Games Medical Director – Contractor

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November 12

🏄 California – Remote

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⏳ Contract/Temporary

🔴 Lead

👨‍⚕️ Medical Director

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CrossFit, LLC

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Sports • Wellness

CrossFit LLC is a fitness company that offers a globally recognized workout program designed to enhance physical and mental strength. For over 20 years, it has delivered life-changing results through a formula combining varied, functional movement, nutrition, and community accountability. CrossFit provides courses, including Level 1 and Level 2 Certificate Courses, and allows individuals to open their own CrossFit gyms. The program emphasizes community-driven workouts tailored to individual needs, aiming to improve endurance, stamina, and overall health. In addition, CrossFit hosts the CrossFit Games, showcasing competitive fitness on an international stage.

201 - 500 employees

Founded 2003

⚽ Sports

🧘 Wellness

📋 Description

• Develop and oversee implementation of the Games medical operations plan, exercising independent medical judgment in all clinical matters. • Provide expert consultation on athlete care standards, emergency preparedness, and safety protocols. • Coordinate with CrossFit’s Safety and Sport teams on administrative logistics and event integration, while retaining control over all medical decision-making. • Collaborate with the CrossFit Safety Advisory Board and outside agencies as appropriate to review and refine Games medical policies and best practices. • Direct, with independent judgment, the medical coverage and readiness plan for the Games, including coordination with local hospitals, EMS, and public health authorities. • Oversee on-site triage, treatment, and emergency response systems for athletes, staff, and spectators. • Supervise, at their discretion, all medical personnel engaged for the event (including physicians, athletic trainers, nurses, EMTs, and volunteers). All medical and clinical supervision shall rest solely with the Medical Director; CrossFit retains administrative authority over event operations, including the right to approve, assign, or remove personnel for non-clinical or conduct reasons. • Participate in onsite daily medical briefings, CrossFit Games ‘war room’ meetings, and post-event debriefs to provide medical input and situational updates. • Provide a post-event report summarizing medical outcomes, de-identified data, and recommendations for future Games. • Ensure all data shared with CrossFit is aggregated or de-identified in compliance with HIPAA and applicable privacy laws.

🎯 Requirements

• Active, unrestricted medical license (MD or DO) in California, or eligibility to obtain prior to the Games. • Board-certified in a primary specialty such as Emergency Medicine, Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Orthopedic Surgery, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, or Osteopathic Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine. • Board certification in Sports Medicine. • Minimum of 7 years of clinical experience, with 3+ years in medical leadership or event operations. • Strong leadership, organizational, communication, and crisis management skills. • Proven experience managing medical operations for large-scale athletic or sporting events, preferred. • Experience within the CrossFit community, preferred. • CrossFit Level 1 Trainer (CF-L1) or higher credential, preferred.