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Aledade is seeking a National Medical Director to lead and develop a team of Medical Directors and Clinical Directors responsible for clinical strategy across the Enterprise book of business. This role is accountable for team performance, growth, and coordination—setting priorities, allocating clinical resources across portfolios, and ensuring consistent execution of Aledade's programs and technologies across ACOs.
Key Responsibilities:
Clinical Outcomes: Lead and drive Performance Excellence clinical outcomes across all contracts within your portfolio. Strategically align with Aledade's national Enterprise strategy leadership on Performance Excellence clinical drivers of shared savings, including Risk and Hypertensive-based initiatives and newly signed practice launches. Own clinical strategy goals and deploy resources including clinical contracted extenders, coaching, and Aledade tools to drive successful clinical outcomes.
Team Leadership: Lead, coach, and manage a team of Medical Directors and Clinical Directors. Set clear performance goals tied to Performance Excellence clinical outcomes. Conduct regular 1:1s, performance reviews, and development planning for direct reports. Align the team with national Enterprise strategy on clinical drivers of shared savings.
Resource Deployment & Market Coordination: Translate clinical strategy goals into team assignments and deploy resources across portfolios. Own escalation and troubleshooting when direct reports need additional support to drive successful clinical outcomes.
Talent Development & Clinical Bench Strength: Recruit, onboard, and develop Medical Directors and Clinical Directors. Build a strong clinical leadership bench across the Enterprise team. Mentor direct reports on serving as thought partners to senior leadership and championing clinical strategy within growth and market-level initiatives.
Represent the Clinical Voice: In coordination with Aledade's Chief Medical Director, serve on strategic workgroups shaping Aledade's clinical performance strategy. Represent the perspective and needs of the Medical Director/Clinical Director team and translate outcomes back to the team as leadership insights and opportunities.
Additional Responsibilities: Adapt to evolving organizational needs by taking on additional clinical leadership responsibilities and representing the team in cross-functional or company-wide initiatives.
About Aledade: Aledade is the largest network of independent primary care in the United States, founded in 2014. The company empowers independent primary care practices, health centers, and clinics to deliver better care and thrive in value-based care by creating value-based contracts across health plans. The mission is to strengthen continuity of care, align incentives, and ensure primary care physicians are paid for keeping patients healthy.
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/peds)
- 2+ years of experience directly managing and developing physician or clinical leaders (e.g., Medical Directors, Clinical Directors)
- 2+ years of direct clinical (patient care) experience, including quality improvement activities, participation in cost containment initiatives, and population health experiences
- 5+ years of experience working in partnership with hospitals and health systems as a medical director or clinical strategy lead
- Board Certified in specialty (ABFM, etc.)
- Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects simultaneously and coordinate activities to meet deadlines
- Ability to span from high-level strategy to tactical work required to deliver results
Preferred Qualifications:
- Excellent organizational and project management skills, and team-building skills
- Familiarity with process mapping and workflow analysis tools
- Excellent computer skills and willingness to learn additional software applications
- Ability to travel up to 25% of the time as needed
