Founding Clinical Director - San Diego - Bilingual English/Spanish

The posting, as FronteraCare wrote it

FronteraCare delivers life-changing autism services to children and families across New Mexico and Colorado. We provide high quality diagnostic evaluations and ABA therapy, partnering closely with parents, grandparents, foster parents, and other caregivers to create individualized care plans rooted in each child's unique strengths, needs, and family context.

Our clinicians are committed to evidence-based, compassionate care that helps children with autism thrive. We believe the best outcomes are when families are at the heart of the treatment. By combining clinical expertise with family insights, we help children build skills, gain confidence, and thrive.

Our Mission
Our mission is to expand access to exceptional diagnostic and behavioral healthcare for every child, no matter where they live or their circumstances.

About the Role

FronteraCare is expanding into Southern California through the acquisition of an established ABA practice in San Diego. We’re looking for an exceptional BCBA leader to take the clinical reins from the practice’s founder and help build the next chapter of the organization.

This is not a traditional Clinical Director role. You’ll inherit an existing team, client base, and community presence, with responsibility for maintaining the trust and clinical quality that have made the practice successful. At the same time, you’ll have the opportunity to build: growing the team, strengthening how we operate, expanding our presence in Southern California, and helping define what technology-enabled ABA care can look like at scale.

We’re looking for someone who can balance both sides of that mandate: a deeply credible clinician and people leader who can earn the trust of an established team, while also being energized by change, growth, technology, and the opportunity to build something better.

You’ll serve as the senior clinical leader for the San Diego market and partner closely with FronteraCare’s clinical, operational, People, Growth, and technology teams.

What You’ll Do

Lead the Clinical Transition

• Partner closely with the current founder and FronteraCare leadership to ensure a thoughtful transition of clinical leadership, team relationships, families, and community partnerships.
• Establish credibility and trust quickly with existing BCBAs, RBTs, families, and partners while preserving the strengths and culture of the existing practice.
• Provide continuity through the transition while identifying opportunities to strengthen clinical quality, team development, and operations.
• Serve as the senior clinical decision-maker for the market and the escalation point for complex clinical situations.

Build and Lead an Exceptional Clinical Team

• Lead, coach, and develop BCBAs, student analysts, RBTs, and future clinical leaders.
• Create a culture where people have clear expectations, receive direct and useful feedback, and have meaningful opportunities to grow.
• Retain and engage the existing clinical team while

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echnology to improve clinical care—not simply treating technology adoption as an administrative requirement.

• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build trust with clinicians, families, community partners, and cross-functional leaders.
• A low-ego, highly collaborative leadership style combined with the ability to make decisions, give direct feedback, and hold a high bar.
• Bilingual, able to deliver services and communicate with parents in both Spanish and English.
• Existing knowledge of the Southern California ABA market is highly valuable.
• Experience developing relationships with schools, referral partners, payers, or community organizations is a plus.

Location

This is an in-market leadership role based in San Diego, California . This leader will spend significant time with clinicians, families, and community partners and should expect to be physically present with the team regularly.

The role will also collaborate closely with FronteraCare leadership and Frontera Health’s Product and Engineering teams.
We have determined a salary range for this position that takes into account several factors including experience, knowledge, education, skills, and abilities. Please note that the salary information is a general guideline and the exact salary will be determined based on the individual’s qualifications and experience, with consideration given to the factors listed above. All full-time employee benefits include health benefits, 401(k) plan, and PTO per year.

Compensation
$130,000 — $160,000 USD

Why Join Us
At Frontera Care, you will be part of a mission-driven, supportive team making a real difference for children and families. We provide the tools, resources, collaboration you need to focus on what matters most: delivering high-quality, family-centered care. If you are passionate about helping children with autism, and want to grow your career while transforming access to care, accessible healthcare, we would love to welcome you to our team.