Chief Executive Officer

**My Community Dental Centers (MCDC) – Michigan**

We anticipate that the application window will close on **2/20/2026**, but the application window may change depending on the volume of applications received or close immediately if a qualified candidate is selected.

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### Role Overview

My Community Dental Centers (MCDC) is Michigan’s largest nonprofit dental provider, delivering accessible, high-quality oral health care to Medicaid, Healthy Kids Dental, private insurance, and uninsured patients statewide. Rooted in health equity, community impact, and person-centered care, MCDC serves as a vital public health resource for families and communities across Michigan.

We seek a visionary, mission-grounded, servant-leader CEO who advances a culture of kindness, accountability, operational discipline, and collaborative leadership—ensuring patients, team members, and communities can flourish.

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### Responsibilities

#### Strategic Leadership & Financial Stewardship

* Champion MCDC’s mission, values, and health-equity commitments across all decisions, partnerships, and public engagement.
* Lead strategic planning, translating mission into clear priorities that strengthen organizational impact and statewide presence.
* Steward financial sustainability through disciplined management, transparency, and proactive adaptation to changing reimbursement, workforce, and policy environments.
* Partner closely with the Board to shape long-range strategy and success measures beyond the annual budget cycle.
* Position MCDC as a national leader and role model for provision of accessible, high-quality oral health care while ensuring resilience and sustainability.

#### Operating Systems & Execution

* Strengthen and modernize organizational systems—communication flow, operational cadence, decision pathways, and center-level support—to ensure clarity, consistency, and execution at scale.
* Build and reinforce a predictable leadership rhythm across MCDC’s distributed centers, improving coordination between clinical, operational, and administrative teams.
* Instill discipline in follow-through: clear owners, timelines, and accountability norms that support reliable performance.

#### Talent, Culture & Leadership Development

* Attract, mentor, and retain a high-performing, mission-driven leadership team that embodies MCDC’s values and models collaborative behaviors.
* Build a leadership culture grounded in trust, transparency, and shared responsibility across operations and clinical partners (dyad alignment).
* Ensure leaders at all levels have the tools, coaching, and structure necessary to thrive and grow.

#### Innovation & Digital Mandate

* Advance a forward-looking digital and operational strategy—including data analytics, workflow automation, AI-enabled tools, and patient-experience improvements—to strengthen clinical outcomes and operational reliability.
* Promote a learning organization that embraces continuous improvement and responsible innovation.

#### Advocacy, Public Presence & Community Engagement

* Serve as the public voice for MCDC’s mission, advocating for oral health equity, community wellbeing, and access expansion at the state and national level.
* Build strong partnerships with state agencies, payers, community organizations, philanthropy, and policymakers to advance MCDC’s work, increase available resources, and expand impact.

#### Board Partnership & Governance

* Build a transparent, trust-centered partnership with the Board, ensuring alignment on strategy, financial oversight, enterprise risks, and organizational performance.
* Collaborate with the Board Chair and Officers to maintain clear governance rhythms, informed decision-making, and consistent reporting.

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### Core Executive Competencies

* **Servant Leadership & Emotional Intelligence:** Leads with humility, empathy, courage, and deep respect for patients and the teams that serve patients.
* **Strategic Foresight:** Sees around corners, anticipates risks, and positions MCDC proactively for a changing landscape.
* **Operational Discipline:** Skilled in system-building, execution, and translating strategy into measurable action.
* **Change Leadership:** Effectively guides complex organizations through transition, ambiguity, and turnaround.
* **Community & Equity Orientation:** Demonstrates commitment to vulnerable populations, health equity, and inclusive leadership.
* **Relationship Mastery:** Builds trust quickly with partners, staff, board leaders, and public stakeholders.

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### Qualifications

* Graduate degree in business, public health, healthcare administration, public policy, or a related field.
* Minimum 10 years of senior leadership experience in healthcare, provider organizations, community health, or mission-driven nonprofit organizations.
* Minimum 10 years of senior leadership experience in highly complex, geographically distributed healthcare organizations at (or beyond) the size and scope of MCDC.
* Demonstrated success leading multi-site clinical operations, financial turnaround or stabilization, cultural transformation, and cross-functional teams.
* Experience working with governmental partners, boards, and regulated environments.

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MCDC is entering a defining chapter. The Board seeks a Chief Executive Officer who will honor its mission, stabilize the present, and help shape a future rooted in dignity, clarity, and community impact. Candidates who bring both proven, steady leadership and inspired vision are strongly encouraged to apply.

Please click this link to apply: https://careers-mydental.icims.com/jobs/2455/chief-executive-officer/job