National Medical Director, Enterprise Partnerships, Remote

Aledade PBC

3d • Remote

About The Position

The National Medical Director leads and develops a team of Medical Directors and Clinical Directors responsible for clinical strategy across the Enterprise book of business. The role is accountable for the team's performance, growth, and coordination by setting priorities, allocating clinical resources across portfolios, and ensuring consistent execution of Aledade's programs and technologies across ACOs. The position also owns individual strategic market relationships and builds the team's ability to sustain relationships, influence clinical workflows, and drive value-based healthcare outcomes. It requires experience leading and coaching physician leaders and building stakeholder support for change in healthcare delivery.

The National Medical Director leads clinical performance across contracts, aligning with Aledade's national Enterprise strategy and Annual Operating Plan. The role translates clinical goals into team assignments, deploys coaching capacity and other clinical resources, and coordinates with executive and account leaders to achieve clinical outcomes. It also recruits, onboards, and develops Medical Directors and Clinical Directors, supports their work as ACO Medical Directors, and represents the team's perspective in strategic clinical workgroups. Additional clinical leadership responsibilities may be assigned as organizational needs evolve.

This is a remote-first role with travel of up to 25% as needed. Physical requirements include prolonged sitting and extensive computer and keyboard use; occasional walking and lifting may be required.

Requirements

• Doctorate in Medicine (MD or DO).
• Residency in an adult primary care specialty: family medicine, general internal medicine, geriatric medicine, or combined internal medicine/pediatrics.
• At least 2 years of experience directly managing and developing physician or clinical leaders, such as Medical Directors or Clinical Directors.
• At least 2 years of direct clinical patient-care experience; quality improvement activities, cost-containment initiatives, and other population health experience may be considered.
• At least 5 years of experience working in partnership with hospitals and health systems as a medical director or clinical strategy lead.
• Board certification in the relevant specialty (for example, ABFM).
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects simultaneously and coordinate activities to meet deadlines and expectations within assigned markets.
• Ability to work across high-level strategy and tactical execution to deliver results within assigned market portfolios.

Nice To Haves

• Excellent organizational, project management, and team-building skills.
• Familiarity with process mapping and workflow analysis tools.
• Excellent computer skills and willingness to learn additional software applications.

Responsibilities

• Lead and drive Performance Excellence clinical outcomes across all contracts within the portfolio.
• Align with national Enterprise strategy leadership on clinical drivers of shared savings, consistent with the Aledade Annual Operating Plan, including Risk and Hypertensive-based initiatives and launching newly signed practices.
• Set clinical strategy goals and objectives in coordination with Executive Directors, account leads, the VP of Enterprise Partnerships, and the SVP of Strategic Initiatives.
• Deploy clinical contracted extenders, coaching, and Aledade tools to support clinical outcomes across portfolios.
• Lead, coach, and manage Medical Directors and Clinical Directors; set performance goals, conduct regular one-on-ones and performance reviews, and support development planning.
• Translate clinical strategy goals into team assignments and coordinate coaching capacity and tools across direct reports' portfolios.
• Own escalation and troubleshooting when Medical Directors or Clinical Directors need additional support to achieve clinical outcomes.
• Recruit, onboard, and develop Medical Directors and Clinical Directors, building clinical leadership bench strength across the Enterprise team.
• Mentor direct reports on partnering with enterprise leaders and championing clinical strategy in growth, local policy, and other market-level initiatives.
• Ensure direct reports serving as ACO Medical Directors are equipped and supported.
• Serve on strategic workgroups or committees shaping Aledade's clinical performance strategy, in coordination with the Chief Medical Director.
• Represent the needs and perspectives of the Medical Director and Clinical Director team, and translate workgroup outcomes into leadership, insight, and piloting opportunities.
• Take on additional clinical leadership responsibilities as organizational needs evolve, including representing the team in cross-functional or company-wide initiatives.
• Travel up to 25% of the time as needed.

Benefits

• Flexible work schedules and remote work availability for many roles.
• Health, dental, and vision insurance paid up to 80% for employees, dependents, and domestic partners.
• Robust time-off plan, including 21 days of PTO in the first year.
• Two paid volunteer days and 11 paid holidays.
• 12 weeks of paid parental leave for all new parents.
• Six weeks of paid sabbatical after six years of service.
• Educational Assistant Program and Clinical Employee Reimbursement Program.
• 401(k) with up to 4% match.
• Stock options.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree