Managing Behavior Analyst BCBA
Listed compensation
$95k-$115k
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
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Job Description
The Sparks Group is looking for a Managing Behavior Analyst to join our team and oversee the delivery of behavior treatment services with the support of Managing Technicians, Assistant Behavior Analysts and/or other Behavior Analysts. Managing Behavior Analysts are driven to provide clinically excellent services to their clients and their families, while promoting the clinical and professional development of the program managers and technicians assigned to their teams.
- We are offering a $10k sign-on bonus!
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Responsibilities
- Provide clinical direction to program managers and technicians for assigned clients
- Deliver protocol modification, assessment and family treatment guidance for assigned clients
- Ensure data is collected and recorded with fidelity and reliability
- Complete mandatory trainings and attend required meetings
- Provide clinical and professional feedback to staff
- Document services delivered accurately and timely according to company policies
- Partner with Clinical Director regarding staffing and scheduling for clients
- Report clinical and scheduling concerns promptly
- Adhere to all company compliance policies, written or unwritten
- Complete other tasks as assigned by supervisor
Qualifications
Master's Degree
- Board Certified Behavior Analyst and/or license as required by local statutes to deliver behavior analysis
- Successful in training and leading a team
- Exceptional interpersonal skills with staff and families
- Superior oral and written communication skill
- Required to push, pull and lift up to 35 lbs.
- Must be able to walk, stand and sit for long periods of time
- Must have the ability to react quickly to the motion of clients and objects
- Required at times to reach up, stoop, kneel, balance, crouch or crawl
- There may be times when you will need to exert control of clients within the guidelines of ABA
The Sparks Group is part of LEARN Behavioral, the leading network of providers serving children with autism and other special needs. LEARN Behavioral and its providers are wholly-owned and operated by Learn-It Systems, LLC and its subsidiaries.
The Sparks Group/Learn Behavioral is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants must be presently eligible to work in the U.S.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 5+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Applied Behavior Analysis Career Context
In Maryland, the Applied Behavior Analysis weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$105k (72 salary observations; 263 listings), vs ~$92k nationally (1,369 salary observations; 5,350 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-02-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
Of the 50 active Applied Behavior Analysis listings this role was benchmarked against, 80% are remote, 20% have no call, 90% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Maryland is 105.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$105k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $100k in an average-cost state. 62.9% of Maryland clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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