Medical Director, Rheumatology

The role

The Supervising Medical Director provides clinical leadership, direct patient care, and program oversight for the autoimmune care offering. This role involves delivering consultative care to members and building, supervising, and growing a multidisciplinary clinical team.

What you will do

• Provide direct consultative care to members with autoimmune and inflammatory conditions
• Deliver expert clinical guidance on member questions related to autoimmune disease management
• Build staffing models, clinical workflows, and supervision structures
• Develop and implement training for physicians, APPs, and other care team members
• Supervise APPs and physicians in accordance with state requirements
• Recruit, hire, and onboard additional clinicians
• Serve as supervising physician of record for the Autoimmune Program
• Develop, review, and maintain clinical protocols and escalation criteria
• Partner with clinical leadership, product, and operations teams to improve the program
• Ensure the program operates within applicable scope-of-practice, telehealth, and licensure requirements

Required qualifications

• MD or DO with 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 (nursing, coaching, nutrition)
• Strong understanding of virtual/telehealth care delivery models
• Comfort with innovative models of care delivery, including use of AI
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Nice to have

• Prior experience in a medical director, supervising physician, or clinical leadership role
• Experience with digital health, remote patient monitoring, or chronic condition management programs
• Multi-state licensure or willingness to obtain additional state licenses

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Flexible PTO
• Work from home options
• Professional development budget
• Support for continuing education

About the company

9amHealth is an AI-enabled virtual specialty care platform focused on managing high-cost chronic conditions at scale. The company partners with employers, health plans, and pharmacy benefit managers to deliver comprehensive, cost-effective medical care.