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OpenUp, a mental health and wellness platform serving 2,000+ companies and 550K+ employees, is launching Onward—a new occupational health service (arbodienst). You will join as Founding Occupational Physician, serving as the medical and strategic right hand to the Head of New Ventures.
You will combine building Onward from the ground up with hands-on work as an occupational physician for the first pilot clients, ensuring you stay close to the practical realities and can test and refine the model directly.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop and own Onward's medical vision, methodology, and protocols; ensure quality of medical service delivery
- Recruit, select, and mentor the first occupational physicians; provide clinical oversight and guidance
- Ensure Onward meets all regulatory and operational requirements to function as an occupational health service, including quality systems, complaint procedures, and certification pathways
- Participate in client acquisition conversations and lead implementation projects
- Directly support the first clients as an occupational physician, testing the model in practice and driving continuous improvement
You will thrive in a founding role that blends clinical expertise with strategy, process design, quality management, and team building. This is for someone energized by building, improving, and entrepreneurship.
Requirements:
- BIG-registered occupational physician with 3–5 years of experience in occupational medicine (arbogeneeskunde)
- Strong understanding of occupational health service requirements, responsibilities, quality policy, protocols, and certification; experience with quality systems and certification within an occupational health service is essential (experience setting up or certifying a service is a plus)
- Hands-on, willing to roll up sleeves and execute
- Entrepreneurial mindset with demonstrated ownership
- Ability to build and coach teams; strong stakeholder management across employees, HR, and leadership
- Excellent communication skills; comfortable navigating ambiguity and co-developing solutions iteratively
- Comfortable in an environment where not everything is pre-defined; enjoys testing, learning, and refining
