to varying clinician employment models.

• Collaborate with Credentialing and Provider Enablement teams to improve workflows to reduce friction and accelerate provider onboarding.

Team Building & Leadership

• Build, coach, and lead a high-performing recruiting team capable of scaling provider hiring nationally.

• Establish a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and clinician-first candidate experience.

Executive Partnership & Data Driven Insights

• Serve as a peer to senior leadership, influencing strategic decisions related to hiring, compensation, onboarding and workforce planning.

• Provide data-driven insights on recruiting performance, funnel analytics, and market trends to inform executive decision-making.

Requirements:

• 10+ years or equivalent years of leadership experience in recruiting, operations, or provider growth, with at least 3-5 years in leadership roles.

• Experience in high-volume recruiting for clinicians or similar workforce populations.

• Proven ability to work cross-functionally with People, Care Operations, Finance and Clinical leadership.

• Knowledge of role design, compensation strategies, and workforce management for W2 clinicians.

• Proven success in scaling clinical recruiting for multi-site or multi-state care delivery organizations.

• Strong operational and data-driven mindset, with expertise in recruiting analytics, funnel optimization, and KPI management.

• Experience navigating state-specific employment laws and compliance (NY, CA strongly preferred).

• Strong communication, influence, and leadership skills with a track record of scaling teams and building trust at the executive level.

• Experience with modern recruiting technology platforms and commitment to process innovation.

• Exceptional communication and influencing skills, with the ability to drive alignment at the executive level.

We offer several benefits, perks, and stipends:

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Long-Term Disability, Life Insurance, Flexible Spending Account, and 401k

• 12 Company Holidays + Floating Holidays, Holiday Shutdown, Flexible Time Off, Parental Leave

• Health and Wellness Stipend, Home Office Reimbursement and Professional Development Reimbursement

• Stock Options

At Brightline we have built a total rewards philosophy that includes fair, equitable, competitive, geo-based compensation that is performance and potential based. Our strategy is based on robust market research, including external advisory specializing in national compensation, and thoughtful input from every level of our organization. It is a combination of a cash salary, equity, benefits, wellbeing, and opportunity. In compliance with the Equal Pay for Equal Work Act, the annual base salary range for applicants is $180,000-$240,000.

Our Commitment to Building a Diverse, Equitable, and Inclusive Workforce

At Brightline, we believe that Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging are essential to the foundation upon which our mission is built. We are committed to:

• building a future where all families can access inclusive, high-quality care

• creating an environment that encourages our employees to show up authentically, reach their highest potential, and have an equal opportunity to thrive

• systematically evaluating and improving our inherent beliefs, observed behaviors, structures, and systems

• ensuring that every employee, candidate, client, and family we serve is valued and respected

About Brightline

Brightline is a therapy and psychiatry practice that delivers expert pediatric, teen, and parental mental health care to families and kids up to age 18. Brightline’s virtual and in-person outpatient services include diagnostic evaluation, therapy, psychiatry services (e.g. medication management), and psychological testing (to assess learning differences, school readiness, executive functioning difficulties [e.g. ADHD], and autism). In addition to Brightline’s generalized support, we offer focused programs including those that support anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorders, ADHD, and disruptive behaviors. Founded in 2019, Brightline has delivered care to tens of thousands of families with industry-leading results. We’ve been nationally recognized for clinical excellence and innovation for several years — recent awards include the Fast Company 50 Most Innovative Companies (2022) and Behavioral Health Business Companies to Watch Award (2024). Brightline is based in Palo Alto and is backed by investors including Boston Children’s Hospital, Northwell Health, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Google Ventures, KKR, and Oak HC/FT.