Medical Consultant (M.D./D.O.)

Exponent Inc. • Atlanta, GA

30d

About The Position

Exponent is the only premium engineering and scientific consulting firm with the depth and breadth of expertise to solve our clients’ most profoundly unique, unprecedented, and urgent challenges.
We are committed to engaging multidisciplinary teams of science, engineering, and regulatory experts to empower our clients with solutions that create a safer, healthier, more sustainable world. For over five decades, we've connected the lessons of past failures with tomorrow's solutions to advise clients as they innovate technologically complex products and processes, ensure the safety and health of their users, and address the challenges of sustainability.
Join our team of experts with degrees from top programs at over 500 universities and extensive experience spanning a variety of industries. At Exponent, you’ll contribute to the diverse pool of ideas, talents, backgrounds, and experiences that drives our collaborative teamwork and breakthrough insights. Plus, we help you grow your career through mentoring, sponsorship, and a culture of learning. Thanks for your interest in joining our team!
We are currently seeking a Medical Consultant (M.D./D.O.) for our Biomechanics Practice in Atlanta, GA. In this role, you will act as a subject-matter expert to advise clients on matters pertaining to injury causation and injury mechanisms by relating medical findings to trauma events and interpreting the long-term impact of injuries. You will also lead projects, identify new clients, and develop new business in the areas of injury causation and injury mechanisms.

Requirements

• Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.) degree from an accredited medical school with a specialization in Emergency Medicine or Orthopedics
• Master of Science (M.S.) or Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Bioengineering, or Biomechanics
• Active and unrestricted license to practice medicine with Board Certification in Emergency Medicine and/or Orthopedic Surgery
• 10+ years of clinical practice in emergency medicine and/or orthopedic surgery (trauma or sports medicine experience is ideal)
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, ability to translate complex medical terms and concepts for laypeople, and high objectivity
• Ability and willingness to travel, sometimes on short notice
• If you have current clinical responsibilities, bandwidth to review and analyze client requests, prepare reports, and testify as an expert while meeting client-requested deadlines
• Enthusiasm to work in a team environment to provide unique clinical insights with a foundation in science and evidence-based medicine to address our clients’ challenges
• Presently legally authorized to work in the United States; no immigration sponsorship or processing required

Responsibilities

• Providing expert consulting on matters involving trauma, injury causation, and sequelae
• Serving as a medical reviewer on aspects of research projects in the Biomechanics Practice
• Assisting with understanding the intricacies of patients’ medical conditions and injuries
• Providing expert testimony
• Reviewing medical records and preparing comprehensive, evidence-based reports outlining opinions on causation and permanency
• Interpreting data from an overall scientific standpoint as well as within the context of the medical significance to individual patients
• Staying current with peer-reviewed medical and biomechanical literature to support opinions
• Promoting Exponent’s multidisciplinary consulting expertise and your professional reputation through activities such as publishing papers, presenting at conferences, conducting seminars, or serving on expert advisory and scientific/technical committees
• Collaborating with internal teams of engineers and scientists, as well as external stakeholders such as other subject matter experts to ensure project excellence
• Mentoring, motivating, and developing junior staff on project teams

Benefits

• Our firm is committed to offering a variety of programs and resources to support health and well-being. We believe that providing competitive benefits as well as compensation and recognition programs empowers our staff to do work that makes a difference.
• At the Manager level and above total compensation includes base salary, annual bonus, and 401(k) employer contribution of 7% of base salary.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees