Medical Director – Pediatrics

TEEMA Group

Phoenix, AZ(remote)

JOB DETAILS
SALARY
$140–$145
SKILLS
Clinical Monitoring, Corporate Planning, Cross-Functional, Health Plan, Healthcare, Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS), Healthcare Quality, Leadership, Managed Care, Medical Treatment, Metrics, National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA), Network Integration, Osteopathy, Patient Assessment, Pediatrics, Performance Analysis, Performance Management, Performance Metrics, Physician Credential, Policy Development, Quality Assurance, Quality Management, Quality Metrics, Regulatory Compliance, Strategic Planning, Team Lead/Manager, Team Player, Utilization Management, Utilization Review Accreditation Commission (URAC)
LOCATION
Phoenix, AZ
POSTED
3 days ago

Medical Director – Pediatrics

Role Summary

Are you an accomplished physician executive with a passion for driving systemic clinical excellence and healthcare transformation? We are seeking a visionary, board-certified pediatric leader to step into the role of Medical Director – Pediatrics for a nationally recognized healthcare organization. In this high-impact executive position, you will provide overarching clinical leadership, quality oversight, and strategic medical policy guidance to ensure high-quality, evidence-based, and cost-effective care across an expansive network. Collaborating closely with clinical and operational leaders, you will champion peer reviews, utilization management, and provider engagement initiatives. This long-term opportunity allows you to leverage your extensive clinical expertise to shape pediatric healthcare delivery on a national scale, all from a flexible remote environment.

Duties & Responsibilities

Clinical Leadership & Quality Governance

  • Clinical Oversight: Provide strategic clinical leadership and medical policy guidance for comprehensive pediatric healthcare services across multiple business units.

  • Quality Assurance: Lead robust peer review activities, clinical governance, quality reviews, and complex medical necessity evaluations.

  • Policy Development: Support the formulation, optimization, and implementation of evidence-based clinical policies, procedures, and medical guidelines.

  • Performance Partnership: Partner dynamically with operational and clinical leadership to monitor, evaluate, and improve provider performance and patient outcomes.

  • Metric Evaluation: Track and analyze key performance indicators (KPIs), utilization management data, and HEDIS/quality metrics to drive continuous organizational success.

  • Compliance & Accreditation: Support rigorous accreditation processes, regulatory compliance, and organization-wide Quality Improvement (QI) initiatives.

  • Stakeholder Engagement: Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to substantially enhance both the patient and provider experience.

  • Strategic Planning: Act as a trusted physician executive, participating in long-term strategic planning and multidisciplinary corporate initiatives.

  • Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

  • Educational Credentials: Medical Doctor (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) degree.

  • Board Certification: Current Board Certification in Pediatrics.

  • Licensure: An active, unrestricted state medical license.

  • Clinical Depth: Minimum of 10 years of hands-on clinical physician experience in pediatrics.

  • Leadership Experience: Minimum of 5 years of dedicated physician leadership experience in a role such as Medical Director, Associate Medical Director, Chief Medical Officer, Department Chair, or Service Line Director.

  • Quality Frameworks: Proven experience directing peer reviews, quality improvement structures, and provider performance management.

  • Core Competencies: Exceptional communication, collaborative relationship-building, and executive leadership skills.

Desired Qualifications

  • Managed Care Expertise: Prior leadership experience within a Health Plan, Managed Care Organization (MCO), or Integrated Delivery Network.

  • Utilization & Review: Direct experience handling Utilization Management, Medical Necessity Reviews, and credentialing oversight.

  • Accreditation Knowledge: Strong familiarity with NCQA, HEDIS, Joint Commission, URAC, or related accreditation bodies.

  • Modern Care Delivery: Background in Population Health systems, Value-Based Care models, and leading multidisciplinary clinical teams.

Location and Work Type

  • Work Type: Full-Time, 40 hours per week. Long-term contract opportunity.

  • Work Setting: 100% Remote (Candidates must reside within approved states).

  • Location: USA – Remote

Compensation, Benefits & Perks

  • Hourly Rate: $140.00 – $145.00 per hour.

  • Perks: Enjoy the ultimate work-life balance with a fully remote schedule while making a profound, macro-level impact on pediatric healthcare systems nationwide.

If you're interested, please reply to this advertisement or directly email your resume to me at DSalgado@teemagroup.com or by calling/texting (949) 295-5951.

I strive to reply within 48 hours. Looking forward to connecting with you soon. Thank you!

About the Company

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