Senior Staff Dentist

About the Role

LIBERTY Dental Plan is seeking an experienced and clinically driven Senior Staff Dentist to join our Clinical Affairs team. In this leadership role, you will help ensure the delivery of high-quality, cost-effective dental care by providing clinical oversight of utilization management and claims review processes.

This position offers the opportunity to influence care quality and provider engagement across Commercial, Medicare Advantage, and Medicaid programs while contributing to meaningful oral health initiatives. You'll collaborate with cross-functional teams and serve as a mentor and clinical resource to support consistent, evidence-based decision-making across the organization.

This role requires an Active, unrestricted New Jersey dental license in good standing

What You'll Do

Clinical Review & Utilization Management

• Perform clinical reviews of dental claims, prior authorizations, and referrals to ensure timely, accurate, and compliant determinations
• Interpret dental records, radiographs, and benefit structures to assess medical necessity and coverage decisions
• Identify inappropriate utilization patterns and recommend improvements to align with best practices
• Conduct retrospective utilization reviews and support provider behavior change initiatives
• Complete appeal, grievance, and secondary review determinations

Quality, Compliance & Improvement

• Participate in quality management and performance improvement programs, including audits and provider performance initiatives
• Conduct chart reviews to identify trends in care delivery and utilization
• Support grievance resolution and contribute to regulatory reporting and compliance activities
• Provide clinical insight during committee reviews and quality improvement efforts

Provider Engagement & Peer Collaboration

• Lead peer-to-peer consultations with providers to discuss clinical decisions, utilization trends, and quality concerns
• Support provider education around compliance, documentation, and care standards
• Partner with specialists and subject matter experts on complex clinical cases

Leadership & Organizational Impact

• Mentor staff dentists and support clinical calibration efforts to ensure consistency across reviews
• Provide guidance to utilization management and claims teams
• Collaborate with Analytics, Claims, UM, and outreach teams to improve operational outcomes
• Participate in state oral health initiatives and organizational programs

A Day in the Life

In this role, your day is a blend of clinical review, collaboration, and quality improvement work:

• ~75% reviewing dental claims and utilization requests to ensure accuracy, compliance, and appropriate care decisions
• ~10% supporting quality initiatives, including investigating clinical trends and addressing care concerns
• ~5% handling expedited reviews with quick turnaround times to support members and providers
• ~5% participating in care management or interdisciplinary coordination efforts
• ~5% engaging in team collaboration, provider discussions, and other organizational priorities

You'll regularly partner with teams across Analytics, Utilization Management, Claims, and Provider Outreach, while also connecting directly with network dentists through peer-to-peer consultations.

What You'll Bring

Required Qualifications

• DDS or DMD from an accredited institution
• Active, unrestricted New Jersey dental license in good standing (required)
• Ability to obtain additional state licenses as needed (company-supported)
• Minimum 6 years of experience as a practicing dentist
• At least 2 years of experience in utilization management, claims review, or quality improvement initiatives

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in the dental benefits or managed care industry
• Experience mentoring or training peers
• Multi-state licensure
• Familiarity with Medicaid programs

Key Skills & Expertise

• Strong clinical judgment and knowledge of dental procedures, coding, and adjudication guidelines
• Ability to interpret radiographs and dental records
• Knowledge of managed care systems, reimbursement models, and regulatory requirements
• Experience identifying fraud, waste, and abuse trends
• Strong collaboration, communication, and provider engagement skills
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and ability to learn new systems quickly

Work Environment & Impact

• Remote role with collaboration across national teams
• High-impact role shaping clinical standards and improving member outcomes

Compensation

• Salary Range: $175,000 - $185,000 annually

(Final compensation will depend on experience, qualifications, and licensure.)

Why Join LIBERTY Dental Plan?

At LIBERTY, you'll be part of a mission-driven organization dedicated to improving oral health outcomes through quality, innovation, and collaboration. This role allows you to leverage your clinical expertise beyond traditional practice-impacting care delivery at scale while working alongside a passionate and supportive team.

Ready to Make an Impact?

If you are a clinically strong, collaborative dentist with an active New Jersey license and a passion for improving care quality, we encourage you to apply today.

Location

Our employees are distributed in office locations in multiple markets across the United States. We are unable to hire or allow employees to work outside of the United States.

What Liberty Offers

Happy, healthy employees enhance our ability to assist our members and contribute more actively to their communities. That's why Liberty offers competitive and attractive benefit packages for our employees. We strive to care for employees in ways that promote wellness and productivity.

Our first-class benefits package supports employees and their dependents with:

• Competitive pay structure and savings options to help you reach your financial goals.

• Excellent 401(k) retirement benefits, including employer match, Roth IRA options, immediate vesting during the Safe Harbor period, and access to professional financial advice through Financial Engines.

• Affordable medical insurance, with low-cost premiums for employee-only coverage. Liberty subsidizes the cost for eligible dependents enrolled in the plan.

• 100% employer-paid dental coverage for employees and eligible dependents.

• Vision insurance with low-cost premiums for employee-only coverage and dependents.

• Company-paid basic life and AD&D insurance, equal to one times your base salary, with options to purchase additional supplemental coverage.

• Flexible Spending Accounts for healthcare and dependent care expenses.

• Voluntary benefit programs, including accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity insurance.

• Long-term disability coverage.

• Expansive wellness programs, including company-wide wellness challenges, and gym discounts.

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) to support mental health and well-being.

• Generous vacation and sick leave policies, with the ability to roll over unused time.

• 10 paid company holidays.

• Tuition reimbursement for eligible educational expenses.

• Remote or hybrid work options available for various positions.

Compensation

In the spirit of pay transparency, the base salary range for this position is $175,000 - $185,000 annually, not including fringe benefits or potential bonuses. At Liberty, your final base salary will be determined by factors such as geographic location, skills, education, and experience. We are committed to pay equity and also consider the internal equity of our current team members when making final compensation decisions.

Please note that the range listed represents the full base salary range for this role. Typically, offers are not made at the top of the range to allow for future salary growth.

Liberty Dental Plan commits to maintaining a work environment that acknowledges all individuals within the workplace and will continue to engage in practices that are inclusive of all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. We strive to have every person within the organization have a sense of belonging while encouraging individuals to unleash their full potential. Liberty will leverage diverse perspectives in building high performance teams and organizational culture.

Liberty Dental Plan will continue to strengthen and develop external partnerships by providing equitable health care access and improving population health in the communities we serve.

We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment, recruitment, promotions, and transfers, as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.

Sponsorship and Relocation Specifications

Liberty Dental Plan is an Equal Opportunity Employer / VETS / Disabled.

No relocation assistance or sponsorship available at this time.