Skin Health Specialist - APP

Neko Health • New York, NY

13d • Hybrid

About The Position

Mission Neko is redefining what prevention means, from treating illness when it arrives, to sustaining health before it's ever at risk. Our mission: make data-driven, preventative care accessible to more people, before symptoms appear. In a single, non-invasive visit under an hour, proprietary technology and direct clinical care combine to deliver personalised, actionable insights. It's a team that thinks in 10x, not 10%. Every role here plays a part in building a world where prevention is the norm, and where your work genuinely helps people live longer, healthier lives. Role Purpose The Skin Specialist (NY) will serve as the local clinical liaison between scanning clinicians and our International Expert Center (IEC) Dermatologists, signing off on specialist recommendations and operationalizing the necessary referrals, serving as a clinical escalation point for scanning clinicians who need guidance or Quality Improvement round our dermatology service line, and building scalable skin health care pathways as the business grows. This is a hybrid role split evenly between service line leadership and active scanning clinician work: built for a primary care clinician who wants to deepen dermatology expertise and expand their scope without stepping away from patient care.

Requirements

• Clinical licensure in the state of NY: MD, DO, NP or PA required.
• For physicians, board-certified or board-eligible in Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, or a related primary care specialty.
• For NPs and PAs, certification via an accredited professional board.
• Experience evaluating common skin findings and lesions.
• Understanding of skin cancer screening and dermatologic workflows.
• Comfortable collaborating with specialist physicians and operationalizing referral pathways based on specialist recommendations.
• Clinical experience in primary care, a dermatology practice, preventive health, outpatient medicine, or a similar setting.
• Strong organizational and communication skills.
• Ability to manage escalations, referrals, and operational follow-through.
• Genuine interest in dermatology and clinical leadership.
• Flexibility to balance clinical and administrative responsibilities.

Nice To Haves

• Prior experience as a lead clinician, medical director, or clinical champion.
• Experience supporting referral pathways or care coordination.
• Process-improvement or operational leadership experience.
• Experience with skin cancer screening, dermatologic triage, or preventive skin health programs.

Responsibilities

• Sign off on skin lesions tagged for review by scanning clinicians and reviewed by dermatology specialists in a timely manner.
• Document, implement, and adopt referral care pathways for dermatologic findings across active US clinics.
• Ensure members receive appropriate specialist review and scanning clinicians have a clear path to specialist input.
• Serve as a trusted bridge between scanning clinicians and dermatology specialists, providing guidance on referrals and specialist recommendations.
• Maintain a 50% scanning clinician caseload alongside service line leadership duties, upholding the same standard of patient care.
• Surface and address friction points in the dermatology service line directly with dermatologists and operational teams.
• Build scalable skin health care pathways as the business grows.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level