Associate Medical Director – Principal, Payer Partnerships

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in New York.

📋 Description

• Assist in the partnerships and strategy of Headway health plans.

• Enhance external relationships with payers through building rapport, presentations/reporting, sales meetings, and participation in conferences.

• Lead creative and innovative exploratory data analyses to validate patient outcomes, generate unique insights, influence strategic direction, and showcase scientific and strategic value to clients.

• Cultivate a deep understanding of how mental health professionals use digital tools to provide high-quality care and maintain compliance in documentation.

• Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, including product, design, growth, marketing, payer relations, data & analytics, and operations.

• Willingness to travel is required.

⛳️ Requirements

• You hold a Psychiatrist (MD/DO) or Clinical Psychologist (PhD) qualification with over 3 years of clinical experience in a dynamic, high-growth environment.

• You possess more than 2 years of experience in payer or partnership roles, ideally within technology sectors.

• You are recognized as an industry influencer, with a demonstrated enthusiasm for reimagining the delivery and measurement of behavioral health. This may include experience in health plans, health systems, and/or healthcare startups, as well as speaking engagements at industry conferences.

• You are a distinguished thought leader with peer-reviewed publications, articles in mainstream media, and/or other expert contributions.

• You excel at conveying clinical information to non-clinical personnel and can simplify complex clinical processes and terminology to facilitate product implementation. You have experience communicating with large audiences, including delivering presentations; storytelling is one of your strengths.

• You possess strong analytical capabilities and are skilled in interpreting and synthesizing data and research insights to inform strategy, foster innovation, and clearly demonstrate scientific and organizational value to clients.

• You are a creative thinker who thrives in uncharted territories, exploring data in novel ways to broaden the field's perspective on common issues.

• You are enthusiastic about investigating patient outcomes within extensive datasets, extracting crucial insights to guide future developments.

• You are knowledgeable about clinical quality measurement and peer review systems in healthcare.

• You are a collaborator, eager to work harmoniously with product, operations, and sales teams to integrate clinical strategy organization-wide.

• You have a general understanding of healthcare regulations and laws related to the corporate practice of medicine.

• You have prior experience with a healthcare technology company and/or startup.

🏝️ Benefits

• Equity Compensation

• Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage

• HSA / FSA

• 401K

• Work-from-Home Stipend

• Therapy Reimbursement

• 16-week parental leave for eligible employees

• Carrot Fertility annual reimbursement and membership

• 13 paid holidays each year, plus a Holiday Break during the week between December 25th and December 31st

• Flexible PTO

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

• Training and professional development