Medical Director

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

📋 Description

• Provide clinical leadership across LifeMD’s multi-vertical telehealth platform.

• Supervise, mentor, and assess MD/DO providers across various clinical verticals.

• Establish and track physician performance metrics.

• Co-drive accountability for clinical performance among physician and NP workforces.

• Conduct or oversee chart audits and peer reviews.

• Act as a collaborating/supervising physician for NPs as mandated by state law.

• Maintain compliant collaborative practice agreements and oversee state NP scope-of-practice regulations.

• Develop, evaluate, and uphold evidence-based clinical protocols and treatment guidelines.

• Review new products, service lines, platform features, and proposed clinical verticals prior to launch.

• Provide guidance on clinical suitability, regulatory risks, staffing, scope of practice, and clinical capacity.

• Identify and address clinical risk trends and assist with incident investigations and corrective action plans.

• Serve as a voting member of the Quality & Patient Safety Committee.

• Lead or engage in root cause analyses and ensure corrective actions are tracked to completion.

• Review and authorize physician timecards and payroll submissions.

• Manage physician payroll, compensation calculations, bonus/incentive structures, and address payroll discrepancies.

• Collaborate with Finance and Legal on compensation frameworks, contract terms, and payroll administration.

⛳️ Requirements

• MD or DO with an active, unrestricted medical license (preference for multi-state licensure or willingness to obtain additional state licenses).

• Board certification in a relevant specialty (e.g., Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Emergency Medicine).

• Over 8 years of clinical practice experience, including a background in telehealth.

• Experience supervising or collaborating with NPs and/or PAs, preferably across multiple states.

• Understanding of telehealth care delivery models and multi-state regulatory/licensing issues.

• Proven experience in developing clinical protocols or guidelines.

• Previous experience in a Medical Director or similar leadership role in a telehealth or multi-site healthcare organization.

• Experience across diverse clinical verticals (e.g., primary care, weight management, mental health, urgent care, women’s health, men’s health).

• Familiarity with EHR/telehealth platforms and clinical quality metrics/reporting.

• Experience navigating variations in NP scope-of-practice regulations from state to state.

🏝️ Benefits

• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision).

• Retirement Plan (401k, Roth 401k).

• Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D).

• Flexible Paid Time Off.

• Paid Holidays.

• Short Term Disability.

• Training & Development.

• LifeMD paid medical licensing for additional states.

• Malpractice insurance coverage.