Medical Director, Rheumatology

🕒 September 24

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🔴 Lead

👨‍⚕️ Medical Director

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First seen by Remote Rocketship September 24

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9amHealth

11 - 50 employees

🏥 Healthcare

⚕️ Healthcare Insurance

🧘 Wellness

💰 $16M Series A on 2022-04

Healthcare • Healthcare Insurance • Wellness

9amHealth is complete cardiometabolic care—a first-of-its-kind, whole-body approach to preventing and treating diabetes, obesity, high cholesterol, and hypertension. We partner with businesses looking to provide effective health benefits to their members while reducing overall healthcare costs. Founded in 2021 by the team behind mySugr, 9amHealth emphasizes virtual and specialized care.

📋 Description

• Provide direct consultative care to members with autoimmune and inflammatory conditions through synchronous and asynchronous visits • Deliver clinical guidance on autoimmune disease management in coordination with members’ existing rheumatologists and/or PCPs • Serve as a clinical touchpoint for complex or higher-acuity member needs • Build staffing models, clinical workflows, and supervision structures for a growing clinical team • Develop and implement training for physicians, APPs, and other care team members • Supervise APPs and physicians in accordance with applicable state requirements • Recruit, hire, and onboard additional clinicians, including rheumatologists • Transition direct-care responsibilities to the growing team while maintaining clinical quality oversight • Serve as supervising physician of record for the Autoimmune Program • Develop, review, and maintain clinical protocols and escalation criteria • Review and provide guidance on complex or ambiguous cases • Ensure alignment with current rheumatology standards of care • Partner with clinical leadership, product, and operations teams to improve the autoimmune program • Monitor clinical quality metrics and member outcomes • Support development of member-facing and internal educational content • Provide clinical support to client success and commercial teams • Ensure compliance with scope-of-practice, telehealth, and licensure requirements across states served • Maintain boundaries with members’ existing rheumatology and PCP relationships • Participate in chart review, quality assurance, and risk management processes

🎯 Requirements

• MD or DO • Active, unrestricted medical license(s) • Board certification in Rheumatology (ABIM) • Significant clinical experience managing patients with autoimmune and inflammatory conditions • Experience supervising or collaborating with multidisciplinary care teams, including nursing, coaching, and nutrition • Strong understanding of virtual/telehealth care delivery models • Comfort with innovative care delivery models, including use of AI • Excellent written and verbal communication skills • Ability to translate clinical protocols into clear, actionable guidance for non-physician team members • Prior medical director, supervising physician, or clinical leadership experience preferred • Experience with digital health, remote patient monitoring, or chronic condition management programs preferred • Multi-state licensure or willingness to obtain additional state licenses preferred

🏖️ Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision insurance • Flexible PTO • Work from home options • Professional development budget • Continuing education support • Collaborative learning environment • Opportunity to contribute to chronic disease management and patient outcomes • Mission-driven culture focused on healthcare accessibility and affordability

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