About Vanguard
We believe medicine is a ‘Calling’. Vanguard Skin Specialists is a fast-growing independent, physician-led, provider-owned medical group built on the mission to make a positive impact on our patients, community, and world. We are 100% provider-owned with zero private equity involvement.
Today, Vanguard spans 10 locations, an Ambulatory Surgery Center, a retail skincare division, and a team of ~150 dedicated healthcare professionals.
We serve over 120,000 patients annually and treat more than 20,000 skin cancers each year across Southern Colorado.
Voted one of the Best Workplaces in Colorado Springs by the Gazette and a Top 150 Workplace in Colorado by the Denver Post for over 5 consecutive years.
Our aesthetic practice is built on a conservative, natural-look approach. This philosophy builds deep patient trust, unparalleled loyalty, and an exceptionally strong referral pipeline.
We are seeking an entrepreneurial, value-driven physician to serve as our Lead Aesthetic Physician & Medical Director of Vanguard Aesthetics. This is a dynamic, on-site role combining direct clinical practice with medical leadership of our expanding MedSpa division. No night call, no weekend shifts, no hospital rounding.
We are looking for a physician with a baseline foundation in aesthetics (e.g., neurotoxins, dermal fillers) who wants to branch out into a high-predictability, high-autonomy environment, master aesthetics services, handle clinical escalations, and lead a high-performing aesthetic team.
If you have the fundamentals and a passion for skin health, we will invest in you and train you on the rest, including advanced injectable techniques, energy-based devices, and clinical hair loss treatments.
Candidate Requirements
M.D. or D.O. with Board Certification in Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Emergency Medicine, OB/GYN, General Surgery, Cosmetic Surgery, or Otolaryngology
Active, unrestricted Colorado Medical License (or eligible for licensure) and DEA
Minimum 3+ years of post-residency clinical practice experience
A genuine passion for skin health, aesthetic medicine, and natural outcomes
Foundational experience in aesthetic medicine (neurotoxins/fillers)
Entrepreneurial drive to build and develop a team of medical aesthetic professionals
Deep personal alignment with Vanguard’s mission to make a positive impact on our patients, community, and world, and Vanguard’s values of humility, integrity and excellence
Responsibilities: Include but not limited to:
Perform medical aesthetic procedures, including injectables (neurotoxins, fillers), laser and energy-based therapies (lasers), benign lesion removals and clinical alopecia treatments.
Provide clinical oversight for aesthetic RNs and licensed aestheticians.
Lead clinical onboarding, skills verification, and ongoing clinical development of new aesthetic RNs and aestheticians.
Review, approve, and maintain standing orders, clinical protocols (already in place for existing services), informed consents, and emergency escalation algorithms.
Partner with the Director of Operations to co-lead monthly aesthetic team huddles and evaluate new clinical technologies and services.
Serve as the clinical authority for complex consultations, protocol overrides, and acute adverse event management during clinic hours.
Schedule
Compensation: Total Cash Compensation of $200,000 – $500,000+
Our compensation package combines a guaranteed base salary scaled to your clinic hours with three distinct upside components: an individual productivity bonus based on a percentage of net collections, aesthetics leadership bonuses for every provider you oversee, and dedicated monthly training fees while training new aesthetic RNs.
Signing Bonus: Up to $20,000 in signing and relocation assistance is paid upon contract signing.
Comprehensive benefits package:
Practice-Funded Aesthetics training and CME up to $10,000/year for first 3 years
Medical (Multiple health plan options), Vision, Dental
401K
Paid Time Off: 4 weeks PTO / year increasing to 6 weeks after 5 years of service + 5 days of holidays
Paid Illness Leave, including maternity/bonding leave (after 1 year)
Malpractice insurance
Other benefits are in accordance with Vanguard’s benefits policy.
Location Highlights
Based in our Briargate clinic in north Colorado Springs, you will live and work at the foot of Pikes Peak. Enjoy 300+ days of annual sunshine, spectacular mountain views, world-class outdoor recreation (skiing, hiking, mountain biking, fishing), top-ranked public schools, and a safe, thriving community.
