Hybrid Senior Medical Director

Executive Medical Director

Location: Hybrid (~3 days in-person / 2 days virtual)

Permitted States: Must reside in Colorado or New Mexico (Strong preference for the Denver Metro area or Northern Colorado)

Employment Type: Full-Time (Monday – Friday) | Exempt, Salaried

Base Compensation: $300,000 – $325,000 per year (Depending on Experience)

Incentive Compensation: Quarterly Bonus Plan (10% – 15%) based on patient retention, clinical volume, EBITDA, and productivity benchmarks

Position Overview

We are seeking a visionary and transformative Executive Medical Director to serve as the senior clinical authority and executive leader for a growing behavioral health and addiction medicine network.

Balancing executive management with active direct patient care (50% to 75% patient-facing commitment), this individual will directly oversee a multidisciplinary clinical team of 40 to 50 providers across multi-state operations (Colorado, New Mexico, and California).

The ideal candidate is an ASAM Board-Certified Physician and an empathetic leader dedicated to low-barrier, high-access care. Adopting a mission-focused philosophy centered on Harm Reduction, Quality of Life (QoL), and patient-defined recovery outcomes, the Executive Medical Director will lead change management, champion EMR technology integration, optimize clinical operations, and foster high-volume, high-quality patient care.

Key Responsibilities

Clinical Strategy, Governance & Leadership

• Provide overarching medical leadership and clinical direction across multi-state clinical operations.

• Establish, maintain, and advance clinical standards, protocols, policies, and governance structures consistent with applicable regulations, evidence-based practice, and ASAM standards.

• Directly lead, mentor, and evaluate Medical Directors and clinical leaders while providing oversight to the broader provider organization.

• Establish clear clinical leadership structures, roles, responsibilities, accountability, and escalation pathways across the organization.

• Develop and maintain a strong clinical leadership pipeline, including leadership development, succession planning, and identification of emerging clinical leaders.

• Partner with executive leadership to establish clinical priorities and translate organizational strategy into measurable clinical initiatives.

• Promote a culture of clinical excellence, accountability, collaboration, patient safety, and continuous improvement.

Provider Strategy & Workforce Planning

• Oversee provider capacity, productivity, staffing models, and clinical workforce planning in partnership with Operations and executive leadership.

• Develop scalable provider models that support organizational growth while maintaining appropriate access, quality, and patient safety.

• Establish expectations and performance standards for clinical leaders and providers.

• Monitor provider performance, productivity, quality, and clinical outcomes; partner with leadership to address performance or capacity concerns.

• Support recruitment, onboarding, retention, development, and succession planning for clinical leadership and provider teams.

• Ensure provider roles, responsibilities, and reporting structures align with the organization's evolving clinical and operational needs.

Mandatory Qualifications & Requirements

• Medical License: Active, unrestricted Physician license (MD or DO) in Colorado (or eligible/in-process with immediate eligibility).

• Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT): Deep expertise and hands-on clinical experience in MAT / Addiction Medicine.

• Board Certification: ASAM Board Certification (American Society of Addiction Medicine) preferred or required.

• Executive Experience: Proven track record in clinical leadership, provider management, and multi-state clinical governance.

• Technology & Change Management: Demonstrated comfort with EMR technology optimization and driving operational change.

• Philosophy: Alignment with harm reduction principles, patient-centric care, and low-barrier treatment models.