Medical Director

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Act as the primary physician leader for all prescribing physicians (MDs/DOs).

• Set standards for clinical practice in both primary care and obesity medicine, as well as for documentation and patient management.

• Foster physician engagement, professional growth, and retention.

• Collaborate to enhance physician productivity, patient access, and overall performance.

• Work alongside Operations and Finance to align staffing models with demand and track visit utilization, follow-up frequency, and capacity management.

• Address underperformance by implementing coaching and structured improvement strategies.

• Facilitate peer review, case consultations, and initial physician escalations.

• Recruit and onboard new physicians according to knownwell expectations and best practices.

• Supervise up to 4 APCs in states where legally permitted.

• Identify deficiencies in care delivery and clinical workflows by engaging in approximately 4 hours of direct patient care each week.

• Collaborate with Product, Operations, and Analytics to create scalable solutions.

• Provide input on product specifications to ensure safe and effective care.

• Direct clinical aspects of scheduling models and visit design.

• Work with Clinical Quality to maintain evidence-based care standards.

• Assist in incident reviews, safety escalations, and risk management.

• Promote documentation integrity and coding accuracy.

• Ensure compliance with regulatory and collaborative practice standards.

• Support physician collaboration agreements and APC supervision structures.

• Maintain suitable supervisory ratios and coverage models.

• Assist in the onboarding readiness for new prescribers.

• Primarily an administrative leadership position.

• Involve 4-6 clinical hours per week.

⛳️ Requirements

• MD or DO with multi-state licensure in good standing.

• Demonstrated clinical experience, preferably in primary care, weight management, or obesity medicine.

• Strong passion for clinical education, curriculum development, healthcare operations, and mentorship.

• Exceptional communication and interpersonal abilities, with a talent for working effectively across clinical and operational teams.

• Willingness to travel occasionally to meet market-specific needs.

• Comfort with virtual care platforms, possessing proficiency in or a readiness to gain expertise in Athena.

• Proven capability to manage multiple priorities with a high level of organization and follow-through.

• Dedication to knownwell®’s mission of weight-inclusive, compassionate, and evidence-based care.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.

• 401K retirement plan with company matching.

• Up to 20 days of paid time off (PTO) annually, plus company holidays.

• Up to 14 weeks of parental leave (12 weeks for non-birthing parents).

• Annual work-from-home stipend for remote employees.