National Medical Director - Enterprise Partnerships
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MD
Remote in USA
RemoteRemote within the United States; travel up to 25% as needed.
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About the job
Requirements
- A Doctorate in Medicine (MD or DO) is required.
- Residency in an adult primary care specialty is required, such as 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, is required.
- At least 2 years of direct clinical patient-care experience is required; quality improvement activities, cost-containment initiatives, and other population-health experience may be considered.
- At least 5 years of experience partnering with hospitals and health systems as a medical director or clinical strategy lead is required.
- Board certification in the relevant specialty is required.
- Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects simultaneously and coordinate activities to consistently meet deadlines and expectations within assigned markets is required.
- Ability to work from high-level strategy through tactical execution to deliver results within assigned market portfolios is required.
Responsibilities
- Lead and drive clinical outcomes across all contracts within the portfolio.
- Coordinate with national Enterprise strategy leadership on clinical drivers of shared savings aligned with the Annual Operating Plan, including clinical performance in risk and hypertension-based initiatives and assisting with newly signed practice launches.
- Set clinical strategy goals and objectives with executive directors, account leads, the VP of Enterprise Partnerships, and the SVP of Strategic Initiatives; deploy clinical contracted extenders, coaching, and tools to achieve clinical outcomes.
- Lead, coach, and manage Medical Directors and Clinical Directors, setting performance goals tied to clinical outcomes across contracts in the collective portfolio.
- Conduct regular one-on-one meetings, performance reviews, and development planning for direct reports.
- Translate clinical strategy goals into team assignments and deploy coaching capacity and tools across direct reports’ portfolios in coordination with executive directors, account leads, VPs, Enterprise Partnerships, and the SVP of Strategic Initiatives.
- Own escalation and troubleshooting when Medical Directors or Clinical Directors need additional support to achieve outcomes in their portfolios.
- Recruit, onboard, and develop Medical Directors and Clinical Directors to build clinical leadership bench strength across the Enterprise team.
- Mentor direct reports on serving as thought partners to VPs, Enterprise Partnerships, and the SVP of Strategic Initiatives, and on championing clinical strategy in growth, local policy, and other market-level initiatives.
- Ensure direct reports serving as ACO Medical Directors are equipped and supported in that responsibility.
- Serve on strategic workgroups or committees shaping company-wide clinical performance strategy in coordination with the Chief Medical Director; represent the Medical Director and Clinical Director team and communicate outcomes as leadership, insight, and piloting opportunities.
- Take on additional clinical leadership responsibilities as organizational needs and priorities evolve, including representing the team in cross-functional or company-wide initiatives.
- Travel up to 25% of the time as needed.
Desired Qualifications
- Familiarity with process mapping and workflow analysis tools.
- Excellent computer skills and willingness to learn additional software applications.
About the company
Aledade builds software and manages accountable care organizations for independent primary care practices, community health centers and health systems. These networks let clinicians earn a share of the money saved by improving care and avoiding unnecessary treatment while retaining ownership of their practices. Its platform combines patient records and insurance claims to flag care gaps, and local teams coach practices on preventive care and contract performance. The company negotiates contracts with government and commercial health plans and earns a share of the financial rewards generated by its partners. Aledade was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland.
Company Size
1,001-5,000
Company Stage
Debt Financing
Total Funding
$1.2B
Headquarters
Bethesda, Maryland
Founded
2014
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- The network is expanding: Aledade added over 700 partner care organizations for 2026, announced in February 2026.
- Clinicians adopt its software: April 2026 reporting showed 85% of Aledade practices with compatible records systems activated Assist.
- Long service earns paid rest: Aledade advertises a six-week paid sabbatical after every six years of continuous employment.
What critics are saying
- Partner protection adds obligations: Aledade advertises protection against losses for practices entering accountable care contracts.
- Data coverage has limits: Aledade skips health information exchanges in states requiring patients' explicit permission.
- Field leadership involves travel: Aledade's Minnesota enterprise partnerships director posting requires availability to travel up to 50%.
What makes Aledade unique
- Aledade's mission has legal weight: its public benefit structure balances shareholders with patients, practices and society.
- Aledade sidesteps conventional integrations: Assist uses vision language models to match insights to different medical-record workflows.
- Policy expertise stays internal: Aledade's dedicated institute researches Medicare rules and submits public comments.
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