Sara Gardner-Smith
Market Operations | Strategy Execution | Building Scalable Systems that Improve Client Performance
- Role
- Vice President, Market Operations at Liberty Dental Plan
- Location
- Portland, OR, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Sara Gardner-Smith
I’m an operations leader who loves turning big ideas into real, workable systems. I bridge the gap between strategy and execution, helping teams align on priorities, simplify processes, and actually get things done. I’m at my best when I’m bringing structure to complexity, designing operating models that make sense, and creating consistency that helps organizations grow and scale.I think in systems, but I’m not afraid to dive into the weeds when that’s what it takes to make things work end to end. I lead teams that value clarity, collaboration, and discipline — because great execution is what turns strategy into impact.
Experience
Vice President, Market Operations
Sep 2025 — Present
Education
Oregon State University
Bachelor of Science, Public Health
University of Providence
Graduate Certificate, Mission Leadership
Skills
- Healthcare Information Technology
- Quality Management
- Healthcare
- Public Speaking
- Health Insurance
- Health Education
- Managed Care
- Program Evaluation
- Community Outreach
- Health Equity
- Program Management
- Community Health
- Quality Improvement
- Grant Writing
- Leadership
- Policy
- Health Policy
- Program Development
- Population Health
- Medicaid
- Medical Terminology
- Public Health
- Health
- Healthcare Management
- Hipaa
- Insurance
- Wellness
- Utilization Management
- Employee Wellness
- Data Analysis
- Process Improvement
- Microsoft Office
- Health Promotion
- Customer Service
- Nutrition
- Training
- Medicare
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