Medical Director – Peptide Therapeutics

The role

The Medical Director will lead clinical strategy, scientific oversight, and medical governance for peptide-based treatment programs. This person will develop clinical protocols and collaborate with cross-functional teams to advance peptide therapies in metabolic health and longevity.

What you will do

• Serve as the senior clinical authority for peptide therapeutics programs.
• Develop and refine evidence-based clinical protocols for peptide therapies.
• Evaluate scientific literature and clinical studies to guide treatment.
• Provide medical leadership for new peptide therapies and service line expansion.
• Recruit, onboard, mentor, and supervise physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants.
• Ensure compliance with federal and state regulations.
• Partner with Product and Technology teams to embed clinical safety measures into the platform.
• Monitor clinical outcomes, adverse events, and quality metrics.
• Provide medical review of patient education and provider training materials.
• Support strategic partnerships with pharmacies, laboratories, and research organizations.

Required qualifications

• MD or DO with an active, unrestricted medical license in at least one U.S. state.
• Board certification in Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, Endocrinology, Obesity Medicine, or another relevant specialty.
• 7+ years of clinical experience, including significant experience with peptide-based therapies and physician leadership.
• Expertise in prescribing and managing a broad range of peptide therapeutics.
• Experience evaluating emerging clinical research and translating it into clinical protocols.
• Experience developing clinical guidelines, treatment pathways, and quality assurance initiatives.
• Prior experience serving as a Medical Director or in another physician leadership role.
• Experience supervising physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, or distributed clinical teams.
• Strong understanding of telehealth regulations, prescribing compliance, clinical governance, and healthcare quality standards.
• Excellent analytical, communication, and cross-functional leadership skills.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, high-growth startup environment.
• Professional-level English communication and availability to work U.S. business hours.

Nice to have

• Multi-state licensure preferred.
• Familiarity with clinical research, protocol development, and the evolving regulatory landscape surrounding peptide therapeutics is highly preferred.

About the company

LumiMeds is a fast-growing U.S.-based telehealth startup focused on weight management and long-term metabolic health. They are a remote-first, globally distributed team.