Medical Director - Physicians

knownwell

1d•$280,000 - $330,000•Remote

About The Position

Knownwell is a weight-inclusive healthcare company dedicated to transforming obesity care through a model that combines in-clinic and virtual support. With significant funding and a mission to expand access to evidence-based obesity care nationwide, Knownwell offers services including weight management, primary care, nutrition counseling, and health coaching. The Medical Director will be a key physician leader responsible for clinical performance, care model execution, and medical oversight of the national prescriber organization. This role involves dyad leadership with the Medical Director of APCs to ensure safe, effective, and scalable care delivery aligned with company strategy, regulatory requirements, and financial goals. The Medical Director will lead physician clinical practice standards, supervise prescriber performance, and collaborate cross-functionally to enhance care delivery models, workflows, and product capabilities for high-quality outcomes at scale.

Requirements

MD or DO with multi-state licensure in good standing.
Proven clinical experience, preferably in primary care, weight management, or obesity medicine.
Strong interest in clinical education, curriculum development, health care operations, and mentorship.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to work effectively across clinical and operational teams.
Willingness to travel periodically to support market-specific needs.
Comfort navigating virtual care platforms, with proficiency in or willingness to develop expertise in Athena.
Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities with a high degree of organization and follow-through.
Commitment to knownwell®’s mission of weight-inclusive, compassionate, evidence-based care.

Nice To Haves

Previous medical directorship roles
ABOM Certification
Start-up experience

Responsibilities

Serve as the primary physician leader for all physician prescribers (MDs/DOs).
Establish expectations for clinical practice (both primary care and obesity medicine), documentation, and patient management.
Ensure physician engagement, professional development, and retention.
Partner to ensure physician productivity, patient access, and overall performance.
Partner with Operations and Finance to align staffing models to demand and to monitor visit utilization, follow-up cadence, and capacity management.
Intervene on underperformance through coaching and structured improvement plans.
Lead peer review, case consultation, and first-level physician escalations.
Recruit and onboard new physicians to knownwell expectations and best practices.
Oversee up to 4 APCs in states where legally licensed.
Identify gaps in care delivery and clinical workflows by participating in approximately 4 hours of direct patient care per week.
Partner with Product, Ops, and Analytics to design scalable solutions.
Inform product specifications to ensure safe and efficacious care.
Guide clinical aspects of scheduling models and visit design.
Partner with Clinical Quality to uphold evidence-based care standards.
Support incident review, safety escalations, and risk mitigation.
Reinforce documentation integrity and coding accuracy.
Ensure regulatory and collaborative practice compliance.
Support physician collaboration agreements and APC supervision frameworks.
Ensure appropriate supervisory ratios and coverage models.
Support onboarding readiness for new prescribers.